首先我要声明,为人处世要诚实,这个原则我是赞同的,没有异议。但求职者的面试,则属于一种比较特殊的情况,需要采取一定的谈话技巧。比如人事经理问你:Why did you leave your last job?(你为什么要辞去以前的工作),如果按照诚实原则,应当回答:我跟经理合不来,他快把我逼疯啦,我必须离开(请看下面)。但是这样回答之后,你肯定会给人事经理留下一个坏印象:这家伙可能是一个不太合群的人,他既然跟以前的上级合不来,说不定跟以后的上级也合不来。
My manager and I could not get along. He was driving me crazy and I needed to leave.
It was a small company, not what I wanted in terms of my future.
再比如,人事经理问你:Why haven't you found a job by now?(为什么你直到现在还没有找到工作),如果按照诚实原则,应当回答:现在找工作太难啦,我看上人家,人家却看不上我。而按照恭维原则,应当回答:我对我以前的工作不太满意,所以我辞职之后进修去了,参加了一些培训,读了一些书,现在我终于知道我应当去哪里了(请看下面),以此恭维应聘公司是一个有档次的地方,只有那些知书达理的人,才会认识到它的价值。
I was unhappy in my career and took time out to take some classes and read some books, and now I know where I'm going.
I have been very selective in looking for the right job and I don't want to settle for one in which I will find myself unchallenged.
最后,如果人事经理问你:What kind of salary are you seeking?(你想要多少薪水),如果按照诚实原则,应当回答:我想要5000大洋(这种回答是面试的大忌),而按照恭维原则,应当回答:I'll consider the best offer you can make.(我会考虑您能提供的最高薪水),以此恭维应聘公司有鉴赏力和洞察力,能够根据一个职员的能力和经验,支付相应的报酬。