Making the Best of Interviews
By Robert Parkinson



By Robert Parkinson
All job seekers want to present the best side of themselves during a job interview. However, the more we want to present ourselves, the more difficult it is for us to express ourselves. During the process of job seeking, employers always assess an interviewee based on educational background, professional knowledge, project experience, team cooperation capability, communication skills and so on. So how to show the capability that the employers are most focused on during the interview? Robert Parkinson, the founder and CEO of RMG Selection shared his views in his latest interview with HR Insight.
所有求职者都希望在面试中表现自己最完美的一面,但往往当我们有太多想要表现的时候反而很难发挥水平。在求职过程中,雇主往往会从教育背景、专业知识、项目经验、团队合作能力、外语水平、沟通能力、人脉/客户资源、与公司相符的价值观等诸多方面进行考察。如何在面试中突出表现出雇主最为关注的能力是应聘者制胜的关键。
Key factors that employers care the most in a job interview: professional knowledge/skills, communication skills and education background
在2015年4月份发布的RMG Recruitment Insider 报告中显示,雇主们在面试中关注度最高的前三项因素为专业知识和技能,沟通能力和教育背景,被关注度分别为66.9%,50.2%和41.4%;而关注度最低的两项则为与公司相符的价值观和证书与荣誉,被关注度为15.5%和10.5%。这项调查是由近600名中国大陆公司HR经理及招聘经理完成的,旨在调查2015年第一季度各行业及公司的招聘状况与薪酬情况。该调查清晰显示,中国雇主更关心应聘者实际应用的能力,与西方雇主非常关心文化与价值观的作风截然相反。也就是说,如果你希望给中国雇主一个完美的面试印象,要多在专业知识和技能和沟通能力方面下功夫!
HR & Line managers have different views in a job interview
另外一个有趣的发现则是中国的HR经理与负责招聘的直线经理的关注点非常不同。应聘者通常会面临至少2到3轮的面试,面试者分别为HR经理、招聘经理及公司高层负责人。这就意味着,应聘者在每一轮面试中应侧重不同内容。其中最大的不同在于,HR会比招聘经理更关注与公司价值观相符的程度,而招聘经理相对HR会更关注人脉资源。这样的结果也是意料之中,与HR和直线经理们的岗位职责息息相关。
企业文化的建设是HR部门明确的职责,而直线经理非常清楚这个角色将承担责任,并且会与这个角色在一起共事,所以在招聘时他们就会更多关注这个求职者是否可以胜任以及有可能的业绩会怎样。另外针对不同层级的求职者,雇主的需求也会不同,例如东芝医疗系统(中国)有限公司的人力资源部副总监江涛女士就说过:“在招聘与储备有经验的人才时通常会在比较看重专业技术背景、行业经验及团队合作等方面。对于刚毕业的学生来讲,我们更看重他们在技术上的思维创新能力与动手实践能力。”
Communication skills vary in different interview occasions
最后,针对专业知识和沟通能力,在不同的面试中又会有不同的体现方式。关于专业知识,求职者首先要具备相应的知识和经验,在面试中才可能体现。其次,建议求职者准备几个应用专业知识的案例,按照STAR的原则进行讲述,即Situation、Task、Action和Result,每个词汇用3句话体现,就形成了最精炼的案件描述。关于沟通能力的体现,第一是倾听与提问,第二是眼神交流和形体姿态,第三则是言简意赅和井然有序,面试前进行几轮角色扮演将会让你的表现突飞猛进。
Author: Robert Parkinson, RMG Selection – CEO & 创始人
About Recruitment Insider Survey
RMG Recruitment Insider Survey is a detailed China-wide quarterly view on hiring. The data is collected from 10 different types of the companies in 10+ key Chinese cities in 20 core industry sectors. All the result we collect come from key individuals, i.e.: HR executives, line managers or the C Suite.. The survey presents details of the recruitment in each quarter of those surveyed, including headcount numbers, salary package details, salary rise increase levels, and demand for new staff.. Considering that the first quarter is a special period for the whole year’s hiring, we also put some questions about campus recruitment in the survey.
Celina Zhao Jing appointed as Group CFO at RMG Selection
It can be announced that Celina Zhao has been appointed as group CFO of RMG Selection based in the firm’s headquarters in Beijing. Her responsibilities will be to lead the finance function for all of the company’s legal entities and to improve and upgrade the systems and processes of the group.
Celina brings to the company almost 20 years finance experience, latterly at the international recruitment firm Antal International where she was responsible for the entire China finance operations. Celina’s 20 years experience in the services sector includes management of substantial finance teams; asset disposal; re-financing & restructuring as well as substantial experience working with third party finance vendors.
Robert Parkinson, Founder & CEO of the group commented “I am delighted that Celina has joined the executive team. We have known each other for many years and she is well known for her expertise and finance experience in the Human Resources market. I am delighted that she brings so much to the table, and I feel sure that her contribution to the company will be considerable.”
Commenting on her appointment Ms Zhao said “Robert Parkinson is very well known in the China talent market both for the rapid grown of RMG Selection which is already an award winning brand and indeed for the success of his former firm which under his leadership grew from 5 to over 100 staff. I know RMG already has a comparable, if not larger, foot-print in the China market place. RMG for me was therefore a natural choice.
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