第十一部分：个人兴趣和喜好
问：除去工作以外，告诉我一项几年来你一直对其维持兴趣的活动。
?答：自从我祖母死于癌症，我就一直参与癌症协会资金筹集的工作。在我内心深处，我期望研究工作有所发展，以便准时挽救我家别的人的生命。
在这里，面试官想在面试者身上探寻出持之以恒的精神和对兴趣从一而终的历程。你的喜好是不是只保持了短短一段时间，或者你的兴趣每年都不同？你的兴趣与你所申请的工作是不是一致?它们是不是在某方面对公司有利呢？??
Q:Other than work, tell me about an activity you've remained interested in over several years.
A:I?ve been involved in Cancer Society fundraising ever since my grandmother died from the disease. In the back of my mind I guess I?m hoping that the research can lead to findings in time to save the life of someone else in my family.??
问：你在业余的时间里会做些什么？?
答：我实在非常喜欢外出我常常去露营和远足，因此我对不同类型的布料有肯定的认识，获悉不一样的布料合适于不一样的气候环境，这也是为何我对你们纺织公司这样有兴趣的缘由。
面试官期望你是个全能型人才，而不是只有某方面的能力，他也在探寻彼此一同的兴趣或者相一致的地方。你一直应该在某种程度上把你的回答和该工作的需要联系起来。??
Q:What do you do in your spare time?
A:I really enjoy getting outsideI often go camping and hiking. I've learned a lot about different fabrics1 that are good for various weather conditions. That's why I'm so interested in your textile operations.?
问：你的生活方法健康吗？?
答：我每周两次挤出时间休息。下班回家后我就携带狗出去散步，那是使我最放松的事情之一，它还有助我想出工作中出现的难点的解决方案，尽管我不是有意识地去想着解决这类难点。
你有发泄情感、能从工作中获得休息，以便天天都能以新面貌出现且以最好的状况去工作的办法吗？描述一些能叫你放松的具体事情。从逻辑角度或思维过程看来，你的个人兴趣与职业兴趣相一致吗？??
Qo you have a balanced lifestyle?
A:I make an effort to get out of the office at a reasonable hour twice a week. I go home and walk my dog. That?s one of the most relaxing things I do, but it often helps me think of solutions for problems at work, even though I'm not consciously trying to solve those problems.??
问：什么业余活动能增进你的工作兴趣？?
答：我一直都非常喜欢打网球。在很多方面，这是一种讲究方案和速度的运动。当某种方案在第一局中不起用途的时候，你需要在第二局中改变它。你还需要保存体力筹备进入第三局，而且要不断地察看和知道对手的反应。我是个坚毅的网球手有时我力争拿高分不过我会小心学会时间。这也是我的工作办法。
面试官感兴趣了解，面试者的个性是不是在工作和业余活动中都反映出来。你对这个问题的回答会了解地反映你的个性，也非常可能反映你与该工作的相容性。
Q:What outside activities complement2 your work?interests?
A:I?ve always enjoyed tennis. In many ways it's a game of strategy and pacing. When something isn?t working in the first set, you have to change your strategy for the second set. You also have to pace your energy in case you go to a third set, and constantly watch and read your opponent's reactions. I'm a gutsy tennis playerI go for the big points sometimes?but I'm careful with timing3. That?s the way I am at work, too.??
问：谈谈你在业余消遣时所获得的对你工作有帮助的构思。?
答：我在墨西哥度假时曾见过一个女性用一块自制的跷跷板，当她要把篮子里的衣服拿出来洗时，她就用这块跷跷板把篮子提起来。这使我想出一个制造新型支架的主意。上班后，我把支架设计出来了，目前大家的彻砖工人都配有一个及腰的旋转工作台来运送材料，如此就能减轻后背疲劳。
面试官想了解你是不是有综合处置信息和把你所见到的应用到工作上的能力。要表现出你对该工作有天生的兴趣，而非不能已而为之。你能否能突破陈规而得出新的方法呢？必须要举些具体的例子。??
Q:Tell me about a time you were in a recreational setting and got an idea that helped in your work.
A:I was on vacation in Mexico and saw a woman with a homemade seesaw4 she was using to lift her laundry basket when she needed something out of it. It gave me an idea for a new type of scaffolding, which I designed when I got back to work. Now our brick masons have a rotating bench that keeps their materials at waist level, which reduces back fatigue5.?
