研究生英语系列教材综合教程上 unit18 reading focus 文字版精校版文档格式.docx

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veheardaboutfromemployersduringjustabouteverysearchI'

veconducted.Iaskedaclient-ahiringmanagerinvolvedinarecentsearch-todefineitforme."

Everycompanyhasahandfulofstaffinagivenareaofexpertisethatyoucancountontogetthejobdone.Onmyteamofsevenprocessengineerandbiologists,I'

vegottwoorthreewhomIjustcouldn'

tlivewithout,"

hesaid."

Keyplayersareessentialtomyorganization.Andwhenwehireyourcompanytorecruitforus,weexpectthatyou'

llbegoingintoothercompaniesandfindingjustthat:

thestaffthatanothermanagerwillnotwanttoseeleave.Werecruitonlykeyplayers."

2Thisispartofapeptalkintendedtosendheadhuntersintocompetitor'

scompaniestotalktothemostexperiencedstaffaboutmakingachange.Theywanttohirea"

keyplayer"

fromanothercompany.Everycompanyalsohiresfromtheranksofnewbies,andwhatthey'

relookingforisexactlythesame."

Weholdthemuptothestandardsweseeinourtoppeople.Ifitlooksliketheyhavethesesametraits,we'

llplaceabetonthem."

It'

sjustabitriskier.

3"

It'

saneducatedguess,"

saysmyhiringmanagerclient.Yourjobasafutureemployeeistohelpthehiringmanagermitigatethatrisk.Youneedtohelpthemidentifyyouasaprospective"

.

4Trait1:

Theselflesscollaborator

JohnFetzer,careerconsultantandchemist,firstsuggestedthistrait,whichhasalreadybeenwrittenaboutagreatdeal.Itdeservesrepeatingbecauseitisthesinglemostpublicdifferencebetweenacademiaandindustry."

steamwork,"

saysFetzer"

Thebusinessenvironmentislesslone-wolfandcompetitive,sosignsofbeingcollaborativeandselflessstandout.Youjustcan'

tsucceedinanindustryenvironmentwithoutthismindset"

5Manypeptidesandgradstudentshaveatoughtimeshowingthattheycanmakethistransitionbecausesomuchoftheirlifehasinvolvedplayingtheindependent-researcherroleandoutshiningotheryoungstars.Youcanmakeyourselfmoreattractivetocompaniesbyworkingtogetherwithscientistsfromotherlaboratoriesanddisciplinesinpursuitofacommongoal—anddocumentingtheresultsonyourresume.Thisapproach,combinedwithaliberaluseofthepronoun"

we"

andnotjust"

I"

whendescribingyouraccomplishments,canchangethecompany'

sperceptionofyoufromalonewolftoaselflesscollaborator.Betterstill,developareputationinsideyourlabandwithpeopleyourlabcollaborateswithasapersonwhofostersandinitiatescollaborations—andmakesurethisqualitygetsmentionedbythosewhowilltakethosereferencephonecalls.

6Trait2:

Asenseofurgency

DonHautisafrequentcontributortotheaas.sciencecareers.orgdiscussionforum.Heisaformerscientistwhotransitionedtoindustrymanyyearsagoandthenontoaseniormanagementposition.Hautheadsstrategyandbusinessdevelopmentforadivisionof3Mwithmorethan$2.4billioninannualrevenues.Heisamongthosewhovalueasenseofurgency.

7"

Businesshappens24/7/365whichmeansthatcompetitionhappens24/7/365,aswell,"

saysHaut."

Onewaythatcompanieswinisbygetting'

there'

faster,whichmeansthatyounotonlyhavetomobilizeallofthefunctionsthatsupportabusinesstomovequickly,butyouhavetoknowhowtodecidewhere'

is!

Thiscreatesarequirementnotonlyforpeoplewhocanactquickly,butforthosewhocanthinkfastandhavethecouragetoactontheirconvictions.Thisrequirementneedstorunthroughoutanorganizationandisnotexclusivetomanagement."

8Trait3:

Risktolerance

BeingOKwithriskissomethingthatindustrydemands."

Acandidateneedstohavedemonstratedtheabilitytomakedecisionswithimperfectorincompleteinformation.Heorshemustbeabletoembraceambiguityandstickhisorherneckouttodrivetoaconclusion,"

wroteoneofmyclientsinajobdescription.

9Hautagrees."

Businesssuccessisoftendefinedbycomfortwithambiguityandrisk-personal,organizational,andfinancial.Thiscreatesadisconnectformanyscientistsbecausesuccessinacademiaisreallymoreaboutcareful,studiedresearch.Further,greatscienceisoftendefinedbyhowonegetstotheanswerasmuchasbytheansweritself,soscientistsoftenfallinlovewiththeprocess.Inabusiness,youneedtounderstandtheprocess,butyouendupfallinginlovewiththeanswerandthentakeariskbasedonwhatyouthinkthatanswermeanstoyourbusiness.Puttingyourneckonthelinelikethisisaskillsetthatallemployerslookforintheirbestpeople."

10Anotherimportantpieceofrisktoleranceisacandidate'

sdegreeofcomfortwithfailure.Failureisimportantbecauseitshowsthatyouwerenotafraidtotakechances.Socompaniesconsi