How to Answer the Interview Question, 'Tell Me About Yourself' 如何回答面试问题“简单介绍一下自己”
It's often the first thing hiring managers ask candidates in job interviews, and the first opportunity to really screw things up. Unsurprisingly, most of us have a really hard time summarizing our careers, skills, and interests in the conversational equivalent of a tweet. But having a job search "elevator pitch" is a really important part of acing the interview. 招聘经理在求职面试中常常问的第一个问题就是“请简单介绍一下自己”，而且这实际上也是求职者将事情搞砸的第一次机会。不足为奇的是，实际上，大多数求职者都是很不容易才总结好面试中自己职业、技能和兴趣的介绍，就像一条微博似的。但是求职中的“电梯演讲”也是通过面试的重要因素。
"People screw it up all the time," says career coach Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio, in an interview with Forbes. "They think they should walk you through their entire résumé." 职业顾问Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio在福布斯的采访中提到“人们总是把事情搞砸。求职者总是认为面试者应当浏览简历上面的所有信息。”
Thanasoulis-Cerrachio and the other career experts Susan Adams spoke with agreed that the short, snappy pitch is important, and said that the whole spiel shouldn't take more than the time it takes to ride an elevator -- 30 seconds or less, in other words. Thanasoulis-Cerrachio与另一位职业专家Susan Adams很赞同的一点就是：简介明快的演讲很重要。而且整个演讲花费的时间不能超过乘坐一层电梯所需的时间——也就是30秒之内。
What else should you keep in mind? 还需要记住什么呢？
1. Focus on what they need. 1.集中注意用人单位的需求
When you're trying to sell yourself to a prospective employer, it's tempting to concentrate on what you think your greatest strengths are. In fact, you're probably better off if you figure out how to tailor your description of your experience to what the employer actually needs. They're not going to hire you just because you're impressive; they'll hire you because you solve a problem or fulfill a desperately
needed function. 当你试图将自己推荐给未来的雇主的时候，集中思考自己最大的优势是很富有吸引力的。实际上，如果你能够揣测用人单位的实际需求，并按照需求来修改工作经验介绍，那么你的机会可能会更大。他们不会因为你给人印象深刻而雇用你；他们雇用你是因为你能够解决问题或者能够履行急需的工作职责。
2. Edit yourself. 2.编辑自己
Be prepared to go through many iterations of your pitch before you hit on the right one. Think of the old Mark Twain quote, "I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one instead." Brevity takes time and ruthlessness. 在你
想出合适的演讲稿之前，你要做好不断修改稿子的准备。想一想老马克.吐温的一句名言“我没时间写出简洁的信，所以只好写一封长信给你。”简洁不但耗时长，而且没人情味。
3. Rehearse. 3.排练
Practice on your own in front of a mirror, or better yet, with a friend, until you can deliver your pitch confidently and without a hitch. Ideally, it should sound organic and natural -- as if you just happened to think it up on the spot, or as if it's always been a personal credo. 在你能够自信地、毫不费力地发表演讲之前，你需要对着镜子，最好是对着朋友练习。理想情况下，演讲应该条理清晰、比较自然——就像当场恰好刚想出来的一样或者像常用的个人信条一样。
Tell Us What You Think 告诉我们你的看法 Do you have an elevator pitch for interviews? 你为面试做过电梯演讲吗？
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