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dlovetocometochinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButithinkI'
llalwayscomebackhere.
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ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo
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Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'
twantyouworkingwithanyoneelse
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Somaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus
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dknowifhedidn'
tlikeyou.
PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether
Hey,right!
Thatwouldbefun.
Conversation2
Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping
MycareerWell,IlikeworkingforLondonTime'
sapartofalargermediacompanycalledLiftoffUSA,sotherearelotsof...
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snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithmean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferentagenda(differentwayofthinkingfromAndy不一样的想法).Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'
tthinkhisheartisinhisjob.
HowdidheendupinLondon?
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HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagofer(杂工)atLiftoffUSAinNewYork.
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sjobinLondonTimeOff
Heisgoodathisjob,isn'
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Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly(speakhighlyof).
Exceptyou
No,IratehimIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesoranythinglikethat,it'
sjust...Iwanthisjob!
NowweknowyourlittlepromiseIwon'
ttellanyone
Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou...
Sure,whatisit
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s,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingme'
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Whoisround
You...
Outsideview:
Howtogetajob
abigday!
Yourlifeisabouttobegin!
Andthenyourparentssay..."
Getajob"
.Itellyou!
Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyallthejoblistingissotryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbethroughthewantadscanbesowritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork.
"
Idon'
thavethatdayopen."
Gettingajobinterview,andthengoingonit—thewholeprocessisprettytough.
Sorrytokeepyou,haveaseat."
Ihaveyourresumehere,andyouareinterestedintheassistant'
sposition."
Yeah,yeah"
Well,therightcandidateforthisjobhastobeveryoutgoingandallitisasaleposition."
Well,I'
marealextrovert(性格外向的人).Definitely."
Andtherightcandidatehastohavegreatneedtofeelthatyouknowwhatyou'
retalkingabout."
mreallyIknowwhatI'
mtalkingaboutandIthinkIcanprojectthat"
So,whatskillswouldyoubringtothisjob"
Well,IrealizethatI'
mcompletelyoverqualifiedforthismean,um,inmylastjob,Iwasrunningthewholeplace."
Oh,soyou'
vesupervisedpeople"
Yep,fiveof,obviouslyIcoulddothisjob,noalsohavereallygoodcomputerwhatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutme"
Eh..."
EventhoughIwastryingreallyhard,eventhoughIhadsentoutabout300resumes,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendandrelativesiftheyknewofwasn'
tgettinganywhere!
Despiteallmybestefforts,Iwasstillunemployed.
Please,whydon'
tyouseeacareercounsellor(顾问)I'
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Samantha,I'
mPhyllis"
Oh,hi,tomeetyou."
SoIfigure,heck,whynotImetwithPhyllisStein,aprofessionaljobcoach.
Interviewingisvitaltogettingthejobthatyouwant."
Sheshowedmehowtoprepareforaninterviewbydoingresearchonthepositionandthelatter,shecoachingmeonmyinterviewingskills.
Iamgoingtopretendtobeyourinterviewer,andthenwe'
llstopitandreplayitandlookatthevideoandseewhatwecouldlearnfrom"
tthinkthatyoushouldgointoaninterviewhavingnotpractisedwithsomeofthequestionsthatareprettystandard."
"
Tellmeaboutyourself."
Well,myparents—mymomisasocialworker,andmydadisanengineer."
Yourpreparationisreallyimportant."
Whatdoyouknowaboutourorganization"
Well,Isawon,um,ontheInternetthat,youdobusinesspublishingRight"
Thereisawholerangeofthingsthathavetodowithhowyoupresentyourself/"
WhyshouldIhireyou"
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Youneedtothinkaboutwhattheinterviewerisactuallylookingfor."
Samantha,whatwasamajorproblemthatyou'
veencounteredandhowdidyousolveit"
Ihaven'
treallyhadanyproblemstodealwith."
Thanklet'
slookatyourmockinterviewonvideotape."
Ithinkitboilsdown(归结为)topreparation,presentation,andunderstandingwhattheinterviewerislookingfor"
(Watchingthevideotape)
Anotherwayofansweringitisnottellingaboutyourself,buttellingyourrelationshiptothejob."
So,theydon'
tcaresomuchaboutyourparentsandthatyouwanttoliveinmayneedyoutobeabletobeausesomeexamplesinyourlifefrombeingatroubleshooter."
Oneofthethingsthatsomeonewhoisanassistantinatradeshowisdoing,isdealingwithneedtobesurethatyoustay,sortof,ontargetwithpreventing,presentingyourselfinthestrongestpossibleway."
ThistimeIfeltalotmoreconfidentwhenIwentinfortheinterview.
IhavedevelopedstrongcommunicationcollegeIworkedontheschoolpaperandIbroughtsomewritingsamplestoshowyou."
Ialsoworkedeverysummeratabed-and-breakfast."
Iworkedalotwithourbookedreservationoverthephone,gotthemwhattheyneeded,andhandledanycomplains."
Well,IfeellikeIdidreally'
llsee."
Makingagoodfirstimpressionisthemostimportantpartofajobinterview.
Arrivingontimeandbeingconfidentarethemostimportantpartsofajobinterview.
sveryimportantthatyouarebeingconfidentandyou'
rebeingclearinyouranswersandlisteningcarefully
Notfidgeting(坐立不安,烦躁)andbeingconfidentarethemostimportantthingsinajobinterview.
Writingathank-younoteisthemostimportantthingyouwanttodoafterajobinterview/
Andgointherewithafirmhandshake.
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snotenoughtoaskwhatsuccessfulpeoplearelike...Itisonlybyaskingwheretheyarefromthatwecanunravelthelogicbehindwhosucceedandwhodoesn'
t"
ThisisthebasicideaofanintriguingbookcalledOutliers,bytheAmericanjournalistMalclombookexploresthefactorswhichcontributetopeoplewhoareextremelysuccessfulintheircareers,forexample,therolethefamily,cultureandfriendplay.
GladwellexaminesthecausesofwhythemajorityofCanadaicehokeyplayersareborninthefirstfewmonthsofthecalenderyear,whatthefounderofMicrosoftBillGatesdidtoachievehisextraordinarysuccess,andwhytheBeatlesmanagedtoredefinethewholeofpopularmusicinthe1960s.
GladwellpointsoutthattheyouthhockeyleagueinCanadarecruitsfromJanuarythefirst,sothatplayersbornearlyintheyeararebigger,strongerandbetterathletesthanothersbornlaterinthebecausetheyhavethisadvantageatthestartoftheirsportscareer,they'
regivenextracoaching,andsothere'
sagreaterchancethatthey'
llbepickedforanelitehockeyteaminthefuture.
Hecallsthisphenomenonaccumulativeadvantage(积累优势),abitliketheideathattherichgetricherandthepoorgetdependsontheprocessbywhichtalentedathletesareidentifiedasmuchasitdoesontheirownabilities.
Anotheraspectwhichcontributestosuccessisthe10000hoursuccessdemandsanenormousamountoftimeforpractiseandexample,theBeatlesperformedliveinHamburgGermanymorethan1200timesoverfouryears,muchmorethanthe10000hoursGladwellclaimisnecessaryforgreatbythetimetheyreturnedtoEngland,theyhaddevelopedtheirtalenteandsoundedcompletelydifferentfromanyothergroup.
Inthesameway,BillGateshadthousandsofhours'
worthofprogrammingbecausehehadaccesstoacomputerathishighalsobecameateenagerjustattherighttimetotakeadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsincomputertechnology.
Outliershasmetwithextraordinarysucess,matchedonlybyGladwell'
sowncareerfor25yearsinaresult,manyciticshaveseenitasanautobiography,inwhichthewriterappearstobeapologizingforhisownpersonaltheidesthatyouhavetobebornattherightmoment,intherightplaceandintherightfamily,andthenyouhavetoworkreallyhardisathought-provokingwayofrevisitingourtraditionalviewofgeniusandgreat'