The Job Interview
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A job candidate meets with a female interviewer at a tech company to discuss previous work experience and salary expectations.
L
LinW
WeiL
你好，请坐。谢谢你今天来参加面试。
nǐ hǎo, qǐng zuò. xièxie nǐ jīntiān lái cānjiā miànshì.
Hello, please have a seat. Thank you for coming to the interview today.
W
您好，谢谢您给我这个机会，我很高兴能来这里。
nín hǎo, xièxie nín gěi wǒ zhège jīhuì, wǒ hěn gāoxìng néng lái zhèlǐ.
Hello, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I'm very glad to be here.
L
那我们就开始吧。你能先介绍一下你以前的工作经验吗？
nà wǒmen jiù kāishǐ ba. nǐ néng xiān jièshào yíxià nǐ yǐqián de gōngzuò jīngyàn ma?
Then let's get started. Could you first tell me a bit about your previous work experience?
W
当然可以。我在上一家公司做了三年软件工程师，主要负责开发手机应用。
dāngrán kěyǐ. wǒ zài shàng yì jiā gōngsī zuòle sān nián ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī, zhǔyào fùzé kāifā shǒujī yìngyòng.
Of course. I worked as a software engineer at my previous company for three years, mainly responsible for developing mobile apps.
L
听起来很不错。那你在那份工作里遇到过什么挑战吗？
tīng qǐlái hěn búcuò. nà nǐ zài nà fèn gōngzuò lǐ yùdào guò shénme tiǎozhàn ma?
That sounds great. So did you run into any challenges in that job?
W
有。有一次项目的时间特别紧，我们团队加了两个星期的班才完成，压力挺大的。
yǒu. yǒu yí cì xiàngmù de shíjiān tèbié jǐn, wǒmen tuánduì jiāle liǎng gè xīngqī de bān cái wánchéng, yālì tǐng dà de.
Yes. Once a project's timeline was really tight, and our team worked overtime for two weeks to finish it, which was pretty stressful.
L
那你们是怎么解决这个问题的呢？
nà nǐmen shì zěnme jiějué zhège wèntí de ne?
So how did you solve that problem?
W
我们重新分配了一下任务，先把最重要的功能做好，同时每天保持沟通，最后按时交付了。
wǒmen chóngxīn fēnpèile yíxià rènwù, xiān bǎ zuì zhòngyào de gōngnéng zuòhǎo, tóngshí měitiān bǎochí gōutōng, zuìhòu ànshí jiāofùle.
We reassigned the tasks, finished the most important features first, kept in daily communication at the same time, and delivered on schedule in the end.
L
很好，看得出你很有团队合作精神。那我们谈谈薪水吧，你的期望薪资是多少？
hěn hǎo, kàn de chū nǐ hěn yǒu tuánduì hézuò jīngshén. nà wǒmen tántan xīnshuǐ ba, nǐ de qīwàng xīnzī shì duōshǎo?
Great, I can tell you have a real team spirit. So let's talk about salary — what's your expected pay?
W
根据我的经验和市场行情，我希望月薪在两万到两万五之间。
gēnjù wǒ de jīngyàn hé shìchǎng hángqíng, wǒ xīwàng yuèxīn zài liǎng wàn dào liǎng wàn wǔ zhī jiān.
Based on my experience and the market rate, I'm hoping for a monthly salary between twenty thousand and twenty-five thousand.
L
好的，这个范围在我们的预算之内。除了工资，我们还有年终奖和一些其他福利。
hǎo de, zhège fànwéi zài wǒmen de yùsuàn zhī nèi. chúle gōngzī, wǒmen hái yǒu niánzhōngjiǎng hé yìxiē qítā fúlì.
Okay, that range is within our budget. Besides the salary, we also offer a year-end bonus and some other benefits.
W
那太好了，听起来很有吸引力。谢谢您的介绍，我很期待有机会加入你们团队。
nà tài hǎo le, tīng qǐlái hěn yǒu xīyǐnlì. xièxie nín de jièshào, wǒ hěn qīdài yǒu jīhuì jiārù nǐmen tuánduì.
That's great, it sounds very attractive. Thank you for the information — I'm really looking forward to the chance to join your team.