Knowing what an employer is looking for in a potential employee can help us to prepare for an interview. An interviewer may have such questions in his mind: What specific skills am I looking for in the people who apply for a job? And how do I identify these skills?

了解雇主在寻找潜在职员的时候看的时候可以帮助我们准备面试。面试官会在他的脑海里可能会有这样的问题：在求职者中我寻找的是拥有什么样技能的人？我如何确定这些技能？

First, most important for him in the way of skills is the ability to communicate --- can people speak clearly? Can they express the kind of person they believe themselves to be? In what kind of situation do they perform well? What are their strengths and weaknesses? So what he’s looking for is an ability to verbalize an idea in clear, simple, understandable language.

首先，对他来说最重要的技能是沟通能力---人们是否能够表达得清清楚楚？他们能不能表达自己是属于哪一类人？在哪种情况下，他们表现得出色？他们的优点和弱点是什么？所以他所寻找的是一种能用清楚，简单，易懂的语言表达思想的能力。

Second, he is looking for creativity. He will ask some “odd” questions. How do they respond in these tough situations --- can they be creative with their answers? This is very important when they are out in business situations with customers. They will have to respond to very sudden changes and problem-solving situation that they are not familiar with, and the interviewer wants to know if they can handle them.

第二，他们在寻找的是创新。他会问一些“奇怪的”问题。在这样艰难的情况下他们会如何反应，他们的答案是否有创新性？这是很重要的在他们并未身处商业中时。他们将不得不对这突发的变化作出回应并解决他们不熟悉的问题，而面试官则想知道他们是否能够处理。

Third, what he looks for the most are personal qualities --- assertiveness, drive, ambition and a competitive instinct. They should be high achievers and want to work hard. How they present their experiences? For example, an assertive person will say, “I can do these things” and “I decided in this course of action,” whereas a more passive person might say, “These are the experiences I have had.” All of these things describe the person in some way.

第三，他最想要寻找的是个人素质：自信，进取，抱负和竞争的本能。他们应该有大成就，而且想努力工作。他们如何讲述自己的经历。例如，一个自信的人会说，“我能做这些事”和“我决定采取这一行动方针，“而被动的人则会说，“这就是我做过的经历。”所有的这些事情都在某种程度上描述了一个人。