Tips on remote interviews

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If an interview makes you horribly nervous, the thought of doing it remotely might be a relief, but you should still take it 1 .

Your interviewer may have a harder time seeing you sweat, 2 they’ll still ask questions.Think of a phone or video interview as an extra 3 to impress.If you create a 4 with someone without being in the same place as them, there is a good chance that they’ll 5 your ability to do a good job.Here are three tips to make the whole process go much more 6 .

Test Your Phone: Don’t 7 until right before your interview to make sure that your 8 is charged and your Wi-Fi works.For a video interview, it’s 9 to do a trial run in advance, since problems are likely to 10 at any time.“These are live, so it’s very important to test your connection ahead of time,” says Scott Dobroski, the director of corporate communications at Glassdoor.

Get The Ambiance（氛围） Right: You don’t 11 your interviewer to think you’re in a basement, so skip any 12 place.13 a spot where the light is facing you, and try to set yourself up in a flattering frame at a 14 distance.15 , you want to have slightly an inch of space above your head.

Take Your Time: A common mistake people make is cutting someone else off in conversation out of eagerness or 16 .This is even easier to do when you can’t see the person you’re talking to.So even if it feels slightly unnatural, wait a moment after your interviewer 17 a sentence.Cutting them off accidentally a time or two is 18 — they’ll understand why—but if you come across as being more interested in 19 yourself than establishing a connection, you will possibly 20 the job.

1.A.seriously B.lightly C.easily D.immediately

2.A.so B.but C.or D.and

3.A.attempt B.stage C.opportunity D.place

4.A.virus B.job C.wonder D.connection

5.A.doubt B.test C.evaluate D.trust

6.A.smoothly B.quickly C.slowly D.steadily

7.A.sleep B.hesitate C.wait D.leave

8.A.equipment B.phone C.car D.computer

9.A.risky B.unnecessary C.diffi cult D.important

10.A.arise B.disappear C.worsen D.remain

11.A.force B.want C.require D.advise

12.A.bright B.warm C.dark D.shiny

13.A.Avoid B.Visit C.Overlook D.Choose

14.A.comfortable B.short C.long D.measurable

15.A.Strangely B.Ideally C.Indeed D.Clearly

16.A.politeness B.respect C.curiosity D.impatience

17.A.fi nishes B.begins C.revises D.translates

18.A.foolish B.forgivable C.clever D.reasonable

19.A.teaching B.helping C.talking D.enjoying

20.A.get B.start C.miss D.love

答案与解析

1.A。考查副词。前面提到远程面试可能会让你松口气，根据转折关系，这里说的是对远程面试仍应该认真对待。词组take...seriously表示“认真对待”。

2.B。考查连词。前后表示转折。

3.C。考查名词。这里说的是要把电话或视频面试看作给人留下好印象的额外“机会”。

4.D。考查名词。此处是说通过远程面试与面试官建立一种“联系或关系”，所以用connection。

5.D。考查动词。如果面试时建立了良好的关系，那么面试官就有可能相信你具备出色完成工作的“能力”。

6.A。考查副词。下文都是就面试提出的建议，这些建议能够让面试过程更加“顺畅”。

7.C。考查动词。准备工作要提前很久就做好，不要“等到”面试开始之前才检查。

8.B。考查名词。根据上文可知，要确保“电话”充好了电。

9.D。考查形容词。根据video interview与do a trial run in advance可知，这里是说提前练习是很“重要”的。

10.A。考查动词。根据因果关系，之所以要提前练习，是因为问题随时都有可能“出现”，提前练习才能未雨绸缪和从容不迫。

11.B。考查动词。前面说到要注意氛围，所以“不要”让对方以为你住在地下室。

12.C。考查形容词。根据上文的建议，面试要选择一个光线好的地方，避开任何“黑暗的”场所。

13.D。考查动词。此句意为：选择一个面向光线的地方。动词choose与skip刚好构成相反关系。

14.A。考查形容词。本句意思是：找个“舒适的”距离，让你在电子设备的相框里显得尽可能地好看。

15.B。考查副词。ideally表示“理想情况下”。

16.D。考查名词。根据因果关系，人们是由于心急或“不耐烦”才打断别人。

17.A。考查动词。这里建议为了避免打断别人，在对方“说完”一句话之后，不要急着接话，而是等一小会儿。

18.B。考查形容词。根据they’ll understand why可知，偶尔一两次打断别人，还是“可原谅的”。

19.C。考查动词。面试的目的在于沟通和建立联系，而不是沉浸于自己的夸夸其谈，所以不要给面试官留下这种印象。

20.C。考查动词。一旦你给面试官留下上面提到的印象，你就可能“错过”这个工作。

长难句分析

1.If you create a connection with someone without being in the same place as them, there is a good chance that they’ll trust your ability to do a good job.如果你不用与人共处一室就能与人建立联系，那么很有可能他们会相信你具备出色完成工作的能力。

本句是个复合句，if引出条件状语从句，there is...是主句，而且这个主句本身又是一个复合句，其中that从句用作名词chance（可能性）的同位语，there is a good chance that...表示“很有可能……”。

2.A common mistake people make is cutting someone else off in conversation out of eagerness or impatience.人们经常犯的一个错误就是由于心急或不耐烦而打断别人。

本句是个复合句，属于主系表结构，其中表语是一个动名词短语，介词短语out of...意为“出于……”，表示原因，用做动词短语cutting someone else off的状语。定语从句people make 修饰A common mistake。