[雙語]職場真人秀：像相親一樣找工作

A young person stands in front of 18 people and takes their questions. The lights go out if the person fails to meet their expectations. What TV program is this?
一位年輕人站在18個(gè)人面前接受提問，如果回答沒有達(dá)到他們的預(yù)期就會(huì)被滅燈。這是什么電視節(jié)目呢？

If you answered “a dating program”, think again. We are actually talking about job-hunting reality TV shows.
如果你回答“相親節(jié)目”，那再想想吧。其實(shí)我們談?wù)摰氖锹殘稣嫒诵恪?br />
Job-hunting is a challenging task. You’ll find similar types of characteristics among both groups of seekers.
找工作是一項(xiàng)頗具挑戰(zhàn)性的任務(wù)，你會(huì)在各組求職者當(dāng)中發(fā)現(xiàn)性格類似的人。

HRs and career experts analyze the strength and weakness of each type and to offer corresponding tips.
于是，人力資源招聘官和職業(yè)規(guī)劃專家分析了每種性格類型的優(yōu)勢與劣勢，并提出了相應(yīng)的建議。

Big-headed perfectionists
自大的完美主義者

In relationships, these people fix their sights on their “dream” dates. In job-hunting, these people believe they are born to do a particular job.
在戀愛中，這類人以夢想的約會(huì)為目標(biāo)。在求職過程中，這類人堅(jiān)信自己天生就是從事某一特定工作的料。

However, if you come across as one-track minded, HRs might have doubts about your flexibility, said Wang Xijin from the 2010 Class of Beijing International MBA (BiMBA) at Peking University. Wang is also the HR/recruitment and training manager at Diebold China.
而中國迪堡的招聘官兼招聘和培訓(xùn)經(jīng)理，來自北京大學(xué)2010年國際工商管理碩士班的王希瑾（音譯）表示，如果你遇事一根筋的話，招聘官可能會(huì)質(zhì)疑你的變通能力。

“An employee is very likely to undergo job rotation. It’s risky to hire a person if he is unwilling to accept any other post,” said Wang.
王說：“員工很有可能會(huì)進(jìn)行崗位調(diào)動(dòng)。如果雇了一個(gè)不愿意接受其他崗位的人是很冒險(xiǎn)的。”

“Moreover, having been misled by their subjective evaluations of themselves, these people may set goals out of their reach, yet refuse to accept the fact,” said Bai Jingxiang, a consultant in relationships and career planning at China Women’s University.
中華女子學(xué)院人際關(guān)系與職業(yè)規(guī)劃咨詢師白京翔（音譯）表示：“另外，由于被他們對自己的主觀評價(jià)所誤導(dǎo)，這類人很可能設(shè)定超出他們能力范圍的目標(biāo)，而且拒絕接受現(xiàn)實(shí)。”

As an example, Zhang Yiyuan, a participant in the job-hunting reality show Jobs Come Jobs Go, wanted to be a stylist. Instead of taking advice, he blamed interviewers for “being unable to understand his unique style”, though all 18 interviewers agreed that his clothes looked like a “fashion disaster”.
例如，職場真人秀《職來職往》中的求職者張一元（音譯），想做一位設(shè)計(jì)師。即使18位面試官都覺得他的衣服看起來就像是場“時(shí)尚災(zāi)難”，他也不接受他們的建議，而是埋怨他們“不能理解他獨(dú)特的設(shè)計(jì)風(fēng)格”。

To solve the problem, Bai suggested that big-headed job seekers should be more open to other opinions. For instance, they can ask for the HR’s feedback after a job interview, and adjust their career goals accordingly.
針對這些自大的求職者，白老師建議他們更開放地接受其他人的看法。例如，可以在面試后向面試官征求反饋，并據(jù)此調(diào)整自己的求職目標(biāo)。

“They will find neither a partner nor a job if they don’t lower their expectations when necessary,” Bai warned.
白京翔警告說：“他們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)如果不在必要的時(shí)候降低期望，他們既找不到合作者，更找不到工作。”

Commitment-shy butterflies
純屬做秀

We have seen candidates, in both job-hunting and dating programs, who use the shows as a showcase for their talents, or a stage in which they can prove their worth.
在找求職和相親節(jié)目中，我們看過一些候選者純粹把節(jié)目作為展現(xiàn)自己才能的秀場，或者是證明自己的價(jià)值的舞臺(tái)。

In job-hunting shows, these people may have obtained one or more offers before appearing on the show. Then, when their performance attracts the attention of the interviewers, they turn down any offers which come their way.
在職場真人秀中，這些人可能在參加節(jié)目前就已經(jīng)得到一份或多份聘書。而當(dāng)他們的表現(xiàn)吸引了場上面試官的注意時(shí)，他們就會(huì)拒絕提供給他們的聘用機(jī)會(huì)。

Instead of calling these people “insincere”, Bai described them as “lost” in their career direction.
白京翔認(rèn)為這些人并非不誠懇，而是迷失了自己的職業(yè)方向。

While it’s important to take care over important decisions, Wang warned students against vacillation, because “it indicates a lack of career planning”.
認(rèn)真對待重要的決定是很必要的，王希瑾?jiǎng)窀鎸W(xué)生們不要搖擺不定，因?yàn)檫@說明自己缺乏對職業(yè)規(guī)劃。

“The most recent work experiences should be focused in a specific industry and should have lasted for no less than two months,” said Wang.
她補(bǔ)充說：“最近的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)最好是在某一特定領(lǐng)域工作超過了兩個(gè)月。”

The shallow young
無“知”青年

Some job seekers may be similar, falling over themselves to snag “fancy” jobs depicted in movies or TV dramas, without a thorough understanding of either what the job entails, or whether they are suited to the job.
一些求職者可能是相似的，一門心思想找到像電影或電視劇里所描述的很“炫”工作，卻沒有深入思考過工作的要求或者自己是否適合這一職業(yè)。

Li Shasha, a candidate in Jobs Come Jobs Go, dreamed of working in administration, like the heroine in the TV drama Go Lala Go! But she’d mistaken the role, believing the administration work to be similar to that of customer service.
李莎莎（音譯）是《職來職往》節(jié)目中的一名求職者，她夢想著像《杜拉拉升職記》里的女主角一樣在行政部門工作！但是李莎莎卻誤解了這一角色，以為行政工作就像客服一樣。

“You may leave a bad impression on the HR if you appear to know nothing about, or even misunderstand, the job you’re applying for,” Bai warned.
白京翔勸告說：“如果你對自己應(yīng)聘的工作一無所知，甚至是定位有誤，那么就會(huì)給面試官留下不好的印象。”

However, Wang revealed that some HRs would hire rookies as long as they were able to show adequate learning ability through their on and off campus activities.
不過，王希瑾也談到有些面試官喜歡雇傭新人，只要他們能在校內(nèi)外活動(dòng)中表現(xiàn)出足夠的學(xué)習(xí)能力。

She also cautioned against feigning mastery of a subject which you know little about.
同時(shí)她還強(qiáng)調(diào)對于不是很了解的事情，不要假裝精通。