你会电话面试吗？

 　　Most companies use telephone interviews as part of their recruitment process to whittle¹ down a pile of CVs into a manageable interview shortlist. But many candidates fluff the opportunity to create a good impression and secure a face-to-face meeting.

　　很多公司都会在面试流程中安排电话面试的环节，以此来筛选掉堆积如山的简历，确定最后可以进入面试的候选人。但是，很多求职者对此不够重视，没有在电话面试中给面试官留下好印象从而失去了直接面试的机会。

　　Many applicants² fail to take telephone interviews seriously, and risk losing out as a result, according to a recent survey. Recruiters reported candidates eating, driving, bathing, breastfeeding, dogwalking and even going to the loo during telephone interviews.

　　根据一份最新的调查研究显示，很多求职者都对电话面试不以为然，从而失去了机会。招聘单位反映，有的求职者会一边在进行电话面试一边在做其他事情，比如吃饭、开车、泡澡、哺乳、遛狗，甚至上厕所。

　　Recruiters also bemoaned³ the use of slang and street talk: calling your interviewer ‘mate' or finishing sentences with ‘innit' is not a winning strategy.

　　招聘人还建议求职者在电话面试中要用语正式，不要用俚语或街头流行语：比如把面试官叫做“哥儿们/姐儿们”，或者讲完话就随口问道“是不？”，这些做法都无法在电话面试中过关。

　　Here are my top tips on performing strongly during telephone interviews.

　　想要在电话面试中表现出色，以下有一些好建议：

　　Do:

　　你应该这么做：

　　1.Prepare yourself for the call as you would for a face-to-face interview.

　　你怎么准备“面对面”面试的，就怎么准备电话面试。

　　2.Choose a quiet place to take the call, with no risk of interruption or background noise.

　　找一个安静的地方接受电话面试，确保不会被打断，也不要有背景杂音。

　　3.Pay as much attention to listening as to speaking.

　　听清楚问题和好好回答问题一样重要。

　　4.Call from a landline to minimise the chance of interference or lost connection.

　　用固定电话进行电话面试，以避免发生信号中断或信号干扰。

　　5.Take things slowly –there is no need to rush.

　　慢慢来，没有什么事需要你急着去做的。

　　Don't:

　　你不应该这么做：

　　1.Do something else while talking on the phone –give the call your full attention.

　　边打电话边做其他事情——你应该专心致志地进行电话面试。

　　2.Fail to take the interview seriously –it's your opportunity to make a good impression.

　　不把电话面试当回事 ——这是你给招聘人留下好印象的机会。

　　3.Forget to listen and respond to the interviewer's questions.

　　忘记认真聆听提问，也不记得回答面试官的问题。

　　4.Portray⁴ a poor telephone manner –remember, you are trying to impress.

　　不注重电话礼仪——记住，你要想着给面试官留下好印象。

　　5.Exhibit a lack of enthusiasm –the interviewer expects to hear that you want this job.

　　表现出兴趣缺缺的样子——面试官希望听到的是，你非常渴望这份工作。

1 whittle   

v.削（木头），削减；n.屠刀

参考例句：

• They are trying to whittle down our salaries.他们正着手削减我们的薪水。
• He began to whittle away all powers of the government that he did not control.他开始削弱他所未能控制的一切政府权力。

2 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

3 bemoaned   

v.为（某人或某事）抱怨( bemoan的过去式和过去分词 )；悲悼；为…恸哭；哀叹

参考例句：

• The farmer bemoaned his loss. 农夫抱怨他所受到的损失。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He only bemoaned his fate. 他忍受了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

4 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？