Worldwide Panel LLC, a small market-research firm, is getting flooded with resumes for four vacancies in sales and information technology.

小型市場(chǎng)研究公司W(wǎng)orldwide Panel LLC準(zhǔn)備招聘4名銷售和IT技術(shù)人員，結(jié)果收到了大量簡(jiǎn)歷。

However, officials expect to reject numerous applicants after asking them: 'What is your greatest weakness?' Candidates often respond 'with something that is not a weakness,' say Christopher Morrow, senior vice president of the Calabasas,Calif., concern. 'It is a deal breaker.'

不過(guò)，招聘人員預(yù)計(jì)，在向應(yīng)聘者發(fā)問(wèn)“你最大的缺點(diǎn)是什么？”之后，會(huì)有很多人被淘汰。Worldwide高級(jí)副總裁莫羅(Christopher Morrow)說(shuō)，對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題，應(yīng)聘者的回答往往并非缺點(diǎn)，他們因此過(guò)不了關(guān)。

The weakness question represents the most common and most stressful one posed during interviews. Yet in today's weak job market, the wrong answer weakens your chances of winning employment.

“缺點(diǎn)”問(wèn)題是求職面試中最常見(jiàn)也最讓人頭痛的一個(gè)問(wèn)題。而在眼下就業(yè)市場(chǎng)疲軟的情況下，不恰當(dāng)?shù)幕卮饘⒔档湍阙A得工作的機(jī)會(huì)。

Some people offer replies they mistakenly assume that bosses love, such as 'I am a perfectionist.' That response will be used against you because you appear incapable of delegating, warns Joshua Ehrlich, dean of a master's program in executive coaching sponsored by BeamPines Inc., a New York coaching firm and Middlesex University in London.

一些應(yīng)聘者會(huì)給出誤以為老板會(huì)喜歡的答案，比如，“我的缺點(diǎn)是過(guò)于追求完美”。對(duì)此埃里奇(Joshua Ehrlich)提醒說(shuō)，這個(gè)回答會(huì)對(duì)你求職不利，因?yàn)樗@得你似乎沒(méi)有能力授權(quán)給他人。埃里奇是一個(gè)由紐約職業(yè)培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)BeamPines Inc.和倫敦米德塞克斯大學(xué)(Middlesex University)合辦的經(jīng)理人碩士班培訓(xùn)項(xiàng)目的負(fù)責(zé)人。

A careful game plan could help you cope with the shortcoming query in a way that highlights your fit for a desired position. Job seekers who field the question well demonstrate that they can 'take initiative and improve themselves,' Mr. Morrow says.

為對(duì)付這個(gè)問(wèn)題，可事先精心設(shè)計(jì)好一個(gè)答案，以凸顯你適合所申請(qǐng)的這個(gè)職位。莫羅說(shuō)，出色回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題的求職者表現(xiàn)出他們能夠“主動(dòng)行動(dòng)，改善自己”。

The key? Thorough preparation. Career specialists suggest you take stock of your weaknesses, focusing on job-related ones that won't impede your ability to perform your duties. Tony Santora, an executive vice president for Right Management, a major outplacement firm inPhiladelphia, says an information-technology manager flubbed a 2007 interview by choosing a personal foible as his reply: 'My true weakness is that I am a terrible cook.'

關(guān)鍵在哪里？那就是充分的準(zhǔn)備。職場(chǎng)專家建議，你可以整理一下自己的缺點(diǎn)，挑出其中跟工作有關(guān)、但又不會(huì)妨礙你行使工作職責(zé)的方面。費(fèi)城大型職業(yè)介紹機(jī)構(gòu)Right Management執(zhí)行副總裁桑特拉(Tony Santora)說(shuō)，2007年一位IT經(jīng)理在參加面試時(shí)，在有關(guān)缺點(diǎn)的問(wèn)題上敗下陣來(lái)：他的回答居然是，“我真正的缺點(diǎn)是，我的烹飪技術(shù)很糟糕。”

Rehearse your responses aloud, role play with a friend or videotape yourself -- but don't memorize your words. As you review the video, look for aspects you would like to change so you can continue to get better as you practice, says Peggy Klaus, a leadership coach in Berkeley, Calif.

大聲朗讀答案，可以找朋友或自己用錄像來(lái)一番角色扮演。不過(guò)，不要背誦自己的答案。加州管理培訓(xùn)師克勞斯(Peggy Klaus)說(shuō)，回頭看錄像的時(shí)候，找出你覺(jué)得可以改善的地方，這樣在練習(xí)時(shí)可以做得更好。

（中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Jennifer 編輯）