面试时，我们会面对形形色色的问题，而最令人哑口无言的，往往是一些最简单和最常见的题目，比如"请你自我介绍一下"。大多数应征者的反应是--我应该如何作答呢？
其实要懂得应对此问题，就要先做好准备you'll have a better chance of impressing the interviewer if you think about this question before the interview.
the first thing to realize is that the question, "tell me about yourself," provides you with a great chance to promote your strong points. this is particularly important when applying for a job that is different from what you have done in the past. you need to show the interviewer that your previous jobs provide you with skills that can be used in the new job.
what to talk about 如何介绍？
你可以选择三个重点来介绍自己，但避免重复履历中曾提及的资料。around this skeleton should be the meat of your answer; your less obvious, but important skills. here are some of the skills that you might want to mention. 你可以介绍自己是：
problem solver 解决问题能手
creative thinker 充满创意
accurate 小心谨慎
people person 与人相处融洽
team player 合群
organized 组织力高
this doesn't mean that you just say, "i'm a great problem solver." instead, explain how you used your problem-solving skills at your previous job. 事例比自我夸耀更能说明问题。
自我介绍的时间不要过长，最好是一至三分钟。最初你可能会觉得时间太长，但当你真正要介绍自己三项特质时，你就会发现时间不够用了。
what to say 应说什么？
what you actually say, in terms of the words you use, is something that you have to decide. you need to create an answer that sounds natural and, at the same time, interesting. 背答案估计没有人愿意听。the way to determine whether your answer is natural is simply by writing a first draft of the answer and then read it out loud. when you do this, you'll probably spot things that you have to change.
当你构思答案时，你要想想应该如何说出，内容要令人感兴趣，不沉闷，避免滔滔不绝地只说自己的强项。
here are some final things to think about when answering the question "tell me about yourself."
mention major awards or accomplishments that relate to your career;
阐述工作上的重要成就或奖项
promote your strengths, but do not mention any of your weaknesses;
推销自己的长处，但不要提及自己的弱点
try to be funny if you can, but don't force it;
可以的话，尽量说得幽默有趣
summarize your career and education, but don't recite a list;
概括说出你的工作经验和学历，但切勿背诵
don't start with your date of birth;
不用提及你的出生日期
avoid information that is not career-related. the fact that you own a dog won't get you a job
避免说一些与职业无关的事，例如：你有一只狗，这并不能为你争取到工作
always answer this question
经常思考和解答这条问题
try to sound natural
对答要自然
relax and enjoy yourself!
放松心情，尽力而为。祝你面试成功！
面试外企时英文自我介绍
外企面试规矩各不相同，怎样通过个性化的英文自我介绍让外企面试官第一时间关注你，请参考以下面试外企英文自我介绍资料：i am a third year master major in automation at shanghai jiao tong university, p. r. china. with tremendous interest in industrial engineering, i am writing to apply for acceptance into your ph.d. graduate program.
education background
in 1995, i entered the nanjing university of science & technology (nust) -- widely considered one of the china’s best engineering schools. during the following undergraduate study, my academic records kept distinguished among the whole department. i was granted first class prize every semester, and my overall gpa(89.5/100) ranked no.1 among 113 students. in 1999, i got the privilege to enter the graduate program waived of the admission test. i selected the shanghai jiao tong university to continue my study for its best reputation on combinatorial optimization and network scheduling where my research interest lies.
at the period of my graduate study, my overall gpa(3.77/4.0) ranked top 5% in the department. in the second semester, i became teacher assistant that is given to talented and matured students only. this year, i won the acer scholarship as the one and only candidate in my department, which is the ultimate accolade for distinguished students endowed by my university. presently, i am preparing my graduation thesis and trying for the honor of excellent graduation thesis.
research experience and academic activity
when a sophomore, i joined the association of ai enthusiast and began to narrow down my interest for my future research. in 1997, i participated in simulation tool development for the scheduling system in prof. wang’s lab. with the tool of opengl and matlab, i designed a simulation program for transportation scheduling system. it is now widely used by different research groups in nust. in 1998, i assumed and fulfilled a sewage analysis & dispose project for nanjing sewage treatment plant. this was my first practice to convert a laboratory idea to a commercial product.
in 1999, i joined the distinguished professor yu-geng xis research group aiming at network flow problem solving and heuristic algorithm research. soon i was engaged in the fudan gene database design. my duty was to pick up the useful information among different kinds of gene matching format. through the comparison and analysis for many heuristic algorithms, i introduced an improved evolutionary algorithm -- multi-population genetic algorithm. by dividing a whole population into several sub-populations, this improved algorithm can effectively prevent ga from local convergence and promote various evolutionary orientations. it proved more efficiently than sga in experiments, too. in the second semester, i joined the workshop-scheduling research in shanghai heavy duty tyre plant. the scheduling was designed for the rubber-making process that covered not only discrete but also continuous circumstances. to make a balance point between optimization quality and time cost, i proposed a dynamic layered scheduling method based on hybrid petri nets. the practical application showed that the average makespan was shortened by a large scale. i also publicized two papers in core journals with this idea. recently, i am doing research in the composite predict of the electrical power system assisted with the technology of data mining for bao steel. i try to combine the decision tree with receding optimization to provide a new solution for the composite predictive problem. this project is now under construction.
besides, in july XX, i got the opportunity to give a lecture in english in asia control conference (ascc) which is one of the top-level conferences among the world in the area of control and automation. in my senior year, i met prof. xiao-song lin, a visiting professor of mathematics from university of california-riverside, i learned graph theory from him for my network research. these experiences all rapidly expanded my knowledge of english and the understanding of western culture.
i hope to study in depth
in retrospect, i find myself standing on a solid basis in both theory and experience, which has prepared me for the ph.d. program. my future research interests include: network scheduling problem, heuristic algorithm research (especially in ga and neural network), supply chain network research, hybrid system performance analysis with petri nets and data mining.
please give my application materials a serious consideration. thank you very much
面试外企英语自我介绍
范文一：hello,
my name is xx, is pleased to participate in your interview. i am now studying at the qingdao agricultural university, is about to graduate in july this year. i was majoring in environmental engineering, the main courses of water pollution control projects, engineering mechanics, construction and other graphics.
while studying at the school, i have served as a member of our sports classes, organizing college students participated in various sports activities held, such as college basketball and so on, i benefited from. in addition, i also participated in some group activities, such as the vanguard of young volunteers, in which enhanced the ability of my team.
i am more outgoing personality, and students can get along, a strong sense of responsibility, practical efforts. today, i recruited technical support your company's position in the hope that i have learned to bring into full play, and learn to grow here. i hope to have the opportunity to become colleagues with you.thank you.
范文二：
good morning sir, (what will you say if it is a woman?)
i am glad to be here for this interview. first, let me thank you for finding time in the midst of pressing affairs.
i am 25 years old and i am local. (i live locally sounds better) i am seeking an opportunity to work with xxx as sales. (..in sales or as a sales representative/whatever).my professional experience and my awareness of your unparalleled reputation have led me to want to work for your company.
i have a bachelor degree with a major in mechanical and electrical field.(pause) graduated from the xxx university in XX. over the past three years, i have worked with xxx co.,ltd as sales (again, in sales or as a sales man/person/rep?) who responsible (with responsibility mainly) for the market of hunan. during this period, i have learnt much. i learned the values of teamwork and commitment, how to win, how to work hard, how to concentrate and focus on goals, and how to balance my time and priorities. additional experience in other fields such as graduation practice in factory and commercial negotiation also reinforces my value to your company.
i enjoy thinking, enjoy learning, enjoy working, (and i am )able to bear work pressure.
in my free time, i often participate (in) activities such as table tennis (and) badminton.
i am expecting to become your colleague on some day. (more tactful to say ’i would love to become you colleague/join the company)
because being offhand in advance, let’s leave it at that. (this sentence makes no sense. ’being offhand’ means to be rude, inconsiderate, ill-mannered so i don’t think that is whay you mean! in advance of what? ’let’s leave it at that’ is a command, it sounds rather abrupt and ill-mannered to me, again i don’t think this is what you meant. how about ’i would love to join your company and you would not regret giving me this opportunity.’ and just finish with a smile!)
thanks.