500强面试题

新春刚过，新一轮人才的竞争又将展开，面试和复试似乎已成为一般企业招聘不可或缺的环节，而优秀的企业必有独特的选择人才的方式，那么您知道世界500强的面试题有什么不同吗？布莱尔·沃森，这位25年来500强公司的面试官，首次揭秘对答的所有问题和成功应试的秘诀。

本书的问题，是软件业人士在面试时常问的，其中大多数出自微软公司，也有一些来自世界500强中的其他公司。作者也从朋友那里收集了一些问题，在收集这些问题上花费了一些时间，想到的是它们具有练习的价值。它们并不是真的需要你弄明白，并在面试时给出答案，它们只是想让你思考！和朋友、同事、教授讨论问题的答案。

■此时有宇宙飞船你会进去吗？

您可能已经读过求职方面的书，并在心里反复温习了面试标准问题的答案。但是面试官提的是其他问题，一些你没有想到的问题，这时该怎么办？这样的问题可能是最难的，因为它们会表明你的思维敏捷程度。它们可能非常有诱惑力，让您戒备心全无，从而中了面试官的圈套，展现出自己的方方面面，包括你原本不打算暴露出来的某些个性。

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几年来，我遇到三个刁钻的问题。可惜的是，我因没有心理准备而未能给出令人满意的答复。

（1）你的约会很多吗？（问这个问题的是美国一家防务公司的一名女面试官。）

（2）你今天为什么来这里？（一家投资银行的面试官走进他的办公室，看到我坐在那里等他时所问的问题。）

（3）如果此时外面有一艘宇宙飞船着陆，你会走进去吗？如果它可以去任何一个地方，你会要求它把您带到哪里？（一家投资银行的面试官所问的问题。）——凯利，19xx年5月3日

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这几个问题都具有挑战性，虽然第一个问题看上去有点不同寻常，是一名女性向另一名女性提出的问题，但你仍要认真作答，让对方感到满意。比较好的回答方式是：“如果你担心我对私人生活的关注程度大于对工作的关注程度，那么我向你保证，我对工作非常投入。同样，我努力保持平衡的生活，以各种各样的方式充实我的业余生活。”这既回答了面试官的问题，也没有暴露自己的隐私。

“你今天为什么来这里”这样的问题给你提供了一个阐述自己对这份工作的热情的机会。如果你不是从这句话的表面意思去看，那么这就是一个刁钻的问题。在接受面试时，很重要的一点是让自己轻松一点，不要分析每个问题到底是什么意思。想方设法让你的回答能够拉近你与面试官之间的关系。并表明你作为这个职位的应聘者，有着自己的优势。“我来这里是要和你讨论一下我应聘某某工作的问题。你愿意同我介绍一下自己的情况吗？”

宇宙飞船这个问题问的是你有多大的冒险精神，要回答这个问题，需要根据你对自己所应聘的工作的了解好好组织自己的语言。假如这项工作要求你具有创新精神，那么你可以说：“是的，我会上去，去见见曾经在这个星球走过的那些最具有创新精神的人，问问他们最喜欢用什么方式来让自己尽可能保持创造力。”

■下水道的井盖为什么是圆的？

微软的顾问有时会得到一些特殊待遇，因为在面试时询问他们的问题并不是真的算算术。

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理查德·范曼在微软找工作

面试官：现在我们要问一个问题，看看你的创造性思维能力。不要想得太多，运用日常生活中的常识，描述一下你的想法。这个问题是，下水道的井盖为什么是圆的？

范曼：它们并不都是圆的，有些是方的，的确有些圆井盖，但我也看过方的，长方的。

面试官：不过我们只考虑圆形的井盖，他们为什么是圆的？

范曼：如果我们只考虑圆的，那么它们自然是圆的。

面试官：我的意思是，为什么会存在圆的井盖？把井盖设计成圆形的有什么特殊的意义吗？

范曼：是有特殊意义，当需要覆盖的洞是圆形时，通常盖子也是圆的。用一个圆形的盖子盖一个圆形的洞，这是最简单的办法。

面试官：你能想到一个圆形的井盖比方形的井盖有哪些优点吗？

范曼：在回答这个问题之前，我们先看看盖子下面是什么。盖子下面的洞是圆的，因为圆柱形最能承受周围土地的压力。而且，下水道出孔要留出足够一个人通过的空间，而一个顺着梯子爬下去的人的横截面基本是圆的，所以圆形自然而然地成为下水道出入孔的形状。圆形的井盖只是为了覆盖圆形的洞口。

面试官：你认为存在安全方面的考虑吗？我的意思是，方形的井盖会不会掉进去，因此造成人身伤害？

范曼：不大可能。有时在一些方形洞口上也会看到方形的盖子。这种盖子比入口大，周围有横挡，通常这种盖子是金属质地，非常重。我们可以想象一下，两英尺宽的方形洞口，1到1．5英寸宽的横挡。为了让井盖掉进去，需要抬起一端，然后旋转30度，这样它就不受横挡的妨碍了，然后再将井盖与地平线成45度角，这时转移的重心才足以让井盖掉下去。是的，方形的井盖的确存在掉下去的可能，但可能性很小，只要对负责开井盖的人稍加培训，他就不会犯这样的错误。从工程学来看，井盖的形状完全取决于它要覆盖的洞口的形状。

面试官：（面有难色）我要与管理层谈点事情。（离开了房间）

10分钟后，面试官回来了。

面试官：我们推荐你立刻去推销部工作。

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罗伯特·斯科布尔参加微软面试

时间是20xx年8月13日上午10点23分

我所经历的面试过程是：

1．一名主管问我：你想过在这里工作吗？

2．人力资源部的人在电话里和我谈了一个小时。他们问了我一些问题，以确信我的经历与简历上描述的内

容相符，同时也为了避免在之后时间较长的面试中出现令他们尴尬的事情。

3．我通过了人力资源部的电话约谈，于是他们用飞机把我送到了微软工地设在雷德蒙德的总部。

4．对我的面试从上午8点半开始。首先是和人力资源部的人谈，她向我解释了面试程序，以确保有必要让我进入下一轮面试。

5．她给我一个名单，上面是三个面试官的名字，他们将在午餐的时候面试我，她说得很准确，如果这三个人喜欢我，我会得到另外一个名单，也就是“午餐后”的面试名单。

如果你在吃午餐的时候就得走人，那么你就会知道自己把事情搞砸了（不过据内部的人讲，这样情况不多）。最后一条建议：要让自己一整天保持精力充沛。这很难。由于全天都在回答问题，到下午4点的时候，就很难进行有条理的思考了。不过许多决定都是基于“这个家伙是否对科技充满热情”这一点做出的。

■选择题看人品

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请在ＡＢＣＤ中选择正确的答案

根据艾恩·兰德对道德利己主义的解释，我们不仅可能做有利于他人的事，重要的是我们只有在这种情况下才会这样做：

Ａ通过满足别人的利益，也满足了我们自己的利益

Ｂ我们出于同情心，而不总是为了利己而帮助他人

Ｃ我们的行为是没有私心的

Ｄ我们的生活与禁欲主义的目标吻合（即简单和克己）

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在5分钟之内，对下列单项主题进行即兴论述

责任：

“有时候负责意味着得罪别人。”

——科林·鲍威尔将军

体谅和尊重

“信任别人，他们就会用真诚来回报你；善待他们，他们就会表现出自身的伟大品质。”——托马斯·肯皮斯

正直

“如果你讲的是真话，那你就不必劳神去记忆。”——马克·吐温

例1答案：Ａ

■脑筋急转弯

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数学能力：

100美元哪里去了？

三个朋友住进了一家宾馆。结账时，账单总计3000美元。三个朋友每人分摊1000美元，并把这3000美元如数交给了服务员，委托他代到总台交账，但在交账时，正逢宾馆实施价格优惠，总台退还给服务员500美元，实收2500美元，服务员从这500美元退款中扣下了200美元，只退还三客人300美元，三客人平分了这300美元，每人取回了100美元，这样，三个客人每人实际支付900美元，共支付2700美元，加上服务员扣的200美元，共计2900美元，那么这100美元的差额到哪里去了？

答案：这题纯粹是文字游戏，但是如果你的头脑不够清晰，很可能把你搞糊涂了。客人实际支付2700美元，就等于总台实际结收的2500美元加上服务员克扣的200美元。在这2700美元加上200美元是毫无道理的，如果在这2700美元加退回的300美元，这是有道理的，因为这等于客人原先交给服务员的3000美元。

在某商厦珠宝盗窃案中，警方已查明作案人肯定是ＡＢＣＤ四人中的一人：在审讯中，他们的口供如下：

Ａ说：珠宝被盗那天，我在乡下，不可能进入商厦盗窃

Ｂ说：Ｄ是罪犯

Ｃ说：Ｂ才是罪犯分子，我曾经看见过他卖过珠宝

Ｄ说：Ｂ与我有仇，所以诬陷我

经核实，四人中只有一个人说的是实话，你能从中找出谁是罪犯吗？

答案：Ｄ说的是真话，Ａ是罪犯。

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情商：

1什么书中毛病最多？（医书）

2什么东西说“父亲”时不会相碰？叫“爸爸”时却会碰到两次？（上嘴唇和下嘴唇）

3太平洋的中间是什么？

第二篇：500强外企英文面试题

外企面试--基本涵盖了所有问题 20xx年02月25日 16:36:05 1. So, tell me a little about yourself.

You don’t need to explain everything from birth to present day. Relevant facts about education, your career and your current life situation are fine.

2. Why are you looking (or why did you leave you last job)?

This should be a straightforward question to answer, but it can trip you up. Presumably you are looking for a new job (or any job) because you want to advance your career and get a position that allows you to grow as a person and an employee. It’s not a good idea to mention money here, it can make you sound mercenary. And if you are in the unfortunate situation of having been downsized, stay positive and be a***rief as pos***le about it. If you were fired, you’ll need a good explanation. But once again, stay positive.

3. Tell me what you know about this company.

Do your homework before you go to any interview. Whether it’***eing the VP of marketing or the mailroom clerk, you should know about the company or business you’re going to work for. Has this company been in the news lately? Who are the people in the company you should know about? Do the background work, it will make you stand out as someone who comes prepared, and is genuinely interested in the company and the job.

4. Why do you want to work at X Company?

This should be directly related to the last question. Any research you’ve done on the company should have led you to the conclusion that you’d want to work there. After all, you’re at the interview, right? Put some thought into this answer before you have your interview, mention your career goals and highlight forward-thinking goals and career plans.

5. What relevant experience do you have?

Hopefully if you’re applying for this position you have bags of related experience, and if that’s the case you should mention it all. But if you’re switching careers or trying something a little different, your experience may initially not look like it’s matching up. That’s when you need a little honest creativity to match the experiences required with the ones you have. People skills are people skills after all, you just need to show how customer service skills can apply to internal management positions, and so on.

6. If your previous co-workers were here, what would they say about you? Ok, this is not the time for full disclosure. If some people from your past are going to say you’re a boring A-hole, you don’t need to bring that up. Stay positive, always, and maybe have a few specific quotes in mind. “They’d say I was a hard worker” or even better “John Doe has always said I was the most reliable, creative problem-solver he’d ever met.”

7. Have you done anything to further your experience?

This could include anything from night classes to hobbies and sports. If it’s related, it’s worth mentioning. Obviously anything to do with further education is great, but maybe you’re spending time on a home improvement project to work on skills such as self-sufficiency, time management and motivation.

8. Where else have you applied?

This is a good way to hint that you’re in demand, without sounding like you’re whoring yourself all over town. So, be honest and mention a few other companie***ut don’t go into detail. The fact that you’re seriously looking and keeping your options open is what the interviewer is driving at.

9. How are you when you’re working under pressure?

Once again, there are a few ways to answer thi***ut they should all be positive. You may work well under pressure, you may thrive under pressure, and you may actually PREFER working under pressure. If you say you crumble like aged blue cheese, this is not going to help you get your foot in the door.

10. What motivates you to do a good job?

The answer to this one is not money, even if it is. You should be motivated by life’s noble pursuits. You want recognition for a job well done. You want to become better at your job. You want to help others or be a leader in your field.

11. What’s your greatest strength?

This is your chance to shine. You’re being asked to explain why you are a great employee, so don’t hold back and stay do stay positive. You could be someone who thrives under pressure, a great motivator, an amazing problem solver or someone with extraordinary attention to detail. If your greatest strength, however, is to drink anyone under the table or get a top score on Mario Kart, keep it to yourself. The interviewer is looking for work-related strengths.

12. What’s your biggest weakness?

If you’re completely honest, you may be kicking yourself in the butt. If you say you don’t have one, you’re obviously lying. This is a horrible question and one that politicians have become masters at answering. They say things like “I’m perhaps too committed to my work and don’t spend enough time with my family.” Oh, there’s a fireable offense. I’ve even heard “I think I’m too good at my job, it can often make people jealous.” Please, let’s keep our feet on the ground. If you’re asked this question, give a small, work-related flaw that you’re working hard to improve. Example: “I’ve been told I occasionally focus on details and miss the bigger picture, so I’ve been spending time laying out the complete project every day to see my overall progress.”

13. Let’s talk about salary. What are you looking for?

Run for cover! This is one tricky game to play in an interview. Even if you know th

e salary range for the job, if you answer first you’re already showing all your cards. You want as much as pos***le, the employer wants you for as little as you’re willing to take. Before you apply, take a look at salary.com for a good idea of what someone with your specific experience should be paid. You may want to say, “well, that’s something I’ve thought long and hard about and I think someone with my experience should get between X & Y.” Or, you could be sly and say, “right now, I’m more interested in talking more about what the position can offer my career.” That could at least buy you a little time to scope out the situation. But if you do have a specific figure in mind and you are confident that you can get it, I’d say go for it. I have on many occasions, and every time I got very close to that figure (both below and sometimes above).

14. Are you good at working in a team?

Unless you have the I.Q. of a houseplant, you’ll always answer YES to this one. It’s the only answer. How can anyone function inside an organization if they are a loner? You may want to mention what part you like to play in a team though; it’s a great chance to explain that you’re a natural leader.

15. Tell me a suggestion you have made that was implemented.

It’s important here to focus on the word “implemented.” There’s nothing wrong with having a thousand great ideas, but if the only place they live is on your notepad what’s the point? Better still, you need a good ending. If your previous company took your advice and ended up going bankrupt, that’s not such a great example either. Be prepared with a story about an idea of yours that was taken from idea to implementation, and considered successful.

16. Has anything ever irritated you about people you’ve worked with? Of course, you have a list as long as your arm. But you can’t say that, it shows you a***eing negative and difficult to work with. The best way to answer this one is to think for a while and then say something like “I’ve always got on just fine with my co-workers actually.”

Use this question as a chance to show that you are a team player: “The only people I have trouble with are those who aren’t team players, who just don’t perform, who complain constantly, and who fail to respond to any efforts to motivate them.” The interviewer is expecting a response focused on personality and personal dislikes. Surprise her by delivering an answer that reflects company values

17. Is there anyone you just could not work with?

No. Well, unless you’re talking about murderers, racists, rapists, thieves or other dastardly characters, you can work with anyone. Otherwise you could be flagged as someone who’s picky and difficult if you say, “I can’t work with anyone who’s a Bronco’s fan. Sorry.”

18. Tell me about any issues you’ve had with a previou***oss.

Arrgh! If you fall for this one you shouldn’t be hired anyway. The interviewer is tes

ting you to see if you’ll speak badly about your previous supervisor. Simply answer this question with exteme tact, diplomacy and if necessary, a big fat loss of memory. In short, you’ve never had any issues.

The answer to 18 is completely wrong. I am a director at a major media company’s interactive division. Our company is expanding and I am almost in a constant state of hiring. I ask a variation of this question in every single interview and if a candidate has never had one issue or disagreement with anyone, (I stated a variation: I ask if it has happened with anyone in the workplace) I peg them as a liar and reject them immediately.

I went well with my previou***oss. If there is an conflict, I will be open mind and talk about facts. once decision is made, I execute it well.

19. Would you rather work for money or job satisfaction?

It’s not a very fair question is it? We’d all love to get paid a Trump-like salary doing a job we love but that’s rare indeed. It’s fine to say money is important, but remember that NOTHING is more important to you than the job. Otherwise, you’re just someone looking for a bigger paycheck.

20. Would you rather be liked or feared?

I have been asked this a lot, in various incarnations. The first time I just drew a blank and said, “I don’t know.” That went over badly, but it was right at the start of my career when I had little to no experience. Since then I’ve realized that my genuine answer is “Neither, I’d rather be respected.” You don’t want to be feared because fear is no way to motivate a team. You may got the job done but at what cost? Similarly, if you’re everyone’***est friend you’ll find it difficult to make tough decisions or hit deadlines. But when you’re respected, you don’t have to be a complete bastard or a lame duck to get the job done.

21. Are you willing to put the interests of X Company ahead of your own? Again, another nasty question. If you say yes, you’re a corporate whore who doesn’t care about family. If you say no, you’re disloyal to the company. I’m afraid that you’ll probably have to say yes to this one though, because you’re trying to be the perfect employee at this point, and perfect employees don’t cut out early for Jimmy’***a***all game.

it is situational. if you… ; if you …. Ethics and professionalism

22. So, explain why I should hire you.

As I’m sure you know, “because I’m great” or “I really need a job” are not good answers here. This is a time to give the employer a laundry list of your greatest talents that just so happen to match the job description. It’s also good to avoid takin

g potshots at other potential candidates here. Focus on yourself and your talents, not other people’s flaws.

23. Finally, do you have any questions to ask me?

I’ll finish the way I started, with one of the most common questions asked in interviews. This directly relates to the research you’ve done on the company and also gives you a chance to show how eager and prepared you are. You’ll probably want to ask about benefits if they haven’t been covered already. A good generic one is “how soon could I start, if I were offered the job of course.” You may also ask what you’d be working on. Specifically, in the role you’re applying for and how that affects the rest of the company. Always have questions ready, greeting this one with a blank stare is a rotten way to finish your interview. Good luck and happy job hunting.

ponder for a moment, and then ask your interviewer “what aspect of your job do you find most challenging”.

I would ask the interviewer, “Why do you like to work here?”

24. Where do you want to be in 5 to years?

They dont want to hear in the same job you are interviewing for. Ultimately, the HR people are searching for someone who can handle the job now, and has the potential to grow into a high level management job in the future. Do you have those goals too?

25. Would you rather work for a big company or a small one?

Favorite answer: I’d treat any company like it was my own regardless. Total ownership of the situation can get you a long way.

General , the worst answer was “I don’t know.” I’ve since learned that “it depends,” with a couple of examples, is perfectly appropriate