You Didn't Do Your Homework

　　没做足功课

　　It is critical to understand the company business, intention, history and mission. It is not uncommon for an executive to start out testing an interviewee with, ‘Tell me what you know about our company and what we do.’ If you didn’t take the time to research the company you are interviewing with, this could be a red flag to your interviewer.

　　了解你所应聘的公司的业务、目标、历史和使命是很重要的。很多高管在面试一开始就会问：“谈一谈你对我们公司以及我们的工作的了解。”如果你没有花时间调研你所应聘的这家公司，将会给你的考官留下极不好的印象。

　　You Didn't Send a Thank You Email

　　没有寄感谢函

　　A timely, polite follow-up after the interview can go a long way. Always send a thank you email to your interviewer within 24 hours. You should thank the person for their time, reiterate your interest in the role, and perhaps let the person know you were thinking about a specific challenge that the role may present and thought of different approaches that you might consider in addressing the challenge.

　　面试结束后及时发一封礼貌的感谢函对你很有帮助。一定要在24小时内将感谢函发给考官。你应该感谢考官抽出宝贵时间，重申你对该职位的兴趣，也可以分享一下你对这个职位可能提出的某个挑战的想法，以及你考虑到的不同应对办法。

　　You Didn't Prepare Meaningful Questions

　　没有认真准备问考官的问题

　　When your interviewer asks if you have questions for them, this is still part of the interview. Sophisticated interviewers will judge you by the quality of the questions you ask. You should be prepared with a series of questions for the interviewers. Have them written down on a pad and get at least three to four questions out with each interviewer. Be sure the questions are addressing the role, the challenges with the role, why it is open and how it will impact the person you are interviewing with.

　　如果考官问你是否有想问的问题，这也是面试的一部分。经验丰富的考官会根据这道题的答题质量来评价你。你应该准备一系列问题来问考官。将这些问题写在便笺簿上，至少给每个考官准备三到四个问题。确保这些问题都和职位以及职位带来的挑战有关，询问为什么职位会空出来以及这一职位空缺会给考官带来什么影响。

　　You Came Across as Uninterested

　　你给考官一种漠不关心的感觉

　　Recruiters want to know the person is interested in their company, the role and, in general, interested in other people. If you seemed unenthusiastic, avoided eye contact, were unprepared or didn’t ask meaningful questions, this could indicate a lack of interest to your interviewer.

　　考官期待应聘者对他们的公司、这个职位以及公司其他成员都有兴趣。如果你表现得缺少热情，避免眼神接触，没做准备或没提出有意义的问题，在你的考官看来就是没兴趣。

　　You Asked About Salary, Benefits or Time Off During an Initial Interview

　　初次面试就询问薪水、福利或休假

　　While it’s OK to ask these questions when you are further along in the interview process, you should not bring up these topics during the initial interview. During a first interview, the relationship has not progressed far enough to ask these questions, which come across as presumptuous. The time-off question comes across as not wanting to work hard.

　　尽管在面试过程中后期可以询问这些问题，但你不应该在初次面试中就提这些话题。在初次面试时，双方的关系还没到可以问这种问题的程度，如果你这时候提出来，会让人感觉很冒昧。关于休假的问题会给人你不想努力干活的印象。

　　You Spoke Poorly About Your Former Workplace

　　抱怨之前的工作单位

　　Speaking poorly about former employers or managers could be a red flag for recruiters. There is a fine line between providing legitimate reasons for leaving a company — such as a change in leadership — and openly bad-mouthing a former manager or employer.

　　讲前雇主或前主管的坏话会让考官反感。说明离开上一家公司的正当理由（比如领导层变动）和公开批评前主管或前雇主之间只有一线之差。

　　You Pretended To Know About a Topic You Don't Actually Know About

　　不懂装懂

　　It is better to say ‘I’m not familiar with that,’ and then provide examples from their past on their continuous learning, appetite for being trained and engaging with new concepts, etc., than to pretend they know about a subject they don’t. Honesty is the best policy. No one knows it all.

　　和不懂装懂相比，坦言自己不熟悉某项业务，然后表示自己可以不断学习并举例证明，同时表示愿意接受培训和接触新观念，这样做会更好。诚实才是上策。没有人能无所不知。

　　You Didn't Effectively Relate Your Experience to the Needs of the Current Position

　　你述说的工作经验和这一职位不相关

　　You must explain how your previous experience qualifies you for the open position. Interviewees that studied the position’s responsibilities and duties and relate their experience, achievements and answers to the position’s requirements show they are motivated and detail-oriented, most importantly, make it very simple for the interviewer to understand how quickly the interviewee will be able to hit the ground running and positively fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

　　你解释过往的经历如何让你具备了胜任这一职位的资格。深入了解职位的责任义务并在回答考官时将自己的经验、成就与职位相匹配表明这位面试者积极性高且注重细节，重要的是，让考官很容易就能了解面试者可以多快投入工作和真正履行职责。

　　Your Salary Expectations Are Too High

　　你对薪酬的期待值过高

　　If you’ve made it to the point in the interview process when it’s appropriate to discuss salary, be sure your expectations are in line with other salaries for the given role. You may not get a call back if your salary asks are above what the company is willing to pay — even if you’re qualified for the role. If you really need the job, make sure to compromise and be content with the initial offer that they can give you.

　　如果你到了面试过程中适合讨论薪酬的环节，你要确保你期望的薪酬和从事该职位的其他人的薪酬相一致。如果你要求的薪酬高于公司愿意支付的水平，即使你适合该职位，你也可能收不到回音。如果你真的需要这份工作，一定要做出让步，并接受对方初提出的薪酬。

　　You Are Under- or Overqualified

　　你的资历不够或资历过高

　　You might be beaten to the post by a more qualified applicant. On the other hand, you could be overqualified, causing decision-makers to assume that you will soon move on or demand a higher salary.

　　你可能被资质更好的应聘者打败。不过，你也可能资历过高，导致决策者认为你很快会跳槽或要求加薪。

　　英文来源：美国在线

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