对于广大准备申请英国留学的同学们,面试已经成为重要的一关。在英国拥有超过10年历史的英国优越教育,从2010年开始真正进入中国大陆市场,短短几年间,其已经在英国留学领域树立起一面鲜明的旗帜。优越教育致力于打造英国留学的高端品牌,这个品牌的最终目标,是真正提升学生们的留学质量与留学体验。用优越教育伦敦总部执行总监与首席顾问Jade老师的话,“打造真正致力于提升留学质量与留学体验的高端品牌,并非噱头,也不仅仅是口号,它是作为留学教育机构的一个使命!” 以下是英国优越教育的中国代表处的顾问老师为广大同学们设计的伦敦大学学院(UCL)相关的模拟面试与应答分析。
G:Hi professor, it is great honor to have the opportunity for this interview.
P: What’s your name?
G: My name is Qing Li, you can call me grace.
Can you tell me how to spell Qing Li.
Yes, Qing Q-I-N-G, Li L-I.
P: So, Can you tell me a bit about your background, where you are from, where you went to school, and what you are interested in?
G: I came from Shanghai, China. Now, I am majoring in Accounting and Finance at Shanghai University. I am not only a student, but also an entrepreneur.
点评1:面试官的这个问题主要是想对面试者有个初步了解,建议展示面试者与众不同的一面,对自己印象深刻。这个回答可以让面试官眼前一亮,表现出自己不仅是一名学生,更是一名企业家。这就能让面试官更有兴趣问下去。
P: Tell me about that.
G: I set a restaurant last year and I recruited almost six people.
P: You’re running the restaurant currently?
G: Yes.
P: As well as going to school?
G: I went to restaurant at weekend and after school.
P: Why are you interested in UCL? Why do you choose this particular programme?
G: The ideal environment will provide me the exposure to management and opportunities to learn from those professional lectures. Moreover, your employability rate is among the highest in the UK. That’s the major reason I want to go to UCL.
:招生老师想要了解面试者选择本校的动机和兴趣,这个可以从多方面去挖掘,比如对学校(学院)做过调查研究,学校在该专业领域的研究是全球闻名的,无论是与英国还是美国的学校相比,比如提供的就业机会或是哪些老师处于世界优秀地位。对于上述模拟答案过于模式化,对于面试的同学,建议利用具体数据,事例,或学生本人亲身经历来说明,或是到学校网站上相关学院的信息了解该学院的学科、研究和师资具体信息。
P: What are your career ambitions?
G: I would like to choose a multinational restaurant after graduation, to be familiar with the operation process of the company, including the market positioning, financial management, business strategy and so on. In the meantime, I would continue to run my restaurant. As for my long-term career goal, I wish that I can set up a traditional Chinese restaurant and file for IPO.
: 在回答这一类问题时,建议面试者具体说出自己的职业目标和计划,具体到做什么职位,做什么事情,对整个公司流程的具体操作等。这个回答提出自己想要开饭店,希望自己的连锁饭店最后能成功上市,建议在意义上再扩充下希望摆脱进口市场的依赖性,打败中国的水货等等。
P: Why are you interested in practice?
G: I am convinced that knowledge comes from experience. What I can learn from school is the concept of management, which can be obtained by a lot of people. While what I would benefit from practice is unique.
这是一个开放性的问题,招生老师非常希望看到面试者对实践的理解,这个理解可以是面试者自己的观点,这样的回答就很好了,想到实践就联系到理论来自于实践,提出任何理论都需要付诸于实践的重要性。
P: Describe your undergraduate study, How will you use what you learnt from your undergraduate in 5 -10 years’ time?
G: As I told before, I majored in I laid solid foundation on finance and accounting at Shanghai University. I laid solid foundation on finance and accounting through the professional undergraduate study. The study will help me know how to manage finance in my future career life.
P: Do you have any questions for me about my college?
G: Yes, What did your previous graduates think the most valuable thing during their stay at UCL?
点评5:在以“反向面试”的姿态跟面试沟通,从而加深对所申学校的了解也不失为一个好的策略。
P: Well, we have a lot of different graduates and they have a lot of things they found valuable. However, one thing you’re talking about really sticks out is employability and access to real world experience. So a strong point of ucl is the people who talk to you, the people who you learn from, the people who you work with. They like you are and like you want to be more, are people with a lot of real experience. That is a lot of practice goes on. So it sounds like something that will be right of your ally.
G: Yeah, that’s also my major reason I want to apply for UCL.
P:In your life, in general who you said has been the greatest influence for you, pick one and say.
G:I have a lot of people I admired. But definitely, my parents influenced me most, although they didn’t tell me much about management. However, they let me know how important diligence is in my future life. Diligence will lead to success.
点评6:这个问题可以从很多方面来说,但一般招生老师非常希望看到面试者的成长中一些与众不同的地方。可以是家庭 性格 价值观及面试者对一些问题的看法。这里讲了家庭对自己影响很大,家人无形就是自己的一面镜子,面试者从家人身上学会了勤劳的重要的意义,这点回答不错。
P:Why are you interested in management particularly as a major?
G:Because it can help me make close to my goal, I would like to set up a traditional Chinese restaurant. The lack of specialized knowledge on management is the major reason I apply for Management. I want to run my restaurant better and better.
P:What challenge have you had in running your restaurant and how have you overcome them?
G:Some problems arise when I ran the restaurant like, applying for a business license, financial management, and recruiting staffs. To solve these problems, I made summary on personnel connection every day, and checked inventory at the end of month.
P:What do you do for fun in your free time?
During my leisure time, I would like to do some sports to improve health. Beyond that, I also enjoyed reading books to broaden my vision.
P: Great, what sports do you do?
G: Badminton, running and yoga.
P:If you have one million dollars, how would you invest them?
G: Wow, it’s a big money. I will divide it into three parts. Firstly, nearly 40% of money will go into real estate, because you know in Shanghai the real estate has a really good prospect. Secondly, 40% of money will go into stocks. I will buy stocks related to environment, as government put more attention on environmental issues, so I think it will be a good choice. Finally, I will use the remaining amount to invest my restaurant.
点评7: 这个是开放式的问题,招生老师非常希望看到学生思虑问题角度,是能够考验学生的逻辑思维能力和想法的问题。如何合理的理财并善于理财。如何使得利益最大化,这个回答得很好,联系当今时事,把资金合理分配,而不是把鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里,
P:Have you been exposed to any manager you admired?
G:I admired Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba. I remembered he once said he knew nothing about IT, human resource management, and finance. But he can recruit some people who are good at these. I think he has a good vision in choosing people. That’s why I admired him and I hope I can be the person like him.
点评8:面试者举出自己崇拜的管理者马云,陈述崇拜马云的原因不是他本人具备IT还是金融这些专业方面才能,而是能够善于发掘并招募这些方面专业技术人才,为其所用,这才是真正的管理者。在陈述事实的同时,表达自己对管理的定义是最好的应答方案。
P:Can you tell me any experience about team work, and what does that mean?
G:Team work means putting many people together to do one specific thing. I like team work, because from team work I can learn from other people, and I can give full play to them, and I think team work is also a good way for me to learn management.
P: How have you been involved in team work and your restaurant?
G:I recruited two cooks, two cleaners, and one person who buy equipment. To manage them, I read many books and I made summary everyday on personnel connection.