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找工作前一定要自问的5个问题

找工作前一定要自问的5个问题

爱思英语编者按：

对于找工作的人，特别是初入职场的新人来说，拥有一个清醒的头脑是无比重要的。

找工作不能盲目，事先要将自己想要的弄清楚。

找工作前请先问自己5个问题。

5QuestionsYouMustAskYourselfBeforeChoosingaCareer

Youcandoanythingyouputyourmindto.Ifyougrewupinthelate80sor90s,thisissomethingyouheardofteneitherathomeoronTV.Andthatsagoodthingmuchbetter,atleast,thanthe,Getthehighestpayingjobpossibleandcountthedaysdowntoretirementschoolofthought.

Whenyourmanyyearsofeducationarebehindyouanditstimetoactuallypickwhatthatanythingis,bothpiecesofadvicecanbeparalyzing.Forsome,findingtherightcareerissimplyamatterofbrowsingthroughjobads.Formanyothers,theprocesstakesalotofexploration,self-reflection,andawillingnesstoredirectwhennecessary.

Whetheryourefreshoutofcollegeoradecadedowntheroad,itsimportanttoembracetheprocessfull-on.These5crucialquestionsareagreatplacetostart.

1.WhatamIgoodat?

Knowingwhatyouregoodatasin,reallyknowingcanbemorecomplicatedthanitatfirstseems.Essentially,thisbreaksdowninto:

Whatyourepassionateabout.Dontconfusethiswithabigger,morevaguedream.Instead,doaninventoryofpursuitsbothbigandsmallthatgetyouallfiredupandhaveyoulosingtrackoftime.Ratherthan,becomingarockstar,lookforspecificskillslike,learningnewinstruments,writingsongs,talkingaboutartand,interactingwithacrowd.Thiswillhelpyounotonlypursueyourbiggerdreams,butalsoidentifytraitsthatcanapplytojobsthatarelessofareach.

Tasksyoudoeasily.Sure,itmightnotbeyourlifesdreamtoleadagroupofpeople,butifyoufindyourselfnaturallysteppingintoleadershippositions,youmightjustbemanagementorclassroombound.Thesamegoesforthosewell-structuredemailsyoutypeoutrapidly,oryourabilitytosketchoutadesigninsecondsflat.Whileplacingeasytasksatthecenterofyourcareercoursewontdoyoumuchgood,skillsthatcomeeasilytoyoucanformthebasisofgreaterthings.

Whatotherpeoplesayyoudowell.Mostofusareshockinglypoorjudgesofourownstrengthsandweaknesses,whetherduetooverconfidenceorcompletelackthereof.Theyoungeryouare,thetruerthisislikelytobe,asyousimplyhaventhadthebreadthofexperiencetoshowyoujustwhereyouthrive.Askingpeers,parents,teachers,colleaguesandmentorstoarticulateyourskills,eitherinalist,aresume,orarecommendationletter,canunearthstrengthsandinterestsyoudidntevenknowyouhad,orshednewlightontalentsyoumaybetakingforgranted.

2.WhatlocationsamIcomfortablelivingin?

Thisoneisntnearlyassuperficialasitsounds.Chancesare,youregoingtobestickingwithyourchosencareerforawhile,andthatmeansheadingwherethejobsare.Forsomejobs,likefreelancewriting,designing,andwell,justaboutanythingthatcanbedoneovertheinternet,itreallydoesntmatterwhetheryouworkfromMiamiorTimbuktuButifyouchoosemagazinepublishing,chancesareyoullwindupinNewYork.Entertainmentindustry?

LA.Oil?

Houston.Farming?

Thecountryside.

Assuch,itsworthconsideringwhatyouneedfromtheplaceyoulive,suchas:

AmenitiesandHomes:

Livinginan800-squarefootapartmentinManhattanprovidesamuchdifferentexperiencethana2,000foothomeinthesuburbs.Determinewhatamenitiesareimportanttoyoubothinsideandoutsideofyourlivingspace.

CultureandLifestyle:

Doyouenjoylivinginacitywithaconstantstreamofartopenings,concerts,readings,tastingsandotherevents,ordoyoupreferaslowerlifestyle?

Doyoumindlivinginaplacewherethemajorityofpeoplehavedifferentlifevaluesandpoliticalbeliefs,orareyouokaymixingitup?

Cultureandlifestyleinformwhoweareeveryday.

AccesstoNature:

WillCentralParksuityourfancy,ordoyoupreferthenearbylakes,mountainsandstreamsofaplacelikeSeattle?

OrwouldyourathercallamountainneighboronyourMontanaranch?

Whileyoumayneedtomakecompromises,itsimportantnottochooseacareerthatwillkeepyoufarawayfromthethingsthatrejuvenateyouandgiveyoumeaning.

3.HowmuchcontroldoIneedovermyowntime?

Somepeoplelovethestructureofacorporatejob;otherpeoplehateit.Fortheformer,thisissimplyaquestiontocheckoffandmoveon.Forthelatter,itsimportanttoexamineeachpotentialcareerpathwithquestionslike:

Howmuchtravelwilltherebe?

Howmuchteamworkandmeetingswillberequired?

Arethereopportunitiestoworkfromhomeeitherfullorpart-time?

Howflexibleisthevacationpolicy?

Howstrictarethehours?

Willtherebealotofovertime?

ArethereopportunitiesatcompaniesinthisindustrytodothingslikeGoogles20percenttime?

Insomecases,theanswerstothesequestionswillbeobvious.Acongressionalaide,forexample,willhavefarlesscontroloverhertimethanawomanwhorunsabusinessoutofherownhome.Butinmanycases,thesearethingsthatcanonlybediscoveredasyougo.Whatsmore,greatercontrolissometimeseasiertofindasyouriseintheranks,soitsalwaysbesttokeepaneyeonfuturepotential.

4.AmImoreintrovertedorextroverted?

Introvertsandextrovertsbringdifferentsetsofskillstothetable.Extrovertswillbemiserableinarolethatrequiresalotofintrovertedskills,whileintrovertswillsimilarlystrugglewhenforcedintoanextrovertsshoes.Afewthingstoconsiderinanygivenrole:

Amountofpublicspeaking

Paceandamountofdeadlinesandcommunication

Amountofteamworkandcollaborationwithcolleagues

Degreeofstimulationintheworkenvironment

Amountofoff-worksocializingrequired

Foradeeperlookatthistopic,wehighlysuggestreadingSusanCainsQuiet:

ThePowerofIntrovertsinaWorldThatCantStopTalkingorwatchinghereye-openingTEDtalk.

5.HowmuchmoneydoIreallyneed?

Forsomepeople,milliondollardreamsneedtobemilliondollarrealitiesbeforetheyresatisfied.Otherpeoplearemuchmorecomfortableatlowerincomelevels,justaslongascertainneedsarefulfilled.Artists,forexample,mightbeokayscrapingbyaslongastheycandowhattheylove,whilenon-profitworkerscanmakedowithlessaslongastheyfeeltheyregivingback.

Considerhowimportantitistoyouto:

Ownyourownhome

Consistentlyputawayforlongertermfinancialgoals,likeyourretirementorafuturechildscollegefund

GoonXnumberofvacationseachyear

Beabletobuywhateveryouwant,wheneveryouwant

Theoverallideahereistopickalifestyle,notajobtitle.Keepinmindthatthis,too,willchangeasyougrowintoyourcareerandpotentiallyhaveafamily.Forthebestresults,setmonetarygoalsinincrementsof5years,andcheckthesegoalsagainstyourchosenpath.

TheTakeaway

Intodaysmarketmorethanever,acareerisanevolvingthing,withmanyprofessionalsholdingmultipletitleswithintheirlifetime.Itsreallynotaboutgoingallforpassion,orallformoney.Itsaboutbalancingyourwantsandneedswithyourgoals,talentsandskills,andreroutingwhereverneeded.

Formoreonthissubject,wesuggesttakingareadthroughthisextensivecareerguidefromRasmussenCollege,andtakingaspinthroughthedatavisualizationbelow.

爱思英语编者按：

对于找工作的人，特别是初入职场的新人来说，拥有一个清醒的头脑是无比重要的。

找工作不能盲目，事先要将自己想要的弄清楚。

找工作前请先问自己5个问题。

5QuestionsYouMustAskYourselfBeforeChoosingaCareer

Youcandoanythingyouputyourmindto.Ifyougrewupinthelate80sor90s,thisissomethingyouheardofteneitherathomeoronTV.Andthatsagoodthingmuchbetter,atleast,thanthe,Getthehighestpayingjobpossibleandcountthedaysdowntoretirementschoolofthought.

Whenyourmanyyearsofeducationarebehindyouanditstimetoactuallypickwhatthatanythingis,bothpiecesofadvicecanbeparalyzing.Forsome,findingtherightcareerissimplyamatterofbrowsingthroughjobads.Formanyothers,theprocesstakesalotofexploration,self-reflection,andawillingnesstoredirectwhennecessary.

Whetheryourefreshoutofcollegeoradecadedowntheroad,itsimportanttoembracetheprocessfull-on.These5crucialquestionsareagreatplacetostart.

1.WhatamIgoodat?

Knowingwhatyouregoodatasin,reallyknowingcanbemorecomplicatedthanitatfirstseems.Essentially,thisbreaksdowninto:

Whatyourepassionateabout.Dontconfusethiswithabigger,morevaguedream.Instead,doaninventoryofpursuitsbothbigandsmallthatgetyouallfiredupandhaveyoulosingtrackoftime.Ratherthan,becomingarockstar,lookforspecificskillslike,learningnewinstruments,writingsongs,talkingaboutartand,interactingwithacrowd.Thiswillhelpyounotonlypursueyourbiggerdreams,butalsoidentifytraitsthatcanapplytojobsthatarelessofareach.

Tasksyoudoeasily.Sure,itmightnotbeyourlifesdreamtoleadagroupofpeople,butifyoufindyourselfnaturallysteppingintoleadershippositions,youmightjustbemanagementorclassroombound.Thesamegoesforthosewell-structuredemailsyoutypeoutrapidly,oryourabilitytosketchoutadesigninsecondsflat.Whileplacingeasytasksatthecenterofyourcareercoursewontdoyoumuchgood,skillsthatcomeeasilytoyoucanformthebasisofgreaterthings.

Whatotherpeoplesayyoudowell.Mostofusareshockinglypoorjudgesofourownstrengthsandweaknesses,whetherduetooverconfidenceorcompletelackthereof.Theyoungeryouare,thetruerthisislikelytobe,asyousimplyhaventhadthebreadthofexperiencetoshowyoujustwhereyouthrive.Askingpeers,parents,teachers,colleaguesandmentorstoarticulateyourskills,eitherinalist,aresume,orarecommendationletter,canunearthstrengthsandinterestsyoudidntevenknowyouhad,orshednewlightontalentsyoumaybetakingforgranted.

2.WhatlocationsamIcomfortablelivingin?

Thisoneisntnearlyassuperficialasitsounds.Chancesare,youregoingtobestickingwithyourchosencareerforawhile,andthatmeansheadingwherethejobsare.Forsomejobs,likefreelancewriting,designing,andwell,justaboutanythingthatcanbedoneovertheinternet,itreallydoesntmatterwhetheryouworkfromMiamiorTimbuktuButifyouchoosemagazinepublishing,chancesareyoullwindupinNewYork.Entertainmentindustry?

LA.Oil?

Houston.Farming?

Thecountryside.

Assuch,itsworthconsideringwhatyouneedfromtheplaceyoulive,suchas:

AmenitiesandHomes:

Livinginan800-squarefootapartmentinManhattanprovidesamuchdifferentexperiencethana2,000foothomeinthesuburbs.Determinewhatamenitiesareimportanttoyoubothinsideandoutsideofyourlivingspace.

CultureandLifestyle:

Doyouenjoylivinginacitywithaconstantstreamofartopenings,concerts,readings,tastingsandotherevents,ordoyoupreferaslowerlifestyle?

Doyoumindlivinginaplacewherethemajorityofpeoplehavedifferentlifevaluesandpoliticalbeliefs,orareyouokaymixingitup?

Cultureandlifestyleinformwhoweareeveryday.

AccesstoNature:

WillCentralParksuityourfancy,ordoyoupreferthenearbylakes,mountainsandstreamsofaplacelikeSeattle?

OrwouldyourathercallamountainneighboronyourMontanaranch?

Whileyoumayneedtomakecompromises,itsimportantnottochooseacareerthatwillkeepyoufarawayfromthethingsthatrejuvenateyouandgiveyoumeaning.

3.HowmuchcontroldoIneedovermyowntime?

Somepeoplelovethestructureofacorporatejob;otherpeoplehateit.Fortheformer,thisissimplyaquestiontocheckoffandmoveon.Forthelatter,itsimportanttoexamineeachpotentialcareerpathwithquestionslike:

Howmuchtravelwillt