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