We all forget how hard interviews can be.[qh]
我們都忘了面試會有多難。[qh]
Applicants walk into a strange room and face what can be a long line of unknown people who fire a lot of tricky questions at them.[qh]
應征者走進一個陌生的房間，面對著一長排會提出很多刁鉆問題的陌生人。[qh]
It's not surprising that their minds go a complete blank.[qh]
他們的大腦會一片空白并不奇怪。[qh]
If you're the interviewer and you make an effort to put the interviewees at their ease,[qh]
如果你是面試官，你要努力讓面試者放松，[qh]
then they're more likely to express their opinions coherently and give you a chance to assess them properly.[qh]
然后他們才更由可能條理清晰地表達自己的觀點，給你正確評估他們的機會。[qh]
Interviews are often too theoretical. You get the applicant's views on, for example,[qh]
面試通常過于理論化。例如，你想知道應聘者對[qh]
the principles of marketing and then throw in some tough questions to see if they're up to speed on the latest developments.[qh]
市場營銷原理的見解，那么你會問一些比較難的問題，看他們是否了解最近的一些發展情況。[qh]
But introducing a hands-on activity can be more telling, because then you can assess how they approach everyday activities.[qh]
但是引入一些實踐性活動會更加有效，因為你可以評估他們如何處理日常活動。[qh]
I know some people argue that at senior level it's a waste of time and you should be checking how they deal with clients and colleagues, but I'm not convinced.[qh]
我知道一些人爭辯稱這是在浪費時間，并且你應該關注他們如何與客戶和同事打交道，但是我不同意。[qh]