文/旗王

大学毕业后好几个月，我一直都在人才市场不停地奔波着，希望能够找到一个适合自己的职位。那天，我看到国内一家着名的民营企业招聘一位秘书，因为待遇非常优厚，吸引了许多像我一样刚毕业的大学生。我很幸运，我在几百名应聘的大学生中成为被公司通知面试的二十个人之一。

虽然已被通知面试，但我很清楚将去公司面试的这二十个人，谁都比我更为优秀，而招聘的秘书职位只有一个。我会笑到最后吗？心里可真是一点把握也没有。到公司面试那天上午，我早早就来到了公司总经理办公室外等待面试。我以为自己来得早，可别人比我来得更早，大家都希望得到这个令人羡慕的职位，但也都像我一样表情掩饰不住内心的忐忑不安。

轮到我进去面试的时候，看见总经理威严而沉稳地坐在对面，我反倒冷静了许多，对总经理提出的几个面试问题，我也是对答如流。渐渐地，我欣喜地注意到，严肃的总经理脸上露出了满意的笑容。最后他轻松地说：“谢谢你，你回答得非常好，如果我们录用你会电话通知你。请帮我倒杯水来好吗？”

I walked to the water dispenser on the wall, took out two paper cups because I noticed an old man sitting on a sofa in the corner of the office, reading a newspaper. I thought that while giving water to the manager, I should also give one to him - it was something a secretary would do. So I did it, handed over one cup of water to the manager and then gave another cup to that old man saying “You’re welcome.” He looked up from his newspaper and smiled at me.

Two days later, against my hopes for this interview not being successful, I received a call from the company telling me they had decided to hire me as their secretary. They asked me to go straight away to report for work at the CEO’s office. This phone call left me almost speechless; believing that I would become one of twenty lucky ones who would get this job was hard.

When reporting for duty at CEO's office with trepidation but excitement mixed together inside my heart and soul filled eyes with tears of joy in anticipation of what lay ahead when you walk into CEO's spacious room,you are greeted by none other than that unassuming-looking old man who sat quietly during your interview earlier. His face now radiates warmth as he extends his hand towards you with a gentle smile.

"You have made it! We believe your ability shines beyond just answering questions well," he says warmly while extending his hand towards you offering congratulations." You were chosen among many because we saw more than just answers in your actions - we saw kindness and humility."

The lesson here is not about winning or losing but about how far our actions speak louder than words ever can be!