But if you just say
但是如果你说
oh yeah, so there was this guy in my class
嗯,我们班上有这么个男生
and he was really hard to talk to, or work with
很难跟他交谈或者共事
Because he was always rumbling and stumbling
因为他说话没有条理还有点结巴
And it was just really difficult and so it sucked
跟他打交道实在太难,所以事情进展不下去了
we didn't do well on the class at all
所以课上活动进行得不好
That tells me nothing
这些话等于没说
You know there was a gentleman in my class
我们班上有个男生
who we learnt later
刚开始我们不知道
actually he had speech impediment
后来才发现他有口吃的毛病
So one of the things that I had to learn to do was to sit with him, face to face
所以我就得学会和他面对面坐下来
and have him slowly articulate, speak to me
让他慢慢地,说话时让他吐字清晰
And by doing that, setting aside extra 15 minutes
这样每次开小组会议
every time we had a team meeting, to get everything together
我们都会腾出15分钟时间,把每件事情理顺
we were able to get the job done
我们顺利的把项目完成了
And boy, the first project, we probably didn't do so well
当然我们的第一个项目可能完成得不太好
But by the third project to that class
但是到了课上的第三个项目时
we were clicking in all cylinders
就一切运转正常了
we all understood him, he understood us
我们就都能明白对方的意思
we got an A on that final paper
期末我们的论文得了个A
See how that worked?
看到这是怎么回事了吗?
You are telling me a story
你给我讲了个故事
you've got a beginning, you've got a middle, you've got an end
这个故事有开头,有过程,有结尾
you are giving me specifics
你还告诉了我细节信息
He had a speech impediment
他有言语障碍
you had a project you needed to work on
你们需要进行一个项目
you took the time to sit with him
你花时间和他沟通
and help him work with you
并在工作中给予他帮助
and in the end, all of you won
到最后你们都获胜了
Ok?
好吗?
Those are all part of me trying to figure out these core competencies
这些都是我为了了解你的核心能力
by utilizing that behavioral model
利用行为模型来对你进行测试
So now it's getting to the time to wrap up that interview
现在到了结束面试的时候
And this can be really awkward for a lot of folks
这对很多朋友来说可能会比较尴尬
How do I close an interview?
我该怎么结束面试呢?
Marylyn, what's the appropriate thing to do?
玛丽莲,怎么做才合适呢?
Well, hopefully, if you are working with a hiring manager
情况乐观的话,如果这个招聘经理
whose word is what he sells
他就是靠说话吃饭的
After they ask you questions
当他们问完你问题后
they are gonna give you a chance to ask them questions
他们会给你个机会来问他们问题
This is your chance, much like that informational interview
现在你的机会来了,有点像信息面试
to try to figure out, is this the right place for me
来判断这个职位是否适合你
I'm interviewing you, but you should also be interviewing me
我在面试你,但是你也应该面试我
Is this the right place for you?
这个职位适合你吗?
So ask good questions based on research
所以做了研究以后,你应该问一些恰当的问题
My favorite story
有个故事我非常喜欢
There is a colleague of mine, her name is Nicole
我有个同事,她叫妮可
she used to work with me, and she said
我们曾经一块儿工作,有一回她告诉我
there is this one guy, he was amazing
有这么个家伙,他可真棒
Packably dressed, showed up in a suit, very articulate
穿着得体,一身正装,谈吐清晰
great things is to say in the interview
面试的一切进行得都很顺利
She was just so excited about this candidate
我真是太喜欢这个应聘者了