英文读物A4打印编辑 updated 190621.docx
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YouDon’tNeedtoMeetEveryQualificationtoApplyforaJob
Ifyouarearecentcollegegraduate,chancesareyouhavetakenseveralclassesthatyoubelievewillhelpprepareyouforyourfirstjob.Unfortunately,mostofwhatyouneedtosucceedinyourworkinvolvesskillsyounevertookaclasstoacquire.Andthatcancomplicatetheapplicationprocess.
Whenyoulookatthequalificationsforentry-leveljobs,manyoftheitemsonthelistmaybethingsyouhavenotyetencountered.Evenwhenyournewjobinvolvestechnicalskillsthatwerecoveredinyourclasses,yourfutureemployerwilllikelyusetoolsyouhaven’tseenbeforeandrelyonprocessesthatgobeyondwhatyoustudied.
However,andthisisimportant,justbecauseyoudon’thaveallofthequalificationsdoesn’tmeanyoushouldn’tapplyforthatjob.
OnestoryItellinmybook,BringYourBraintoWork,isthatmyoldestson,whowasrightoutofcollege,wasgivenanopportunitytoapplyforapositionatafirmthatnormallywasgiventopeoplewithafewyearsofexperience.Heaskedmewhattodo,andmyresponsewasthat“Ifyou’recompletelyqualifiedforthejobyouapplyfor,youaimedtoolow.”Heultimatelygottherole—anddespitehavingalottolearn,hehasdonewell.
Organizationsexpectpeoplewhoarenewtoarole(andparticularlypeoplewhoarenewtoafirm)togrowintotheposition.Theywantnewhirestoaskalotofquestions,toseekoutmentoring,andtoevenmakeafewmistakesastheygetacclimatedtoarole.
Thatmeansthatyoushouldlookforpositionsthatwillstretchyou,notoneswhereyoucanalreadytickalltheboxes.
Unfortunately,manypeople(particularlywomen)focusonpotentialjobsforwhichtheyarealreadyoverlyqualified.Thereareupsidestodoingthis:
theywill“hitthegroundrunning,”whichoftenmakesanemployerhappyandcanboosttheperson’sself-confidence.Butit’sunlikelythejobwillleadtomuchgrowthandbeingstagnantinarolecanmakeithardtotransitiontothenextposition.Inparticular,anupwardtrajectoryintheworkplacerequiresconsistentacquisitionofthesetofskillsneededtotakeonthenextposition.Learningtheseskillswhenyou’reinapositionforwhichyouareoverqualifiedwillrequirethatyoulearn“offtheclock”ratherthanincorporatinglearningintothedailyperformanceofyourjob.
Onefactorthatoftenholdspeoplebackfromapplyingforjobsisimpostersyndrome,whichisthefeelingthatyou’verisentoapositionyouhaven’tearnedordeserve.Peoplewhoexperiencethissyndromeworrythatifothersknewhowunqualifiedtheywerefortheirpositionthattheywouldnotbeabletokeeptheirjob
Butimpostersyndromeistypicallyafarce.Youcan’tseeotherpeople’sthoughtssoyoumayassumethattheyhaveahigherdegreeofconfidenceintheirabilitiesthantheyprobablydo.Becauseofthat,youdon’trecognizehowmanyotherpeoplehavealsohadtolearnsignificantnewskillson-the-job,andsoyoushyawayfrompositionsforwhichyoufeelunqualified.
Instead,it’svaluabletotreatnewpositionsasachallenge.ResearchbyCarolDweckandhercolleaguesdevelopstheconceptofagrowthmindset,whicharguesthatthebestwaytomaintainanorientationtocontinuelearningistotreatdifficulttasksasalackofskill(whichcanbeacquired)ratherthanalackoftalent(whichcannot).Organizationalpsychologiststheorizethatgrowthmindsetsalsoleadtoengagementwithwork.
Practicallyspeaking,it’susefulforalmosteveryonetotreatjobadsasthoughtheyareasetofguidelinesaboutwhatapositioninvolves,notastrictlistofrequirementsthatanyapplicantmusthave.Itisimportant,ofcourse,tohaveatleastsomeoftheskillsajobrequiresupfront.Butnobodyshouldlimitthemselvesonlytopositionsforwhichtheyarealreadyoverqualified
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GhostingHauntstheWorldofWork
IntheearlyyearsofRoseInternational,Iwasinthetrencheshandlingnotonlythemanagementofthecompanybutalsoworkingasarecruiter.IrememberoneparticularcandidatedistinctlybecauseIhadworkedwithhimthroughoutthehiringprocessandwasproudtoplacehiminaperfectrole.HeseemedincrediblyenthusiasticaboutthepositionandIwascertainhewouldbeagreatfit.OnhisintendedstartdateIwaitedforhimtoarrive.HeneverdidandIneverheardfromhimagain.HisactionshurtmebecauseIfeltpersonallybetrayed.Thisexperienceisonethat,unfortunately,manyrecruitershavefacedintheircareers.
Ghosting–asthisbehaviorisnowcommonlyreferredtoas–issomethingthathasbeenontherise,thoughit’snotanewphenomenon.AccordingtoSIA,morethan40%ofjobseekersfinditacceptabletocutoffcommunicationwithoutnotice.SHRMreportsthat2.3percentofemployedworkershavequittheirjobsbecauseofthetightlabormarket–manywithoutnotice.Whilemuchhasbeenwrittenaboutghostingintermsofitsincreaseinthisera,onethingthatisn’toftendiscussedisthelastingemotionaleffectsthatghostingcreates,especiallyitsconsequencesinsabotagingcareersanddemoralizingtheentirejobmarket.Thisaffectsnotonlytherecruitingandstaffingindustrybutallindustries.
Tobesuccessfulinbusiness–whetherrunningabusinessorworkingasanemployeeforone–trustandstrongethicsarefundamental.Buildingtrusttakestimeandrequiresgoodwillbetweenpartieswhoareworkingtogether.Itcantakeyearstobuildagreatrapportwithothers,especiallyinourerawhichismarkedbyincreasingbusynessandlimitedtime.Itonlytakesonedishonestordisloyalactiontobreakthetrustthatwasbuilt.Thiscreatesanegativerippleeffectforallpartiesinvolved,includingthecandidate,thehiringmanager,andtherecruiter.
Whenghostingoccurs,wetakeitpersonally.Youmayhaveheard“it’snotpersonal,it’sjustbusiness.”Inreality,everythingispersonal.It’seasiertodismisssomeoneifthereisnorelationship.Whenwepayattentiontothoseweareworkingwithandtakeasincereinterestintheircareer,there’sabetterchanceghostingislesslikelytooccur.Whenwetaketimetodevelopapersonalrapport,asincerityisreciprocatedmoreoftenwithsincerity.
Forthecandidatewhoghosts,whetherattheinterviewstageoralreadyworkingonthejob,theyclosedowntheconnectionstheywereestablishingwiththepeoplethathiredthem.Weneverknowwhereourlivesareleadingus,butastheysay,it’sisn’twhatyouknow,it’swhoyouknow.Weliveinaneraofincreasingconnectivity.Weareourownbrand.HowfarawayarewefromseeingaYelp-likeplatformthatranksindividuals’ethics?
Uberratesbothdriverandpassengeralready.CEOsalreadyhavethisratingoncertainsites.Thereisenoughtechnologyadvancementforustoeasilydothis.Whatifthesejobsitesbeginratingcandidatesandthisratingfollowsyouthroughoutyourcareer.Oneghostingincidentisallyouneedtocreateahugeuphillbattleforyourself.
Ifyoudevelopareputationofbeingunreliableoruntrustworthy,thenyouareessentiallytarnishingyourownbrand.Youractionshaverepercussionsthatyoumaynotforeseeaffectingyourfuture.Oneneverknowswhenthoseconnectionswelostmayhavehelpeduslandthejobofourdreamsandopenedupcareerpossibilitiesthatarebeyondourexpectations.
Whiletheonusfallsonthecandidate,hiringmanagersandrecruiterscanmakeeffortstopreventghostingbyestablishingarapportwiththeindividualstheyareworkingwiththroughoutthehiringprocess.Goodcommunicationthroughoutthisprocesswillgoalongway,aswillempathy.Whenwearecourteouswithothers,theyreciprocate.
Thatsaid,theremaybeanumberofreasonscandidatesghostinterviewsorjoboffers,andnotallofthemarerelatedtocommunication.Ultimatelyattheheartofghostingisalackofunderstandingthatbusinessispersonal.Thispersonalapproachtobusinesswillonlyincreaseasbusinessbecomesmoreautomated.AsI’vewrittenbefore,emotionalintelligencewillbecomeahighlyvaluedskillset.Thosewhopossesstheabilitytoputthemselvesinotherpeople’sshoesandconnecttootherswillbeinhighdemand.Ghostingistheantithesisofthis.It’saforeclosureonhumanconnectionandrenegingonthetrustbeingestablishedbetweenallparties.Ghostingsignalsalackofcourtesyaswellasalackofunderstandingofhowtodobusiness.
Foreveryproblemweface,wecanapproachitlookingforpositiveoutcomes.Ghostingmayhavearisenasasymptomoflowunemployment,orfromemployees’senseofdisconnectionwiththeirjob.Regardless,whatwecandoisemphasizeviaourownactionstheincreasingneedtofocusonhumanconnectionsinthebusinessworld.Wecantakeresponsibilityforouractions,recognizingthatwearenotislandsbutsocialbeingsthatthriveinhealthycommunities.Weareinterconnectedinawebofpeople–thoseweknowandthosewemaynot.Wemusttreatothersthewaywewanttobetreated.It’snotcomplicated.Businessmustbepersonal.Ouremotions,ourauthenticityinourrelationships,buildsolidbonds.Thesebondsarewhatgoodbusinessisabout.
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WhattoDoWithYourExtraTimeThisSummer
Withsummerjustaroundthecorner,manyofusarelookingforwardtospendingmoretimeoutdoorsorgoingonthatmuch-neededvacation.
Whilewestillneedtohonorourresponsibilitiesathomeandwork,summerisatimewhenthingsoftenslowdown.Takeadvantageofthechangeofpacewiththesetips:
LeaveTechnologyBehind
Whenworkgetshectic,it’seasytogetburiedinourphones,laptopsorotherdevices.Ifyousuddenlygetsomedowntime,tryusingittodisconnectfromtechnology.Digitaldetoxesarenotonlyimportantforrechargingour
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