面试问题回答技巧：工资和工作哪个重要？

What is more important to you: the money or the work?

对你而言，工资和工作哪个更重要？

Money is always important, but the work you perform is the most important. Every employee who has quit a job in frustration knows the importance of enjoying their line of work. Let’s face it, there are a few positions that you wouldn’t do no matter the salary.

工资总是很重要，但是你从事的工作才是最重要的。每一位在纠结中辞掉工作的员工都知道享受工作的重要性。必须承认，有些工作不论工资多高，你都不会做的。

WORST ANSWER: This question may be posed to you in different ways, at different times in the interview. The interviewer knows what he’s doing: he’s looking for inconsistent answers on your part to determine if you’ve been coached . The worst thing you could do is answer differently than you did before. At that point, your consistency comes into question and the one thing that’s valued across all cultures is consistency.

最差回答：在面试中，面试官会以不同的方式在不同的时间向你提出这个问题。面试官知道他在做什么：他在寻找你回答问题中前后不一致的地方，以此来判断你是不是有备而来。最糟糕的回答就是前后不一致。这个时候，你的一致性就会受到质疑。而在所有的文化中，保持一致性都是十分重要的。

BEST ANSWER: The best answer is to put things into perspective. Money IS important — highly important — after all, no one works for free, but enjoying your work, your co-workers, and boss rank higher. We all know people, perhaps you’ve been in this same circumstance, who were highly paid but despised their job.

最好的回答：最好的回答一定要全面合理。工资确实很重要，毕竟任何人的工作都不是白干的，但是，更重要的是一定要喜欢自己的工作、老板以及同事。我们都知道一些人工资很高，却厌恶自己的工作，也许你也曾遇到过相同的情况。

Example: “My honest answer is that it depends on the money and the work. Obviously there are positions I wouldn’t do no matter the pay, but others I would consider on a volunteer basis. In reality, though, I don’t think a strong compensation package and enjoyable work are mutually exclusive. My desire is to work in a field that offers me not only the challenge of growth and personal development, but professional development as well. Based on what I’ve learned about this open position at your company, I believe I’m an ideal fit.”

范例回答：“说实话，这要看工资水平和所从事的工作。显然，有些工作即使给再高的工资我也不会做，而有些工作即使义务帮忙我也愿意。实际上，我也不认为高工资和喜欢的工作两者之间是对立的。我期望的工作既具有不断的挑战成长空间，同时还可为个人发展提供机会。基于我对您公司招聘职位的了解，我相信自己可以胜任。”

（来源：沪江英语  编辑：Julie）