By Joe Turner, Career Coach
Many years ago when I hated what I was doing for a living, I was encouraged by my career coach to write down several short stories about times and events in my life where I influenced the outcome1. I was stumped2 at first, but after a few days, I came up with more than 15 pages of stories of times in my life where I influenced the outcome and either grew myself and/or bettered the existence of either myself or others around me. 很多年前，我厌倦了自己赖以谋生的工作。我的职业教练鼓励我写下过去我影响了事件结果的几件事。开始这让我有的犯难，但几天后，我写了超越15页纸。这类是我影响了结果的事情；让我获得成长并且/或者给我或我周围的人带来了更好的存活。
So what does this have to do with a job interview? 这和面试有哪些关系?
If you read other books on job interviews, you'll notice they feed you lists of interview questions and answers to memorize. An interview is not an interrogation, however it's a conversation. To make it that way you need to come armed with a multitude3 of small stories about both your business and personal lives. 假如你去读一读其它有关工作面试的书，你就会注意到里面都是面考试试题目、还有要背诵的答案。面试不是审问。它是一次对话。要让它成为一次对话，你需要用那些自己事业和个生活活的小故事来武装自己。
When you go into an interview, you need to leave your nerves at the door. The best way to prepare is to be yourself. The best way to be yourself is to tell your own story . 在参加面试的时候，你需要把紧张留在门外。最好的筹备就是做本色的自我。做自我最好的方法就是说我们的故事(一个或多个）。
This is especially great for the competency-based interview being used more today. In a traditional interview, the interviewer will ask you questions focused on whether you have the skills and knowledge needed to do the job. A competency-based interview goes further by asking you additional questions about your character and personal attributes that can better determine whether you fit their corporate4 culture. These are called behavioral competencies. 对于现在基于能力的面试来讲，这非常重要。在传统面试中，面试官问你的问题集中在你是不是拥有工作中需要的能力或常识。能力面试会进一步问你有关性格、品质等能更准确地判断是不是你适应企业文化的问题。这类被称之为行为能力。
