English Job Interview: 10 Questions + 自我介紹範例 (2026) | 面試英文

Roughly 70% of Taiwanese white-collar job listings at foreign companies now include at least one round conducted in English, and recruiters at firms like TSMC, Trend Micro, and the Big Four accounting firms routinely switch to English without warning to test you. The interview itself rarely changes — the same ten questions come up again and again. What separates the people who get the offer from the people who freeze is preparation, not raw fluency. This guide gives you the exact phrases, example answers, and a one-week prep plan to walk in ready.

What to Expect in an English Job Interview (英文面試流程)

A typical English job interview runs 30 to 45 minutes and follows a predictable arc: a warm-up greeting, your self-introduction, a block of behavioural and competency questions, your turn to ask questions, and a close where they explain next steps. Knowing the shape matters because each stage rewards a different skill. The greeting tests whether you sound natural; the question block tests whether you can give organised answers; the close tests whether you actually want the job.

Here is the part most candidates miss: interviewers in Western-style settings expect you to talk more than they do. A good answer is 30 to 90 seconds long. One-word answers read as a lack of confidence, while rambling for three minutes signals that you can’t organise your thoughts. Aim for a clear point, one example, and a short takeaway. If you want to sharpen the natural word pairings that make answers sound fluent, our guide on learning English collocations the smart way is worth a read before you start practising.

Nail Your English Self-Introduction (英文自我介紹範例)

The first sentence of your self-introduction tells the interviewer your English level before you finish your second. That is exactly why “My name is…” is a wasted opening — your name is already on the resume in front of them. Strong candidates lead with a one-line professional summary instead, then give a tight 60-second arc: who you are professionally, one or two relevant achievements, and why you’re sitting in that chair.

A reliable structure is Present → Past → Future. Start with what you do now, give one concrete result from your past, then connect it to the role you’re applying for. Here is a 60-second example you can adapt:

“I’m a digital marketing specialist with four years of experience growing organic traffic for e-commerce brands. In my current role at a Taipei startup, I rebuilt the company blog and grew search traffic by 140% in a year, which brought in about NT$2 million in new revenue. I’m now looking for a role where I can take on a bigger team and work with an international brand — which is exactly why this position caught my attention.”

Notice that the answer is specific. It names a number (140%, NT$2 million), a real outcome, and a forward-looking reason. Swap in your own field and your own results. The longer “3-minute version” some Taiwanese guides recommend is rarely needed — save the detail for the follow-up questions, where it lands with more impact.

10 Common English Interview Questions and Answers (10 大常見問題)

You can predict roughly 80% of what you’ll be asked. Below are the ten questions that show up in nearly every English job interview, with the intent behind each one and a phrase you can build your own answer around. Memorise the structure, not a word-for-word script — interviewers can hear a recited answer instantly.

1. “Tell me about yourself.” (請自我介紹)

This is your self-introduction from the section above. Keep it under 90 seconds and keep it professional — they are not asking about your hometown or your family.

2. “What are your strengths?” (你的優點是什麼)

Pick one strength that matches the job and prove it. Use the frame: “My biggest strength is that I’m… and the way that shows up is…” For example: “My biggest strength is that I’m extremely organised. In my last job I managed five client accounts at once and never missed a deadline.”

3. “What is your biggest weakness?” (你的缺點是什麼)

Name a real but non-fatal weakness, then describe what you’re doing about it. Avoid the cliché “I’m a perfectionist” — interviewers have heard it a thousand times. Try: “I used to struggle with delegating because I wanted to control every detail. Over the past year I’ve made a point of handing tasks to junior teammates and reviewing instead of redoing.”

4. “Why do you want to work here?” (為什麼想來這裡)

This is where research pays off. Reference something specific — a product, a recent expansion, a company value. “I’ve followed your move into the Southeast Asian market this year, and I want to be part of a team that’s scaling internationally rather than just maintaining.”

5. “Why should we hire you?” (為什麼我們該錄取你)

Connect your strengths directly to their problem. “You mentioned the team needs someone who can run paid campaigns and analyse the data. That’s exactly what I’ve done for the last three years, and I can show you the dashboards.”

6. “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (五年後的規劃)

Show ambition that fits the company. “I’d like to grow into a team-lead role and help train the next group of marketers — ideally here, as the company expands.”

7. “Tell me about a challenge you faced.” (描述一個挑戰)

Use the Metode STAR: Situation, Task, Action, Result. Set the scene briefly, explain what you had to do, the action you took, and the measurable outcome. This is the single most useful framework for any behavioural question.

8. “Why are you leaving your current job?” (為什麼離開現職)

Stay positive. Never criticise your current employer — it makes interviewers wonder what you’ll say about them later. “I’ve learned a lot in my current role, but I’ve grown past what it can offer and I’m ready for a bigger challenge.”

9. “What are your salary expectations?” (薪資期望)

Give a researched range, not a single number. “Based on my experience and the market rate for this role in Taipei, I’m looking for somewhere between NT$X and NT$Y, but I’m open to discussing the full package.”

10. “Do you have any questions for us?” (你有什麼問題嗎)

Always say yes. We cover the best questions to ask below — this is the question candidates most often get wrong.

How to Answer Strengths and Weaknesses (優點與缺點)

The strength-and-weakness pair trips up more Taiwanese candidates than any other question, mostly because the cultural instinct is to stay humble. In a Western-style interview, humility reads as a lack of confidence. You are expected to advocate for yourself clearly while staying honest.

For strengths, build the sentence around a powerful noun or adjective and then immediately prove it with evidence. “I am reliable” on its own is weak; “I am reliable — in two years I’ve never missed a deadline, and my manager routinely gives me the time-sensitive accounts” is strong. The proof is what the interviewer remembers.

For weaknesses, the trap is either pretending you have none or naming something that would disqualify you. The safe path is a genuine weakness that is (a) not core to the job and (b) something you’re actively improving. Show self-awareness and a plan, and you turn a dangerous question into evidence of maturity.

Smart Questions to Ask the Interviewer (反問面試官)

When the interviewer asks “Do you have any questions for us?”, they are still evaluating you. Saying no is the fastest way to look uninterested. Prepare at least three questions in advance — and skip anything about salary or holidays in a first interview. Good options include:

• “What does success look like in this role in the first six months?”
• “How would you describe the team culture here?”
• “What are the biggest challenges the team is facing right now?”
• “What do you personally enjoy most about working here?”

That last one is quietly powerful — it makes the interaction human and gives you a real read on the company. Asking about challenges signals that you’re thinking about how to contribute, not just whether the perks are good. If your role involves a lot of phone work, our guide to telephone English for confident work calls covers phrases that overlap directly with interview small talk.

5 Mistakes Taiwanese Job Seekers Make (常見錯誤)

Most failed English interviews aren’t lost on grammar. They’re lost on habits that are easy to fix once you know to watch for them.

Translating in your head. If you mentally write the answer in Chinese and translate word-by-word, you’ll pause too long and the grammar will come out tangled. The fix is to rehearse full answers out loud in English until the phrases are automatic — you want to retrieve a chunk, not build a sentence from scratch.

Memorising a script. A perfectly recited paragraph sounds robotic and falls apart the moment the interviewer asks a follow-up. Learn the structure and the key phrases, then let the wording vary.

Being too modest. Downplaying your achievements to seem humble works in some Taiwanese contexts and backfires badly in an English interview. State your wins plainly.

Skipping the research. Walking in without knowing the company’s products, recent news, or core values guarantees a weak answer to “Why do you want to work here?” Spend 20 minutes on their website and LinkedIn before you go.

Forgetting the close. Many candidates relax once the hard questions are over and then fumble the “any questions for us?” moment. Treat it as the last and most controllable part of your score.

A 7-Day English Interview Prep Plan (面試準備計畫)

You don’t need a month. A focused week of daily practice beats a frantic all-nighter the day before. Here is a plan that works for most people:

• Days 1–2: Write out your 60-second self-introduction and your answers to the ten questions above. Don’t memorise — just get the content down and the numbers accurate.
• Days 3–4: Read every answer out loud, recording yourself on your phone. Listen back for pauses, filler words (“um”, “you know”), and any answer that runs over 90 seconds.
• Day 5: Run a mock interview with a friend, a tutor, or even an AI chatbot. Ask them to throw in one or two follow-up questions you didn’t prepare for.
• Day 6: Research the specific company — products, recent news, values — and rewrite your “Why do you want to work here?” answer to reference something real.
• Day 7: Light review only. Read your notes once in the morning, then rest. Walking in tired hurts more than one extra rehearsal helps.

The students who get offers are almost never the most naturally fluent. They’re the ones who treated the interview as a skill to rehearse, the same way you’d rehearse a presentation. If you practise your spoken answers every day for a week, your English will come out far more smoothly than someone with a bigger vocabulary who winged it.

Watch: Top 10 Job Interview Questions in English

This short video walks through the ten most common questions with model answers — useful for hearing the natural rhythm and intonation native speakers use:

Land the self-introduction, rehearse the ten questions until the phrases are automatic, and never walk in without questions of your own — do those three things and you’ll outperform candidates with better raw English who didn’t prepare. The offer goes to the person who looks ready, not the person with the biggest vocabulary. For more workplace English that carries straight into your first weeks on the job, start with our telephone English guide and build from there.

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1. Indeed Career Advice — 35 Questions for an English Interview (With Sample Answers) — common questions and model answers
2. Duolingo Blog — How to Answer 6 Common Job Interview Questions in English — phrasing and structure for ESL candidates
3. FluentU English Blog — 11 Common English Job Interview Questions — question intent and answer frameworks