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Unit6
CareerBuilding
SectionA
Pre-readingQuestions:
1.Whatisyourdreamjob?
2.Doyouthinkyouarequalifiedforthedreamjob?
Why?
3.Howimportantisworktoyou?
Howdoyoumaintainagoodbalancebetweenworkandfamilylife?
Afteryearsofstudying,you’refinallyreadytolookforajob.Butsoonyou’llfindthatlandingyourdreamjobcouldbemoredifficultthananytestsyou’vetaken.Thegoodnewsisthatyou’renotalone.
TheBestPlacetoLaunchaCareer
1LosAngelesnativeKehindeWileyknewfromayoungagethathewantedtobeanartist.Butthatdidn’tseemthemostsecurepathforsomeonegrowinguponwelfarewithasinglemomandsixsiblings.SoevenasheworkedonhisMFAatYale—thelaunchpadformanygenerationsofartists—hewasawarethatnotrustfundwouldbuoyhimaftergraduation.SoWileyalwayskeptPlanBinmind:
Ifhecouldn’tmakealivingasapainter,hewouldbeachef.
2FortunatelyforWiley,hecouldsticktohispaintingpalette.Nowrecognizedasoneoftoday’shottestyoungartistsbygalleristsandcollectorsaswellasmagazineslikeVibe,Wiley,29,actuallymakesaliving—andasubstantialone—doingwhatheloves.Hisworks,whichinvolvemostlyyounghip-hoppersposingagainstoldEuropeanorfloralbackdrops,goforabout$80,000apiecethesedays.Thatleaveshimmorethanenoughtopaytherentandwagesforafewassistants.
3“I’mblessedtobeinaplacewhereIcanactualizewhat’sgoingthroughmyhead,”saysWiley,barefootandwearingapaint-riddledtanktopandshortsinhisBrooklynstudio.HecasuallymentionsthatSpikeLeerecentlystoppedbytocheckouthisofferingsandspeaksoftripstoPoland,China,Nigeria,andTurkeyto“internationalize”hiswork.
4TheTwoPaths
5Wileyistheexception—astaramongthehuddledmasseslivingonCup-a-Soupandhopingforabreakfromagalleryorcollector.Thetruthis,dreamjobsdon’tcomeeasy,andthechancesofrisingtotheveryheightsofyourfieldareslim,especiallyforglamourjobslikeactor,artist,athlete,ormusician.Eventhemosttalented,hard-working,andluckyamongusaren’tguaranteedaslotatthetop.Theunfortunaterealityisthatfollowingyourpassionsduringworkhoursoftenisn’tconducivetopayingthebills.
6Butdoesthatmeanyoumustresignyourselftoalifeofcompromises,PlanBs,andaspirit-crushingdailygrind?
Italldepends.
7Whenitcomestoyourlife’swork,youcantakeoneoftwopaths:
Youcouldbesureyou’redoingwhatyouloveanddealwiththerisksandlowpaythatcouldaccompanyit.Oryoucanworkadayjobthat’stolerableandfreesyouup—andpays—enoughtoallowyoutodowhatyouwantafterwork.Followingyourpassioncanmeantakingachance,butforpurists,unfulfillingdayjobsaren’tanoption.Whatcountsforthemispracticingtheircraft,whetherit’sacting,basketball,singing,ordesigning.
8TheSky’stheLimit
9ThestarsysteminAmericancultureensuresthatpeopleinhigh-profiledreamjobslikerockstar,supermodel,andHollywoodactorwillliveluxuriously.Adoringaudiencespaytopdollartowatchtheseiconsperform,andadvertiserswillpayevenmoretohavethemendorsetheirwareswithasmile.Thecelebrity-driveneconomyofshowbizjustisn’tstructuredtonourishtalentbeneaththetierofstars.
10Lessflashydreamjobslikeastronautorambassadorpayacomfortablesalarybecausesofewpeoplehavetheskillstodothem.“Skilledworkerscommandplentyofmoneybecauseoftheiruniquecontributions.Youcan’ttrainjustanyonetodothatwork,”saysMarcelLegrand,seniorvice-presidentofstrategy&corporatedevelopmentattheemploymentWebsiteM.ThepassratefortheU.S.foreign-serviceexam—requiredofallcareerdiplomats—isaslim2%.
11Sincealotofprofessionspayheavenlysalariestoonlyaluckyfew,theresthavetosettleforalifewithoutsecurity—whichmightbeanadventure,butlikelyanexhaustingone.
12“Alotofprestigiousorsexyfieldshaveabipolarpaystructure,”saysBillColeman,seniorvice-presidentofcompensationatS,acompanythatstudiespay.“Ahandfulofpeoplemakeincredibleamountsofmoneywhilealotofpeopleareearningverylittle.Alotofthesepeoplehopetojumptotheotherbracket,butchancesareslim.”
13“GrowingMalaise”
14Thenumbersaresobering.Wanttobeafilmortheaterdirector?
You’relookingata$27,954mediannationalaverage,saysS—agooddistancefromStevenSpielberg’sestimated$330millionayear.Youwoulddoslightlybetterasafashiondesigneratanaverageof$41,387,butchancesareyouwon’tbeinthecompanyofdesignerRalphLauren,thebillionairechairmanandCEOofhiseponymouscompany,whoearned$19millioninthefinancialyearthatendedApr.1,2006,ontopofapersonalfortuneestimatedatalmost$4billion.Artist?
You’remorelikelytosellworksporadicallyandstruggleforgalleryrepresentationthanreachWiley’slevelofcomfort.
15Facingdauntingodds,mostpeoplearemorepragmaticandseeamoretraditionaljobasawaytopaythebills.Butthatroutehasitscosts,too.Americansaregrowingincreasinglyunhappywiththeirjobs,saysLynnFranco,directoroftheConferenceBoard’sconsumer-researchcenter.TheBoard’smostrecentstudy,releasedin2005,showsthatabouthalfofallAmericanstodaysaythey’resatisfiedwiththeirjobs,downsteadilyfrom1995whennearly60%were.NowonderTheOffice,aTVsitcomthatdetailstheemptinessandabsurdityoftheofficejob,issuchahitwithviewers.
16“There’sagrowingmalaiseintheworkplace,”saysFranco,whonotesthatsatisfactionhasdeclinedamongallagesandincomegroups.“It’spartlythatthedemandsofworkhavechangedandtherehasbeenablurringofthelinebetweenworkandplay.You’reexpectedtobeavailable24/7,evenonvacation.”Stagnatingwages,costlyhealthbenefits,andatrendtowarddoingmoreworkwithlessstaffdon’thelpthesituationformanyemployees,Francoadds.
17OtherAvenues
18Ifyou’restuck,itmayhelptotakeapagefromthebookofthosewithdreamjobs.Theyoftensharekeytraits:
talent,passion,drive,anddiscipline.Buttheyshareanothercharacteristicoftenoverlooked:
courage,saysMarkOldman,founderoftheworkplaceWebsiteV.“Dream-jobsearchershavetoshieldtheirdreamsfromthehatersandnay-sayers.”Oldmanpointsoutthatsuchpeoplemayseemlikethevoiceofreasonbuttheyareactuallyan“emotionalimpediment,”hesays.
19Findingmoremeaningfulworkwon’thappenovernight,butthesearchstartswithsimplesteps.Monster’sLegrandsaysbeforeyoujumptothenextjob,taketimetostudyyourself.“It’ssoeasytoaccessself-assessmentinformationtoday,”hesays,pointing,forexample,tothefreeself-testtoolshissiteofferstohelpyoufigureoutwhetheryou’reanentrepreneur,workaholicorteamplayer.“Gettoknowwhatpersonalitytypeyouare,yourbehaviortraitsandmotivators,andhowawidevarietyofjobscouldsuityou,”Legrandadvises.
20Soifyoudon’tmakeitasaprobasketballplayer,maybeyourcompetitivedrivewouldmakeyouanaceWallStreettrader.Ifyoucan’tactorhostyourowntalkshow,maybestandinginfrontof25studentseachdaywouldquenchyourthirstforperformance.Ifyou’renotwritingbestsellers,workinpublishing.
21Human-resourcesgurussaythatultimately,what’smostimportantishavingasenseofpurposeinyourjob—evenifit’sfillingyourpocketsoyoucanfillyoursoulafterwork.Sotakeheart:
Youmaynotbeworkingyourdreamjob,butatleastyou’llrunfreeofthepaparazzimob.
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NewWords
sibling//n.[C](fml.)brotherorsister兄弟;姐妹
chef//n.[C]cook,esp.chiefcookinarestaurant厨师(尤指餐馆厨师长)
palette//n.[C]thinboardonwhichanartistlaysandmixespaints(画家用的)调色板
gallerist//n.[C]someonewhoownsaprivatebuildingwhereyoucanlookatandbuypaintingsandothertypesofarts艺术馆馆长,画廊老板,字画店老板
substantial//a.(fml.)wealthy富裕的,富有的
hip-hopper//n.[C]personwhodanceship-hops嘻哈族
backdropn.[C]1backgroundtoasceneorsituation背景2paintedclothatthebackofastage(舞台后部的)背景幕布
actualizevt.makesomethingreal使成为现实
paint-riddled/a.filledwithpaint沾满油漆的
studio/n.[C]1workroomofapainter,photographer,etc.(画家、摄影师等的)工作室2placeformakingfilms,recordings,orbroadcastprogrammes摄影棚;录音室;演播室
internationalizevt.makesomethinginternationalinscope使国际化
cup-a-soup[U]instantsoupproductsoldundervariousbrandsworldwide速溶汤
slot★//n.[C]1jobthatsomeonehasasapartofateamofpeople职位2longnarrowopeningintowhichsomethingmaybeplaced狭长孔;狭缝;狭槽v.placeorbeplacedintoaslot(把…或被)放入狭长孔
conducive▲//a.contributingtoorhelpingtobringsomethingabout有助于…的;有益于…的
spirit-crushinga.torturingone’sspirit精神折磨的
tolerablea.(fml.)1fairlygood尚好的;过得去的2abletobetoleratedorendured可接受的;可容忍的
purist/n.[C]personwhoinsistsonfollowingtraditionalrules,esp.inlanguageorarts纯粹主义者(尤指在语言或艺术方面)
unfulfilling//a.notmakingsomeonefeelhappyorsatisfied不满足的,没有成就感的
adoring//a.likingoradmiring表示爱慕的;崇拜的
endorse★vt.1recommendaproductinanadvertisement为产品做广告2publiclystatethatyousupportsomeoneorsomething(公开)支持,赞同3signachequeonthebacksothatitcanbepaidintoanotherperson’saccount在(支票背面)签字,背书
celebrity-drivena.stronglyinfluencedbyfamouspeople,esp.someoneinth
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