The key element to successful interviewing is not your experience, your grades, what classes you took, your extracurricular activities, or any of the other basic necessities. Those skills are what got you the interview. The key element to successful interviewing can be summed up in one word: attitude. If you want to rise above others with better experience, better grades, or better anything, you will need to work on developing a highly positive work attitude. 

Your attitude determines whether you will “make the cut” or be discarded. Remember, there are plenty of competitors with the ability to do almost any given job-- especially at the entry level. The way most employers differentiate at the entry level is by candidates' attitudes toward the job. Your attitude is often what recruiters will remember when the dust has settled after reviewing ten, twenty, or even one hundred candidates--the one who was sincerely willing to put forth his very best effort. If you have the attitude of wanting to do your very best for the company, of being focused on the company's needs, of putting yourself forth as the person who will be committed and dedicated to fulfilling their needs, you will likely be the one chosen. 
    Why is attitude so important? Because most companies already have their full share of multi-talented superstars who care about no one but themselves. Ask any manager who the most valuable member of his team is, and he will point not to the overrated superstar, but to the person who has the “can do” attitude, the person who can be counted on in any situation, the person who truly strives for excellence. Give me a team player who is achieving at 99% and I will take her over a flashy superstar who is running at 50% efficiency any day of the week. And so will 99% of all hiring managers. 
    So don't worry if you are not “superstar” quality. If you can show me, in your words and actions, that you are ready to put forth your very best effort toward achieving excellence, you will be chosen over the superstar. 

You can show your winning attitude in the way you present yourself. Incorporate the actual words “positiveattitude,” “excellence,” and “striving to be my best” into your interview language. Then show by your stories and examples how these words positively affect your life. Show me when and where and how you have put forth extra effort above and beyond the call of duty. Show me how you beat a deadline, how you excelled in a project, or how you made a difference by going the extra mile. If you can show me, by words and examples, your “can do” attitude, it is you I will hire, while all of the superstars will receive polite rejection letters to add to their growing collections.

  1. What is the key element to successful interviewing according to this passage? 
A) Courses taken before.
B) A varied experience.
C) A positive work attitude.
D) Interviewees' capability.

2. Which of the following statement is correct in the author's opinion?
A) There are inadequate competitors with the ability to do almost any given job especially at the entry level.
B) Most interviewers generally depend on the candidates' attitudes toward the job to choose the employees.
C) Most employers tell the difference between candidates by their entry level.
D) Better experience and better grades become the most important elements to be chosen.

3. Who is the most valuable member of his team to a manager? 
A) The multi-talented superstar.
B) The person who tries his best for excellence.
C) The person who counts on himself and does not cooperate with others.
D) The flashy star who makes the company famous.

4. In an interview, what makes you leave a good impression on the interviewer?
A) Your boasting words.
B) The words such as positive attitude, excellence, and striving to be my best.
C) Your own stories.
D) Words and examples to show your positive attitude.

    5. What is the best title for this passage? 
A) Your Attitude Determines Whether You Will “Make The Cut” or Be Discarded.B) How to Find a Good Job.
C) The Most Important Aspect of Interviewing.
D) A Successful Interviewing.
答案与解析：
1.C。
根据这段文章，成功面试的关键因素是什么？细节考察题。从文章第一段的句子The key element to successful interviewing can be summed up in one word: attitude.中可得出答案。
2.B。
按照作者的观点，下列哪项观点是对的.判断推理题。从文章第二段的句子Your attitude is often what recruiters will remem
ber ...the one who was sincerely willing to put forth his very best effort.中可知大多数的招聘者一般根据申请者所表现的工作态度选择职员，选项B）正确。
3.B。
经理心目中最有价值的职员是一个什么样的人？细节推理题。从文章第三段的句子Ask any manager who the most valuable member ... he will point ...to ... the person who truly strives for excellence.中可得出经理心目中最有价值的职员是努力争取做到最好的人，所以正确选项是B。
4.D。
在面试中给招聘者印象最深刻的是什么？判断推理题。从文章的倒数第二段句子Incorporate the actual words “positive attitude, ”“excellence,” and “striving to be my best” into your interview language. Then show by your stories and examples how these words positively affect your life.中可知用语言和实例来表明你的积极态度会给面试者留下深刻印象。D为正确答案。
5.C。
这篇文章的最佳标题是：面谈中最重要的因素.主旨大意题。从文章的第一段句子The key element to successful interviewing can be summed up in one word: attitude.中可得出答案。

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