But if you just say
但是如果你說
oh yeah, so there was this guy in my class
嗯,我們班上有這么個男生
and he was really hard to talk to, or work with
很難跟他交談或者共事
Because he was always rumbling and stumbling
因為他說話沒有條理還有點結巴
And it was just really difficult and so it sucked
跟他打交道實在太難,所以事情進展不下去了
we didn't do well on the class at all
所以課上活動進行得不好
That tells me nothing
這些話等于沒說
You know there was a gentleman in my class
我們班上有個男生
who we learnt later
剛開始我們不知道
actually he had speech impediment
后來才發現他有口吃的毛病
So one of the things that I had to learn to do was to sit with him, face to face
所以我就得學會和他面對面坐下來
and have him slowly articulate, speak to me
讓他慢慢地,說話時讓他吐字清晰
And by doing that, setting aside extra 15 minutes
這樣每次開小組會議
every time we had a team meeting, to get everything together
我們都會騰出15分鐘時間,把每件事情理順
we were able to get the job done
我們順利的把項目完成了
And boy, the first project, we probably didn't do so well
當然我們的第一個項目可能完成得不太好
But by the third project to that class
但是到了課上的第三個項目時
we were clicking in all cylinders
就一切運轉正常了
we all understood him, he understood us
我們就都能明白對方的意思
we got an A on that final paper
期末我們的論文得了個A
See how that worked?
看到這是怎么回事了嗎?
You are telling me a story
你給我講了個故事
you've got a beginning, you've got a middle, you've got an end
這個故事有開頭,有過程,有結尾
you are giving me specifics
你還告訴了我細節信息
He had a speech impediment
他有言語障礙
you had a project you needed to work on
你們需要進行一個項目
you took the time to sit with him
你花時間和他溝通
and help him work with you
并在工作中給予他幫助
and in the end, all of you won
到最后你們都獲勝了
Ok?
好嗎?
Those are all part of me trying to figure out these core competencies
這些都是我為了了解你的核心能力
by utilizing that behavioral model
利用行為模型來對你進行測試
So now it's getting to the time to wrap up that interview
現在到了結束面試的時候
And this can be really awkward for a lot of folks
這對很多朋友來說可能會比較尷尬
How do I close an interview?
我該怎么結束面試呢?
Marylyn, what's the appropriate thing to do?
瑪麗蓮,怎么做才合適呢?
Well, hopefully, if you are working with a hiring manager
情況樂觀的話,如果這個招聘經理
whose word is what he sells
他就是靠說話吃飯的
After they ask you questions
當他們問完你問題后
they are gonna give you a chance to ask them questions
他們會給你個機會來問他們問題
This is your chance, much like that informational interview
現在你的機會來了,有點像信息面試
to try to figure out, is this the right place for me
來判斷這個職位是否適合你
I'm interviewing you, but you should also be interviewing me
我在面試你,但是你也應該面試我
Is this the right place for you?
這個職位適合你嗎?
So ask good questions based on research
所以做了研究以后,你應該問一些恰當的問題
My favorite story
有個故事我非常喜歡
There is a colleague of mine, her name is Nicole
我有個同事,她叫妮可
she used to work with me, and she said
我們曾經一塊兒工作,有一回她告訴我
there is this one guy, he was amazing
有這么個家伙,他可真棒
Packably dressed, showed up in a suit, very articulate
穿著得體,一身正裝,談吐清晰
great things is to say in the interview
面試的一切進行得都很順利
She was just so excited about this candidate
我真是太喜歡這個應聘者了