求職指南：如何自我推銷
[ 2007-02-23 10:55 ]
Working in a pleasant atmosphere, occupying the right post--in short, finding
the right job--is an important part, perhaps the most important, of every man's
life. Job-hunting is the hardest of all types of work, and it can be the most
interesting. An orderly, planned approach is essential.
Ask yourself: What is the Most Suitable Type of Job for You? 你適合做什么工作？
The first thing to do in seeking a position is to determine exactly what you
want to do -- not in terms of some vague, ethereal objective, such as "I want to
become a member of the management group," but with a definite and immediate
goal. Through everyone's experience there must run a thread of consistency, a
pattern of what the individual has enjoyed doing and hence has done well. Though
actual jobs may have been held in different fields of endeavor, each one of us
should be able to pick out the type of work he can do best. One method of
determining your strong points is to value past performance honestly and to draw
a balance sheet of your assets and liabilities. A judgment of this sort might
profitably be discussed with a friend to obtain a fresh, objective viewpoint on
what one should try to do.
Finding the Target 尋找目標
Draw a circle around the locality desired, or
pick all the companies in the type of industry you wish to join--in fact, use
every means at your disposal to find the target at which you are going to shoot.
Once those companies are selected, let them know of your availability. This
should be done, where possible, through a personal contact or by letter to the
head of the firm or department where you think you are most likely to fit. You
can enclose a resume, but at this stage of the game a provocative letter alone
may be better, since resumes can be tailored for the particular opening.
Preparing the Resume 準備簡歷
The resume is extremely important for a job
seeker. It is nearly always an essential in securing a position. Interviews,
however long, are necessarily limited by the interviewer's time. Management
likes to have the facts on paper to read at leisure. Resumes are generally
either foundational or chronological. Functional resumes, after giving personal
data (age education, marital status),relate what duties have been performed in
what fields and do not usually dwell on employer's names and dates. Such resumes
can be helpful in adding to a chronological resume. The chronological resume is
more common. It should be concise, again giving personal data, and should list
in reverse chronological order the names of past employers and dates of
employment, together with a short summary of the responsibilities involved. It
is often worthwhile to prepare several different resumes stressing different
aspects of your background or aptitudes. Be honest. Confine your resume to two
typewritten pages or less. Be assured. Don't dress up your resume to look as if
it belonged in a rare-book resume to lord as if it belonged in a rare-book
collection, nor make it so "different" that it automatically labels you an odd
person. List references but ask that they not be contacted without your
permission.
（來源：洋話連篇 英語點津 Annabel 編輯） |
