在英国找工作是比较富有挑战性。当我上个月毕业的时候，我就下定决心在这里找一份工作，首先需要ＣＶ，我从微软的网站上下载了一些个人简历模版，然后根据自己的情况更改，但是要突出自己的特点，对于所要应聘的职位，根据不同的要求写出不同突出重点地简历，我是学游戏制作的，我在国内没有任何游戏制作方面的经验，所以我的第一页就写了我在英国学习的课程和所拿到的分数。这样可以让他们知道我已经学到了有关游戏制作方面的课程。

另一个重要的是ｃｏｖｅｒ　ｌｅｔｔｅｒ，这甚至比简历更重要，因为他们首先看到的是ｃｏｖｅｒ　ｌｅｔｔｅｒ，所以一定要抓住他们的吸引力。不要和其他人写的一样，要有自己的语言，表明自己的热情，表明自己的动机，一般阅读一份ｃｏｖｅｒ　ｌｅｔｔｅｒ的时间不会超过１０秒，差不多６，７秒，如果在这时间内你没有让他们感兴趣，那么你的申请就会丢进垃圾箱。

对于我申请的职位还需要演示程序，我把我的演示程序和个人简历电子板制作成一张光碟，这样方便他们的阅览。准备好后你可以直接发给所申请的公司，你也可以找工作代理，好的工作代理是非常有效率的。并且这里的工作代理是免费的，如果工作代理帮你找到了工作，录用你的公司会给他们报酬的。

我寄了有４０多份申请，其中有一半都回绝了我，我是从我的中介那里我的第一面试通知，我的面试分成３个部分，第一部分是技术测试，大概有１５道题，５道题关于数学物理，５道题关于图形技术，５道题关于编程语言。然后还有一些个人问题关于如何找到这家公司，为什么离开现在的职位，你所遇到的最大的困难是什么等等。

第二部分就是与技术经理的面试。他提问的问题大概分以下几部分。
- Warm-up Questions
- Work history
- Job performance
- Education
- Career goals
- Self-assessment
- Creativity
- Decisiveness
- Range of interests
- Work standards
- Leadership
- Flexibility
- Self-development

每部分的问题如下：
Warm-up Questions
- What made you apply for this particular position?
- Briefly, would you summarize your work history & education for me?

Work history
- Can you describe for me one or two of your most important accomplishments?
- How much supervision did you received in your previous job?
- Describe for me one of your biggest disappointments in your current job?
- Why are you leaving your current job?
- What’s important to you in a company, and what things do you look for in a new organization?
Job performance
- What are your strong points for this job? and would you say are areas requiring improvement?
- When you’ve been told, or discovered yourself, a problem in your job performance, what have you typically done? Can you give me an example?
- Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
- Starting with your last job, tell me about your achievements that were recognized by your manager?
- What things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
- What would you say is the most important thing you are looking for in a job?
- What were some of the things about your last job that you found most difficult to do?
- What are some of the problems you encounter in doing your job? What do you usually do about it?
- What are some things you particularly liked about your last job?
- How do you feel about the way you were managed?
- If I asked your present/most recent employer about your ability, what would they say?

Education
- What aspects of your education or training have prepared you for this opportunity?
- What courses have been of most help in doing your present job? Why?
Career goals
- What is your long-term career objective?
- What kind of job do you see yourself doing five years from now?
- What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge to be ready for that opportunity?
- How does this job fit in with your overall career goals?
- What would you most like to achieve if you were offered this position?
- What might make you want to leave this role (be careful with this one)?
Self-assessment
- What kind of things do you feel most confident doing?
- Can you describe for me a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome?
- How would you describe yourself as a person?
- What do you think are the most important characteristics a person must possess to become successful?
- What do you consider to be your greatest achievements to date? Why?
- What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?

- What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?
Creativity
- Can you think of a problem you’ve encountered when the old solutions didn't work & you came up with a new one?
- What kind of problems have people recently called on you to solve? Tell me what you have devised.
Decisiveness
- Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, or do you usually make up your mind up quickly? Give an example. (Watch time taken to respond)
- What was your most difficult decision in the last six months? What made it difficult?
- How do you go about making an important decision affecting your career?
Range of interests
- Tell me specifically what you like to o outside of the work?
- How do you keep up with what's going on in your industry?
Work standards
- What are your standards of success in your current position?
- In your position, how would you define doing a good job?
- If you were to manage the performance of a subordinate, what factors would you look for?
Leadership
- What approach do you take in getting your peers to accept your ideas?
- How would you get team colleagues who don’t want to work together to establish a common approach to a problem?
- How would you describe your basic leadership style? Give specific examples of how you practice this?
Flexibility
- What was the most important idea/suggestion you received at work and what happened as a result?
- What was the most significant change made by your company in the last six months that directly affected you, & how successfully did you adapt to this change?
Self-development
- What/who has been the most important event/person in your own self-development?
- What kind of books & other publications do you read?

第三部分就是情商测试，总共有１２０道题目，关于你的性格，你的做事的方法，你处理人际关系的能力等等。

总共面试大概进行了２个多小时。然后经理告诉我３个星期后等消息。以下是我的代理发给我的一些面试技巧，希望对大家有所帮助。

-How to Interview

Interviews are very straightforward and easy! (In principle, yes… however they do become easier with thought and preparation!)

Why? Because you go to an interview and hope that your expectations will be met. Also, the prospective employer also hopes their expectation will be met! Did you know that 90% of prospective employers know that an individual can do the job they are looking to hire for from a CV. Interviews take place for the prospective employer to discuss a little more about what you’ve written in your CV, and more importantly to talk to you about your aspirations in general, what you would like to do, how you can fit into the team etc. Think about it…prospective employers would love to find the right person for their organization after a couple of interviews rather than ‘trawl’ around!

I know… interviews are basically common sense with a little bit of preparation, but we don’t take the process lightly, and recommend you have a quick peruse.
Even if what’s listed below is used as a prompt for what you knew already… or perhaps just highlights one area for you to think about, then its still better than a wasted day off, or long journey! The following is aimed at helping you to achieve your best in an interview situation, however there’s no substitute for genuine enthusiasm and a desire to succeed at that particular interview.

-Pre-interview

- Find out a little more about the company and think of 1-2 questions you can ask during, or at the end of the interview which show your genuine interest in the role.
- Prepare and plan your journey, and contingency (especially if you miss a connection!)
- Gen up on your CV, and be prepared for questions that the prospective employer may ask you (see Interview Questions at the end).
- Gen up on you skills relevant to the position you are being interviewed, and be prepared for technical questions that the prospective employer may ask you, or even test you on!
- Be prepared for the unexpected!

-The arrival

- Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early, and if you’re delayed/running late always phone ahead to apologise.
- Introduce yourself to the interviewer, a solid firm handshake is essential.
- When waiting (or during interview) don’t fold your arms as this gives a negative feeling.
- First impressions are everything, and most interviewers decide if you are a suitable fit within 5 minutes - this is why your appearance and clothing are essential.

-The interview

- Always have 1-2 pre-rehearsed questions about the Company and opportunity, company homework is essential!
- Make sure you talk about the role in enough detail, so the interviewer will love to tell you how good it is! Give the interviewer a feel good factor about the interview.
- Remember that the interviewer is hoping that you are the person that they are looking for.
- Always make it clear that you have a responsible attitude to your career and that you’re looking for a Company you can commit yourself to.
- Don’t get defensive or aggressive, if an interviewer starts asking difficult questions it may be to see how you perform under pressure.
- Avoid any unnecessary apologies.
- Avoid argumentative discussion with the interviewer. If they have strong views on a subject it’s usually best to avoid discussing it and to direct the conversation to more profitable areas!
- The purpose of the interview is to present your skills, ability and suitability, so make sure you bring them up. If by the end of the meeting you haven’t managed to, take the opportunity to go through them with the interviewer.
- If you are asked to describe your strengths back this up with modest examples.
- Expect to be asked to describe your current responsibilities, be ready to tell the interviewer the following:
o What you enjoyed about each job
o What you think your achievements are
o What experience you gained & how that has helped you
o What technical skills you acquired
- Never stray from the point, or talk for more than a couple of minutes at a time, but do give full lively answers. Avoid just yes and no answers, most questions the interviewer asks will be intended to get you talking, help your interviewer to interview you!
- Never bring up money at an early stage of an interview or appear too money motivated, you must show you’re interested in the position first and foremost.
- Never openly criticise your current or previous employers. Always talk positively about your experiences.
- If you are asked to describe any weaknesses it’s generally best to describe a problem or difficulty that you managed to overcome – it’s best to prepare this beforehand.

-Finishing the interview

- Always thank the interviewer for meeting with you, say you have enjoyed the interview.
- Always state that you’re genuinely interested in the position, never say that you will ‘think about it’.
- If a Company has to choose between two equally suitable candidates, they will choose the one who wants the job the most.
- Find out if the interviewer has any reservations about you. If there are, the best time to persuade them otherwise is now, whilst you are face to face.
- Consider asking what the next stage is. Try; “where do we go from here?”, “I like the sound of this job is there anyone else I need to meet?”

-Common reasons for failure

A recent survey found that the following were the most common reasons for candidates not succeeding at interview. For your interest here are the answers interviewers gave:

- Poor appearance
- Overbearing or aggressive attitude
- No interest or enthusiasm evident
- Inability to express ideas clearly, poor voice, dictation, grammar
- Over emphasis on money
- Unwillingness to start at bottom, wanting too much too soon
- Criticism of current employer
- Failure to ask questions about the Company or role
- Little or no background homework done on Company or role
- Failure to look interviewer in the eye
- No vitality, fewer signs of life
- Not being able to explain why they are leaving current employer
- Not being able to explain current role clearly

-Our top tips

- Where possible bring examples of your work to the interview
- Ask to see where you will be sitting if you get the job, and take a seat at the desk (this leaves a picture in the interviewers mind of you in their office!)
- Ask to meet other members of the team you could be working with
- Phone you’re your Creative Personnel Advisor as soon as you leave the meeting so we can tackle any issues sooner rather than later
- Always ask at the end of the meeting if the interviewer has any reservations
- Good luck!

三个星期后我拿到了第二次面试，第二次面试意味着已经成功了一半，面试我的是公司的两位创始人。他们问了我有关个人的一些生活，对游戏的看法，并且告诉了我上一次面试结果，我很开心能拿到最好的分数在５０个面试者，而且在情商测试上我得到了最适合这个工作的性格。情商测试在６个方面给分数，在１到１０分之间，包括个人持久力，影响力，动机，计划能力，社交能力等等，我拿到了３个５分，１个４分还有２个６分，平均分５分，当时我问这离１０分还差得很远，ｂｏｓｓ说如果一个人的分数在１分和１０分两端，证明这个人比较极端，最好的分数是在５分之间波动。最后他们决定给了我这个职位。

我的蹉跎史

我是1992年上的大学，当时我非常喜欢计算机，可是我的父母为我选择电子工程，他们认为计算机无非就是个工具，可是当我上课的第一天起我就及其讨厌这个专业，4年的大学生活是我噩梦般的4年，每个学期都在及格线上挣扎，好在毕业那到了文凭，可是凭心而论我不认为我值那张文凭。毕业后找到一份还算不错的工作，一干就是5年，可是工作并没有给我带来多少快乐，天天在混日子，我从小就喜欢电子游戏，我的梦想就是能够成为一名游戏设计师，但是由于4年的大学摧毁了我的自信心，我并没有真正的去朝这个方向努力，我一直在逃避着现实，总是把大学4年的学习作为借口，总是抱怨为什么没有当初坚定的选择自己喜欢的专业，我埋怨我父母很多年。一次一个朋友非要让我去高交会，在那里我发现了原来英国有计算机游戏技术专业，那一刻我知道那就是我要学的东西。然后我辞去了工作，拿着我几乎所有积蓄来到了英国从新开始。我临走的那天我给父母打了个电话，我说“十年前你们替我选择了道路，十年后的今天我为我自己选择了道路，我启程了”，我父亲对我说“我们为你感到高兴和骄傲”。

刚来英国的时候，和海关官员第一次对话，对我打击很大，他问来英国做什么，我说了一大堆，然后他对我说“do you speak English? do you understand me?”,记得第一次上课的时候，根本听不懂老师说的什么，头一次连续3个星期失眠，压力巨大，并且在第一星期内还想着放弃，去读什么语言，然后明年继续上，但是最后还是坚持下来了，现在想起来，困难只是一时的，当你克服困难后的所获得宝贵经历是一世的，并且我刚刚上课的时候，没有人相信我能拿到distinction,我的一个老师甚至每次都记不住我的名字。我的同学在酒吧和我开玩笑的时候说第一学期上课的时候总是有个烦人的家伙问老师问题，让老师重复，本来2个小时的课，让他拖成3个小时，哈哈，那就我呀，等到第一学期一门可拿了全班最高分80分后，那个老师也开始称呼我的名字了，也是，我就是在他的课上拿了最高分。当时我惊讶坏了。等到了做论文的时候我已经感觉很轻松了，自己感觉做论文是最轻松的作业之一，当找工作的时候，也遇到很多困难，但是有了这一年的经历，没有什么可以让我倒下的了。现在我是我们班上第一找到工作的人，这也是其他同学没有想到的事情，因为我需要工作签证，再说英语也是一个很大障碍。

希望我的经历能给大家带来一些借鉴的作用。