We spend so much of our careers doing good work, meeting interesting people, and learning new skills. But it really all starts with one moment: the interview. 在人们的职业生涯中要花很多时间去做好工作、结识有趣的人和学习新技能。 但是这一切都是以“面试”开始的。

Once you get there, you need to be able to package everything together for a nice, neat presentation that’s memorable in exactly the right way. 一旦要进行面试，你需要能够将自己的一切本领进行包装，以给人们一次干净漂亮、能留下一个自己所希望的印象的展示。

Here are five mistakes a lot of people make -- even people who are great at doing interviews:

下面是五个许多人们会犯的错误--其中不乏那些擅长面试的人们。

1. Not preparing for a phone interview

不为电话面试做准备

Most hiring managers screen candidates on the phone before they bring the candidate in for an interview. This is to make sure there aren’t any glaring problems. 大部分负责招聘的人员在邀请面试前会通过电话进行预筛选来确保不会出现突出问题。

A phone interview saves time. If you can’t get the answers to basic questions right on the phone, there’s no point in interviewers watching you botch those questions in person. Also, the hiring manager is looking for you to make a mistake that would rule you out. For example, not knowing that you shouldn’t take a call with a screaming baby in the background. So instead of thinking of the phone interview as a precursor to the real thing, think of it as something you can prepare for. 电话面试节约了时间。如果在电话里你都不能把一些基本问题讲清除，那么就没有当面让你回答它们的必要。同样，招聘人员还在挑你的毛病来把你剔除。例如，（你）不懂得不该在有孩子大吵大闹的时候打电话。所以，你不要把电话面试当成是重头戏的“插曲前奏”（因此不重视它），而应该认为它是可以准备的东西。(to be continued)