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Four Minutes That Get You Hired

面试的秘诀

To get the right job，learn to make the right impression

要想获得满意的工作，就要学会留下最好的印象

The 28-year-old Bay Stater spent six years working at night while she attended

college during the day. 六年来，28岁的贝·斯黛特白天上大学，晚上工作。When she finally

graduated, she wanted to get a teaching possession at a nearby elementary school in

Boston.毕业后她想在波士顿附近的一所小学里谋求一份教书的工作。

She got an interview with the headmaster after sending a resume. 寄出简历之后，

她得到了校长给她面试的机会。 “I noticed a tiny hole in my stockings that morning,” "

那天早晨，我注意到长简袜上有个小洞，"she said. 她回忆说， “I thought about changing,

but I knew I’d be late if I did. “我想要换一双，但觉得要是换的话，就要迟到了。By the time

I got to the interview, 我到达面试地点时，the hole had stretched from my ankle to my

knee. 袜子上的小洞从脚踝一直破到了膝盖。 I walked in and immediately apologized for

not looking my best. 我进去后，立刻为自己的糟糕形象向校长道歉。 I spent the rest of

the time trying to sit in a way that he couldn’t see the hole.” 接下来，我努力坐得让校长

看不见这个小洞。”

The likely teacher didn’t get that job. 结果，她想当老师却没有得到这份工作。 In fact,

实际上， one of her friends told her the headmaster’s only comment was: “if a person

doesn’t take the time to present her best image at an interview, what kind of teacher is she

going to be?”她朋友告诉她校长对她的惟一评价是"如果一个人在面试中不花点时间来展示

她最好的形象的话，她会是一个怎样的老师呢?"

First impressions are often lasting ones. 第一印象通常是持久的。This means that if

you’re viewed positively within the first four critical minutes, 也就是说，如果你在最初的关

键四分钟内能给别人留下好印象的话，the person you’ve met will likely assume everything

you do is positive.你所遇到的这个人就很可能会以为你做事总能令人满意。

Four minutes! 四分钟!Studies tell us that’s the crucial period in which impressions are

formed by someone we’ve just met. 研究表明，就是在这关键的四分钟内，我们刚刚邂逅

的人形成了对我们的印象。Within only ten seconds, that person will begin to make

judgments about our professionalism, social class, morals and intelligence. 仅仅在十秒中

内，他就开始对我们的职业特性、社会阶层、道德品质、智力才能进行判断。People tend to

focus on what they see, on what they hear, and on our actual words.人们倾向把注意力集

中在他们所看见的、所听到的及我们实际说的话上。

Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves are

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more likely to care about their jobs. 大多数雇主认为那些看起来似乎在乎自己形象的人更

可能在乎自己的工作。We know “it’s what’s inside that counts,” 虽然都知道"内在品质是最

重要的"， but research shows that physically attractive people are generally regarded by

employers as more intelligent, likable and creditable. 然而研究表明，雇主一般认为外表引

人注目的人更有才能、更惹人喜爱、更值得信赖。 Your goal should be to come across in the

best possible way – attractive in the way you dress, in your gestures and facial expressions

and in your speech.因此，你应该以最亮丽的形象，即用你的着装方式、手势姿态、面部表

情、言谈话语来吸引人。

Here’s how to make those four crucial minutes count: 下面的一些方法可以让你充分

利用这四分钟，成功地达到自己的目标。

Look your best. 展示最好的形象。 It signals success. 这是成功的信号。 Studies

have linked clothing consciousness to higher self-esteem and job satisfaction. 研究表明，

一个人的衣着意识是同他较强的自尊心和工作的满意程度成正比的。Yet many people fail to

understand the importance of presenting a professional image.然而，很多人不了解展示职

业形象的重要性。

Forget about personal style. 丢掉个人风格。At work, your clothes must convey the

message that you are competent, reliable and authoritative. 工作中，衣着必须传达出你有

能力、可信任、具有权威等信息。

Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. 为想要工作着装，而不是为已有的

工作着装。If you’re to have an interview at a company you’ve never visited and aren’t sure

what to wear, 如果你要去一家从没去过的公司面试，但不知道穿什么好，send for a copy of

its annual report and study what the employees pictured are wearing, 向这家公司要一份

年度报告，研究一下照片上雇员的穿着，or drop by ahead of time to see how they dress. 或

者提前到这家公司去看看他们是怎么穿衣打扮的。

Monitor your body language. 控制身体语言。How you move and gesture will

greatly influence an interviewer’s first impression of you. 你的一举一动都会在很大程度上

影响面试者对你的印象。In an influential study of communications, 在一项影响深远的关于

交往的研究中，psychologist Albert Mehrabian discovered that seven percent of any

message about our feelings and attitudes comes from the words we use, 心理学家阿尔伯

特·梅赫拉比恩发现：7％的情感和态度的信息来自说话时用的词语，38 percent from our

voice, 38％来自声音，and a surprising 55percent from our facial expressions. 令人吃惊的

是，55％的来自面部表情。In fact, when our facial expression or tone of voice conflicts with

our words, 实际上，面部表情或语调同话语矛盾时， the listener will typically put more

weight on the nonverbal message.听者通常更注重非语言信息。

To make your first encounter a positive one, start with a firm handshake. 为了第一次

面试成功，握手要坚定有力。If the interviewer doesn’t initiate the gesture, offer your hand

first. 如果面试者没有主动和你握手，那么你就先伸出手来。Whenever you have a choice of

seats, 如果有可能选择座位，select a chair beside his or her desk, as opposed to one across

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