If you’re like a lot of job seekers, when you get called for an interview, you swing into preparation mode. You research the company, you try to predictwhat questions you’ll be asked, and you practice your answers until they’re flawless. But in the midst of all this effort to make a great impression, don’t lose sight of what might be the single most important thing you can remember as you head into the interview: The point of the interview is not to get a job offer. It’s to figure out if you’re a mutualmatch, emphasis on mutual.

你是不是和大部分的求职者一样？在收到面试通知后，会立刻进入准备状态。对公司进行研究，分析会问到哪些问题，练习回答直到答案完美无缺。但是要想让人印象深刻，在面试时，不要忘了最重要的事情：你面试的目的不是为了得到这份工作，而是要弄清自己是否适合这份工作。注意这种适合是相互的。

If you go into your interview focused solely on convincingthe employer to hire you, you’ll lose sight of whether this is a job you even want or a company (or manager) you want to work for. Instead, in addition to showing the interviewer what you can do, your goal should be to make an informed decision about whether this is the right job and the right employer for you.

如果你在面试时只是想说服雇主聘用你，你会忽视自己是否想做这份工作或是否想为这家公司（或管理者）效劳。相反，除了向面试官展示你的技能外，你的目标应是通过面试时的信息判断：这份工作是否合适？雇主是否适合你？

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