来自IBM的面试技巧指导

对于IBM这样的公司来说，有时也要派自己的技术人员参加客户方的面试，客户则通过考察这些技术人员的水平来决定是否同IBM进行合作。
　　因此IBM也会有内部的面试技巧以帮助员工通过面试，争取到更多的生意。
　　由于工作关系，经常同IBM的HR和一些技术TeamLeader有联系。因此有机会拿到来自IBM的技巧指导。拿来与大家分享，希望对各位通过面试会有帮助，也希望人人都能找到自己称心如意的工作。
　　
　　文章包括1，Interview Techniques; 2,Some Normal Questions; 3,Some Tips。三大类
　　内容全部为英文，因为时间关系无法替大家一一翻译，请各位见谅。
　　若有人对个别内容有疑问，可以提出来大家一起讨论。

一、Some good interview techniques:
　　
　　(The interview will be in English for 30 minutes. When talking in English, please speak up and be confident. Don’t worry that you will make mistakes in grammar and pronunciation. No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes.)
　　
　　1. Introduce yourself in 2-3 minutes. So write down a few sentences that capture the key points of your background and practice saying it until you don’t need to look at the piece of paper.
　　
　　2. Be ready to explain any point in your resume in detail.
　　
　　3. Since you are not given the job descriptions by us and our partner, try to ask questions regarding to the skills requirements and performance expectation.
4. Be yourself, relax and answer questions directly.
　　
　　5. Be calm. Do catch the key words in the question. If you don’t understand or not sure about the question, ask the interviewer to repeat the question or make some clarifications. In some cases, you may need to paraphrase the question to confirm with the interviewer on what he/she wants to know before answering the question.
　　
　　6. Don’t just answer the question with a “Yes” or “No” response. Try to expend your answer around the subject matter to show your depth in the knowledge.
7. Don’t argue with the interviewer if you don’t agree with him/her. Be polite and open-minded. It is OK to disagree but don’t show it in an interview because people are not ready to deal with different opinion in an interview.
　　
　　8. If you find out that your answer is not inline with the interviewer’s opinion later. Don’t try to correct it. Just smile and move on to other subjects smoothly and quickly.
　　
　　9. Be positive even when asked about something odd like “How do you think of working overtime?” Just say you can handle it with flexibility. Some people may ask you for your strength and weakness. You should be able to tell them your strength. As for weakness, just say something which is not definitive. For example, you can say you always work hard until your family complains. To your employer, it is your virtue rather that weakness.
10. If you do not have the skill that is required of the job, don’t lie. Just say so but follow up with a statement like this: “I have experience with similar too/skills/cases. Based on my current knowledge, I am confident that I can learn the skill in a short amount of time because I am a quick learner.”
　　
　　11. At the end of end of the interview, you are usually invited to ask questions. So please take this chance to show your interest in the job by asking a couple of simple questions. Questions regarding programming code quality and project deadlines are good subject matters to talk about. You can also write down a couple of questions before hand for this occasion.
　　
　　12. Don’t ask about career path. The interviewer is not your manager and won’t care about that.
13. Don’t talk about compensation issue. It should be dealt with by us and our partner.
　　
　　14. Don’t make bad face, show worry gestures, and express sign of tiredness.
　　
　　15. Keep smiling throughout the interview. Show confidence all the time.
Some Normal Questions:
　　
　　1. Would you please introduce yourself?
　　
　　2. Would you please say something about your working experience on your project?
　　
　　3. Have you ever experienced any successful or failed project? In your opinion what are the reasons of the success or the failure.
　　4. Could you tell us what your responsibility is in the project that you are involved in? What is your daily work.
　　
　　
　　5. Can you say something about your latest project?
　　
　　
　　6. What did you do in the project? Supporting? Maintenance? Or something else
　　
　　
　　7. Could you say more about DB2?(Including several basic questions, such as what is the difference between the locks you used in DB2. Have you ever used CLOBOL in DB2?)
8. How can you deal with the problem during the DB2 project, for example: when you see A, what should you do?
　　
　　9. Have you ever done some high level design, collected request from the end-clients, or gone through all the design documents?
　　
　　10. Do you have any questions about our project?
-----If you could not understand the questions:
　　A: Could you please speak slowly? /Pardon me. /Excuse me / I am sorry. I can not catch your question. Do you mean XXXX?
　　
　　-----If you could understand
　　A: Answer the question directly

　一、Some good interview techniques:
　　　　一些好的面试技巧：
　　　　(The interview will be in English for 30 minutes. When talking in English, please speak up and be confident. Don’t worry that you will make mistakes in grammar and pronunciation. No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes.)
　　　　面试一般使用英语，历时30分钟。当说英文的时候，一定要流利而且要自信。不要担心在语法和发音上犯错误，没人能做到完美，每个人都会犯些错误。
　　　　1. Introduce yourself in 2-3 minutes. So write down a few sentences that capture the key points of your background and practice saying it until you don’t need to look at the piece of paper.
　　　　花2-3分钟介绍一下你自己。你可以先找一些能反映你的背景的关键要素，用语句书面描述出来，然后持续练习直到你能脱口而出。
　　　　2. Be ready to explain any point in your resume in detail.
　　　　要做好准备描述简历上任何点的细节情况。
　　　　3. Since you are not given the job descriptions by us and our partner, try to ask questions regarding to the skills requirements and performance expectation.
　　因为我们以及我们的伙伴都没有提供关于职位的描述，你可以问一些关于技术要求和期望工作业绩的问题。
　　4. Be yourself, relax and answer questions directly.
　　　　表现真实的自我，放松点，回答问题要直接。
　　　　5. Be calm. Do catch the key words in the question. If you don’t understand or not sure about the question, ask the interviewer to repeat the question or make some clarifications. In some cases, you may need to paraphrase the question to confirm with the interviewer on what he/she wants to know before answering the question.
　　　　要冷静，一定要抓住问题的关键字。如果你没有听懂或对问题不确定，可以请面试官重复问题或作进一步的解释。某些时候，在回答问题之前，你应该先向面试官解释问题以便明确究竟面试官想要了解什么内容。
　　　　6. Don’t just answer the question with a “Yes” or “No” response. Try to expend your answer around the subject matter to show your depth in the knowledge.
　　回答问题时不要仅仅是“是”或“不是”。你可以尝试着针对这个主题对你的回答做一下延伸，以此来显示你的技术深度。
　　7. Don’t argue with the interviewer if you don’t agree with him/her. Be polite and open-minded. It is OK to disagree but don’t show it in an interview because people are not ready to deal with different opinion in an interview.
　　　　如果你跟面试官有不同意见，不要和他争论。要有礼貌，思想要开放。有不同意见没问题，但不要在面试中表现出来，因为一般人不愿在面试中处理意见不和的问题。
　　　　8. If you find out that your answer is not in line with the interviewer’s opinion later. Don’t try to correct it. Just smile and move on to other subjects smoothly and quickly.
　　　　如果后来你发现你的回答与面试官的观点文不对题，不要试图改正它，只要微笑一下，然后圆滑地过渡到下一个主题。
　　　　9. Be positive even when asked about something odd like “How do you think of working overtime?” Just say you can handle it with flexibility. Some people may ask you for your strength and weakness. You should be able to tell them your strength. As for weakness, just say something which is not definitive. For example, you can say you always work hard until your family complains. To your employer, it is your virtue rather that weakness.
　　当被问到一些不确定答案的问题，如“对于加班你怎么看？”时，你要保持积极性。只要表达你能灵活的处理此事。有些面试官会问到你的长处与弱点，你可以告诉他们你的长处，但对于弱点，只要讲一些模棱两可的就行了。举个例子，你可以说你工作太勤奋了，以至于你的家人有所抱怨，对于你的雇主来说，这更像是个优点而不是缺点。
　　　　10. If you do not have the skill that is required of the job, don’t lie. Just say so but follow up with a statement like this: “I have experience with similar too/skills/cases. Based on my current knowledge, I am confident that I can learn the skill in a short amount of time because I am a quick learner.”
　　　　如果你真的不具备职位要求的某些技能，不要说谎。可以只说，但要跟着说以下内容：“我有过使用类似技术的经验。基于我现在的知识，我相信我能很快就学会此项技能，因为我学的很快”
　　　　11. At the end of end of the interview, you are usually invited to ask questions. So please take this chance to show your interest in the job by asking a couple of simple questions. Questions regarding programming code quality and project deadlines are good subject matters to talk about. You can also write down a couple of questions before hand for this occasion.
　　　　在面试结束的时候，你会被要求问一些问题。你可以问一些关于这个职位的简单问题，以此来显示你对这个职位的关注。关于程序代码质量和项目时间限制时不错的问题。
　　　　12. Don’t ask about career path. The interviewer is not your manager and won’t care about that.
　　不要询问职业发展道路。面试官不是你的经理，他对此并不关心。
　　　　13. Don’t talk about compensation issue. It should be dealt with by us and our partner.
　　　　
　　　　14. Don’t make bad face, show worry gestures, and express sign of tiredness.
　　　　
　　　　15. Keep smiling throughout the interview. Show confidence all the time.
　　　　Some Normal Questions:
　　　　
　　　　1. Would you please introduce yourself?
　　　　
　　　　2. Would you please say something about your working experience on your project?
　　　　
　　　　3. Have you ever experienced any successful or failed project? In your opinion what are the reasons of the success or the failure.
Some tips:
　　
　　1. When the interviewer asks a yes/no type of questions, you don’t just five a simple answer yes/no. You should give more elaboration.
　　
　　2. When the interviewer has a very long explanation and/or question, you should try to repeat some main points and validate with the interviewer and make sure you understand.
　　
　　3. You should understand the job requirement more thoroughly before the interview.