你知道面試的真正目的嗎？也許你曾納悶過，你的簡歷招聘人員已經看過了，他們也對你電話面試過了，所有的證明材料他們也都檢查過了，為什么還要你在面試的時候再重復一遍呢？其實面試的真正目的不過是要看看你是否討他們喜歡。這也是人們在面試中常常失策的地方。

Hiring managers today have a lot of tools at their disposal to figure out if you're qualified for a job. The Internet reveals your history, and often the content and quality of your work; LinkedIn (一個網站，專為商務人士建立聯系而用) can provide a plethora of references from people who have worked with you, whether you actually provide them to the employer yourself or not. And a phone screen can give a sense of your verbal abilities.

如今招聘人員有很多辦法判斷是否你具備工作資格。他們可以在網上搜索到你的個人背景、工作內容和業績。 LinkedIn 網站提供了來自和你共事的人們對你的大量評價，不管你有沒有自己把這些提供給應聘者。電話面試也能體現出一個人的語言表達能力。

So what's left? Whether or not you click with them—whether they like you. Remember that intangible thing that happens on a date when you decide if you like the person or not? The same thing happens with hiring.

那么剩下還有什么？就是你和他們是否一拍即合——他們是不是喜歡你。記得在約會時決定喜不喜歡對方時那一種無形的東西嗎？在這方面，招聘和約會是一樣的。

This is what the face-to-face interview is all about. So make a great first impression, and focus on making sure the interviewer likes you.

這就是面對面面試的目的。所以要給別人一個絕好的第一印象，注意一定要去讓面試官喜歡你。