Job Interviews: Breaking the Ice
工作应聘：破冰
You'll notice a few questions in the beginning of the interview that concerns how the job applicant arrived and the weather. This is commonly referred to as 'breaking the ice'. 'Breaking the ice' is an important way to begin the job interview, but it shouldn't take too long. Generally, job interviewers will break the ice to help you feel comfortable. Make sure to give positive, but not too detailed answers to these 'ice breakers'.
在应聘开始时，你应该注意到一些问题，这类问题关系到求职者是怎么样到达的与当每天气。这一般被叫做破冰。破冰是开始应聘的一个要紧方法，但不应花太长期。通常来讲，应聘官会用破冰的方法，叫你感到舒适。必须要对这类破冰者给出积极但不太详细的答案。
Give short, positive answers to questions.
对问题给出简短、一定的回答。
Don't go into too much detail.
不要讲太多细节。
Expect questions about the weather or how you arrived at the job interview.
提前预估关于天气或你是怎么样到达应聘现场的问题。
It's a good idea to make a pleasant comment yourself to break the ice. Keep it short, positive and simple.
你一个人做一个愉快的评论来破冰是个好主意。维持简短、积极和简洁。
Job Interviews: Referrals
工作应聘：推荐人
Sometimes, you may have found about a job opportunity through a referral. If this is the case, make sure to use the referral to your best advantage by mentioning it at the beginning of the interview.
有时，你可能通过推荐找到了一个工作机会。若是如此的话，必须要在应聘开始时提到这一点，以此来借助推荐给你的最好优势。
Mention the name of the referral at the beginning of the interview. Ideally, this should be done when asked about how you found the job opening.
在应聘开始时提到推荐人的名字。理想状况下，当被问及你是怎么样找到空缺职位时，你应该这么说。
Provide the name of the referral, Don't go into too much detail about the relationship, unless asked.
Give the name of the referral only once. Don't continue to repeat the name during the interview.
只说一次推荐人的名字。应聘时不要再重复这个名字。
Don't assume the job interviewer knows the person you are mentioning.
不要以为应聘官认识你提到的人。
Job Interviews: Language
工作应聘：语言
Relating your job experience and how it relates to the specific job for which you are applying are the two most important tasks during any job interview. Make sure to use lots of descriptive verbs and adjectives to describe your responsibilities. For example, instead of the following job description:
在任何一次应聘中，将你的工作历程与你申请的具体工作联系起来是两个非常重要的任务。必须要用很多的描述性动词和形容词来描述你的责任。比如，要防止以下如此的工作描述：
I talked to customers about their problems.
我和顾客谈过他们的问题。
A more descriptive phrase with better vocabulary might be:
更好的描述性短语应该是：
I counseled customers documenting their concerns, and coordinating our response to their individual needs.
我建议顾客记录他们的问题，并协调大家对他们个人需要的响应。
Remember to use the correct tenses when speaking about your experience. Here's a quick review on which verbs are appropriate for specific situations. In the listening selection, you will hear the present perfect, present perfect continuous and present simple used because the person is speaking about his current projects.
在谈论你的历程时，记得用正确的时态。下面简要回顾一下什么动词合适特定状况。在听力选择中，你会听到目前完成时、目前完成进行时、一般目前时的简单使用方法，由于这个人正在谈论他的目前项目。
Take some time to prepare descriptive sentences concerning your responsibilities.
花些时间筹备一些关于描述你职责的句子。
Use a dictionary, or this handy job interview vocabulary page to improve your vocabulary selection.
用字典或便捷的求职应聘词语页面来提升词语选择。
Make sure to connect your past experience to the position by using lots of present perfect.
必须要用很多的目前完成时把你过去的经验和职位联系起来。
Quickly review appropriate job interviewing tenses for describing experiences on this page.
迅速回顾适合的应聘时态，以描述此页面上的经验。
