你凭什么觉得自己是个潜力股？
我们在面试的时候，常会碰到这样的一个问题：what’s your strength?(你的优势是什么？)
问这个问题，考官想知道，与其他面试者相比，你有什么过人之处？
如果选择录用你的话，最有说服力的理由是什么？
因此，在回答这个问题的时候，我们的目标就是： To show how your strengths match the needs of the job （向对方展示，你的优势与应聘的工作岗位非常匹配。）
那么在描述的时候要怎么说才能合理，更加让对方觉得你很不错很可靠呢？
我们从三个方面入手，首先 " Knowledge-based skills “（知识技能）– 这些是通过教育和经验培养出来的技能，如计算机技能、大学专业、你所说的语言和技术能力等。
其次，”Transferable Skills“（通用技能） - 这个技能是你在之前的工作中总结出来的，并且适用于各种不同的岗位。
比如你能够很好地管理人；
善于解决复杂的问题；
善于计划，善于沟通等。
最后一个是”Personal Traits“（性格特点） – 这是指你的个人品质与性格特点，例如可靠，勤奋，灵活，外向，守时、认真，严谨等等。
当然光说这些优势没有用，而且在你的简历上，你已经写过这些了。
面试官之所以再问你，是想进行确认，也就是说，请你举例说明，这些优势是如何体现在你的工作之中的。
我们来看两个例子
Sample Answer 1:
As you can see from my resume, I’ve taken advantage of every opportunity to complete training to develop technical knowledge in this field. Now I’m considered an expert in the technologies that my current company is working on.
正如我在简历上体现出来的，我充分利用每一个机会进行培训，提高自己在该领域的技术知识。我现在被认为是目前公司从事技术方面的专家。
Last year, when the company decided to expand in this area, the management selected me to head the new project.To head this team effectively, I used my planning skills to make sure that the team was on task and on time, at all times.
去年，公司决定扩大这方面的管理，管理人员选定我负责这个新项目。我用我的计划能力，确保 47 31428 47 14985 0 0 3935 0 0:00:07 0:00:03 0:00:04 3935队在任何时候都按时完成任务。
My management skills came in handy to get the most out of each person on the team. For instance, two of the team members came from competing departments. I work with both of them closely and entrusted them with the most important part of the project.
我的管理技巧对团队中的每个人都是最有用的。例如，两个团队成员来自竞争激烈的部门。我和他们紧密合作，委托他们参与项目的最重要部分。
This way, I was able to develop trust between these two team members.This resulted in producing excellent work, while forming one of the most sought-after partnerships in the company.
这样，我就能够在这两个团队成员之间建立信任。这让我出色地完成了工作，同时也成为公司中最受欢迎的合作伙伴之一。
Because this was a new initiative, the nature of the job changed as the project developed.Another one of my strengths is that I’m flexible and I’m able to handle change in the company or in my job responsibilities.
因为这是一个新的计划，随着项目的发展，工作性质发生了变化。我的另一个优点是我很灵活，能够处理公司的变动或工作职责。
When I started on this project, we had four team members. By the end, we had 16. That means that I needed to go from working one-on-one with each team member to having to delegate responsibility as the project grew.
当我接手这个项目时，我们有四个团队成员。到最后，我们有16个。这意味着，随着项目的发展，我需要与每一个团队成员进行一对一地委派工作任务。
This was possible because of the trust I had built up within the team and my ability to shift gears when the project changed over time.
这是可行的，因为我在团队中建立了信任，并且随着时间的推移项目提高了我适应变化的能力。
Sample Answer 2:
One of my biggest strengths is my communication skills. In my current job, I work with people from all over the world and many different backgrounds. I’m able to understand that everyone has different perspectives about projects and work tasks.
我最大的优势之一是我的沟通技巧。在目前的工作中，我与来自世界各地和不同背景的人一起工作。我知道每个人对项目和工作任务都有不同的观点。
One of our most recent hires comes from a developing country. It’s very tempting when talking about the latest technological developments to dismiss or at least ignore her perspective.
最近，我们有一个雇员来自一个发展中国家。在谈论最新的技术发展时，大家会想要忽略掉她的观点。
However, as the head of the department, it was clear to me that this new employee brought a fresh perspective on why we needed to consider different options when deciding on the type of technology to adopt.
然而，作为该部门的负责人，我很清楚，这个新员工在我们决定采用何种技术时为什么需要考虑不同的选择上给我们带来了一个新的视角。
Through hard work and determination, I was able to get the rest of the department to make important changes that moved us in the same direction as the project.I was fortunate that I was able to develop these analytical skills when I was an undergraduate student at McQuillan University.
通过艰苦的努力和决心，我能够让其他部门做出重要的改变，让我们朝着项目的同一方向前进。我很幸运，在麦克兰大学时我能够形成这些分析能力。
The program I was in used case based teaching so that we worked on solving real-life problems under real-life conditions.I graduated at the top of my class, and now, I make use of the skills I learned there everyday.
我在使用案例教学的过程中，致力于解决现实生活中的实际问题。我以班级第一的成绩毕业，现在，我每天都使用我在那里学到的技能。
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