如何在面试中体现软实力

　　如今的面试越来越强调“软技能”。相对于其他的技能，要在短时间内体现“软技能”是不容易的。本文虽然是针对雇主而写的，阐述了面试官如何在面试中洞察面试者的软技能，但同时，本文对于面试者同样很有参考意义。

　　Some skill sets are easier to screen for than others. A writing sample will highlight communication skills; extremely tough questions will test a candidate’s ability to think on his or her feet; and asking the applicant to discuss previous roles will provide information about his or her experience.

　　有些技能相对于其他的技能来说还是挺容易就能测量出来的：一份写作样本就能体现你的沟通能力;极端刁钻的问题就可以测试面试者的临场反应能力;提问面试者上一份工作的情况就能了解他/她的工作经验。

　　But how can you test for "soft skills," such as teamwork and empathy, during the interview?

　　但是，如何在面试中测试“软技能”(团队合作精神和换位思考等)呢?

　　There’s no magic formula, but essentially you need to look for two things: self-awareness (because you want a candidate who can make the connection between his or her actions and professional outcomes) and instincts (because you want someone who would intuitively take the empathetic, team-oriented and optimistic approach).

　　实际上并没有什么神奇的法则，但最基本的就是你必须考虑两件事：自我意识(因为你需要的是一名能够把他/她的行动与专业技能综合运用在一起的面试者)以及本能反应(因为你需要的是能够自觉地为他人着想，有团队凝聚力以及积极的团队成员)。

　　To that end, read on for two questions you can ask in future interviews that will help you sniff out the perfect people to add to your team.

　　综上所述，在未来的面试中，你可以提出下面这两个问题来帮助你找到合适的团队成员。

　　1. "Can you tell me about a time when you worked as part of a group?" “你能告诉我关于你工作的内容吗?”

　　To start with, red-flag a candidate who tells a story about how the group was useless until he or she rode in on a white horse and saved the day. First, this person hasn’t done the interview prep necessary to know you shouldn’t speak poorly of others. Second, it’s not a good sign if the story that comes to mind is one where he or she personally succeeded and the team failed. The "I’m smarter than everyone else" response indicates both low self-awareness and poor propensity for teamwork.

　　一开始，在面试者抱怨团队如何不济，吹嘘自己是如何拯救团队的时候，给他/她一些提示警告。首先，这位面试者没有好好地准备这次面试，并没有意识到面试官并不想知道他是如何说别人的坏话。其次，如果一个人表示他/她个人是多么的成功而团队是多么的失败，这并不是一个良好的征兆。如果他/她的回应是：“我比任何人都聪明。”这便意味着他/她在团队工作中是自我意识薄弱，有不良意识倾向的一个人。

　　But what if the candidate is exceptional because the team was flailing and he or she saved the day? A candidate who works well with others will tell the story differently. He or she will include the merits of the other approaches and frame it more as a story that shows initiative, leadership and creative thinking, rather than one about being the smartest person on the team. This time, the "I had the solution" answer works.

　　但如果这位面试者是一个例外呢，如果真的是团队正面临危机，而他/她帮助团队脱离困境呢?如果这位面试者与其他同事相处友好，他/她就会用另一种态度来表达这件事。他/她会在表述这件事情的时候提到所有其他方法的优点，并让你听起来更具主动性，领导才能和创造性思维，而不是表达自己是团队中最聪明的'人。而此次，“我找到了解决的方法。”这个回答更具说服力。

　　Of course, the best answer is one about a time when a team successfully worked together. The candidate would discuss the other members' contributions as well as his or her own and include what it taught him or her about working well with others. You know this candidate will bring strong teamwork skills to the table (and that his or her first instinct is to discuss working with others positively).