A:I’mareporterfromXXDaily,asyouknow,thejobmarketisgettingtougherandtoughernow,butyouhavegotagoodpositioninMicrosoftChinawhenfacingalostofcompetitorswithseveralyearsworkingexperience.Howdoyouthinkaninterview’simportance?

　　B:Sure.Asawell-knownfact,the"jobforlife"isgone-theworldischangingsofast,whichresultsinthejobmarketgettingincreasinglycompetitive.Mostpeoplewillneedtochangejobsatleasteveryfewyearsorso.Soyoucan'tgethiredwithoutshiningattheinterview.Andaswell,yourearningswillbedictatedbyhowwellyouperform!

　　A:Butinfact,howtodowellinaninterviewseemsaquitedifficultthingforalotfreshgraduates.Thenwhat’syouropensesame(诀窍)foryourownsuccess?

　　B:Well,doingwellinaninterviewcanbeeasyifyouunderstandhowtoprepareandknowwhattoexpect!It'scrucialtoprepareproperlyforajobbeforetheinterview.

　　A:That’strue.Precautionsavertperils.Couldyoupleaseexplainitindetail?

　　B:Yeah,ofcourse.Firstofall,youshouldfeelsupremelyconfidentinallsituations!Asyouknow,there’snorecruiterwouldliketohireapersonwithoutconfidencewhenfacingproblems.Second,youshouldprepareforansweringfrequently-askedquestions.Thelastbutit’snolessimportant,you’dhavetotrainyourselfwhattosaytothetrickyquestions.

　　A:Right,Ican’tagreewithyoumore.Butyouknow,alotofjob-seekerwhocan’tmakeitfinallyeventheythinkthey’veperformedwellinaninterview,doyouthinkwhattherootcauseis?

　　B:Interviewsuccessisnotjustaboutknowingthequestions.It'salsoaboutwhatisbehindthequestion.Forexample,whatdoyouthinktheyaregettingatwhentheysay:"Tellmeaboutatypicalweek?"Aretheyjustinterestedinwhatyoudo,oristheresomethingelsebehindthequestion?Surelytheywanttoknowsomethingaboutyoucharacters.Youshouldconvincethemthatyou’rearesponsiblepersoninsteadofyourcarelessness.

　　A:Terrific,that’sexactlytrue.Thankyouverymuchforyourkindnesstoshareyourvaluableexperienceinjob-seeking.Butforthesakeofourinterviewtime,I’dhavetogiveittoandendnow.Afterall,Isupposeallthereaderswillappreciateforyourhelp.WishyouabrilliantfutureinMicrosoft!

　　B:I’mverygladtodothatandyou’rewelcome.Afterall,thankyouforyourbestwishes.