Tips on remote interviews

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If an interview makes you horribly nervous, the thought of doing it remotely might be a relief, but you should still take it 1 .

Your interviewer may have a harder time seeing you sweat, 2 they’ll still ask questions.Think of a phone or video interview as an extra 3 to impress.If you create a 4 with someone without being in the same place as them, there is a good chance that they’ll 5 your ability to do a good job.Here are three tips to make the whole process go much more 6 .

Test Your Phone: Don’t 7 until right before your interview to make sure that your 8 is charged and your Wi-Fi works.For a video interview, it’s 9 to do a trial run in advance, since problems are likely to 10 at any time.“These are live, so it’s very important to test your connection ahead of time,” says Scott Dobroski, the director of corporate communications at Glassdoor.

Get The Ambiance（氛圍） Right: You don’t 11 your interviewer to think you’re in a basement, so skip any 12 place.13 a spot where the light is facing you, and try to set yourself up in a flattering frame at a 14 distance.15 , you want to have slightly an inch of space above your head.

Take Your Time: A common mistake people make is cutting someone else off in conversation out of eagerness or 16 .This is even easier to do when you can’t see the person you’re talking to.So even if it feels slightly unnatural, wait a moment after your interviewer 17 a sentence.Cutting them off accidentally a time or two is 18 — they’ll understand why—but if you come across as being more interested in 19 yourself than establishing a connection, you will possibly 20 the job.

1.A.seriously B.lightly C.easily D.immediately

2.A.so B.but C.or D.and

3.A.attempt B.stage C.opportunity D.place

4.A.virus B.job C.wonder D.connection

5.A.doubt B.test C.evaluate D.trust

6.A.smoothly B.quickly C.slowly D.steadily

7.A.sleep B.hesitate C.wait D.leave

8.A.equipment B.phone C.car D.computer

9.A.risky B.unnecessary C.diffi cult D.important

10.A.arise B.disappear C.worsen D.remain

11.A.force B.want C.require D.advise

12.A.bright B.warm C.dark D.shiny

13.A.Avoid B.Visit C.Overlook D.Choose

14.A.comfortable B.short C.long D.measurable

15.A.Strangely B.Ideally C.Indeed D.Clearly

16.A.politeness B.respect C.curiosity D.impatience

17.A.fi nishes B.begins C.revises D.translates

18.A.foolish B.forgivable C.clever D.reasonable

19.A.teaching B.helping C.talking D.enjoying

20.A.get B.start C.miss D.love

答案與解析

1.A。考查副詞。前面提到遠程面試可能會讓你松口氣，根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，這里說的是對遠程面試仍應(yīng)該認真對待。詞組take...seriously表示“認真對待”。

2.B。考查連詞。前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折。

3.C。考查名詞。這里說的是要把電話或視頻面試看作給人留下好印象的額外“機會”。

4.D。考查名詞。此處是說通過遠程面試與面試官建立一種“聯(lián)系或關(guān)系”，所以用connection。

5.D。考查動詞。如果面試時建立了良好的關(guān)系，那么面試官就有可能相信你具備出色完成工作的“能力”。

6.A。考查副詞。下文都是就面試提出的建議，這些建議能夠讓面試過程更加“順暢”。

7.C。考查動詞。準備工作要提前很久就做好，不要“等到”面試開始之前才檢查。

8.B。考查名詞。根據(jù)上文可知，要確保“電話”充好了電。

9.D。考查形容詞。根據(jù)video interview與do a trial run in advance可知，這里是說提前練習是很“重要”的。

10.A。考查動詞。根據(jù)因果關(guān)系，之所以要提前練習，是因為問題隨時都有可能“出現(xiàn)”，提前練習才能未雨綢繆和從容不迫。

11.B。考查動詞。前面說到要注意氛圍，所以“不要”讓對方以為你住在地下室。

12.C。考查形容詞。根據(jù)上文的建議，面試要選擇一個光線好的地方，避開任何“黑暗的”場所。

13.D。考查動詞。此句意為：選擇一個面向光線的地方。動詞choose與skip剛好構(gòu)成相反關(guān)系。

14.A。考查形容詞。本句意思是：找個“舒適的”距離，讓你在電子設(shè)備的相框里顯得盡可能地好看。

15.B。考查副詞。ideally表示“理想情況下”。

16.D。考查名詞。根據(jù)因果關(guān)系，人們是由于心急或“不耐煩”才打斷別人。

17.A。考查動詞。這里建議為了避免打斷別人，在對方“說完”一句話之后，不要急著接話，而是等一小會兒。

18.B。考查形容詞。根據(jù)they’ll understand why可知，偶爾一兩次打斷別人，還是“可原諒的”。

19.C。考查動詞。面試的目的在于溝通和建立聯(lián)系，而不是沉浸于自己的夸夸其談，所以不要給面試官留下這種印象。

20.C。考查動詞。一旦你給面試官留下上面提到的印象，你就可能“錯過”這個工作。

長難句分析

1.If you create a connection with someone without being in the same place as them, there is a good chance that they’ll trust your ability to do a good job.如果你不用與人共處一室就能與人建立聯(lián)系，那么很有可能他們會相信你具備出色完成工作的能力。

本句是個復(fù)合句，if引出條件狀語從句，there is...是主句，而且這個主句本身又是一個復(fù)合句，其中that從句用作名詞chance（可能性）的同位語，there is a good chance that...表示“很有可能……”。

2.A common mistake people make is cutting someone else off in conversation out of eagerness or impatience.人們經(jīng)常犯的一個錯誤就是由于心急或不耐煩而打斷別人。

本句是個復(fù)合句，屬于主系表結(jié)構(gòu)，其中表語是一個動名詞短語，介詞短語out of...意為“出于……”，表示原因，用做動詞短語cutting someone else off的狀語。定語從句people make 修飾A common mistake。