Yourdreamcompanyishiring.Betterstill,ithasatonofopenings—actually,somany,thatyoucouldseeyourselfapplyingtoafewofthem.Shouldyousendinmultipleapplications?Afterall,won'tthepersonreviewingthemknowwhichpositionyou'rebestsuitedfor? 你的理想公司正在招聘新人了。但是,有非常多的职位空缺——实际上,这么多的职位,你发现自己可以尝试申请的职位还真不少。那么你得每个职位都投送简历吗?毕竟,那位审视简历的面试官不知道最适合你的职位是哪个对吧? Theanswerisyesandno.Yes,thehiringmanagermightthinkoneroleseemsmoreobviousbasedonyourapplication—butno,thisisn'tthebestwaytogo.Becauseinsteadofcomingofflikesomeonewhohassomuchloveforthecompanythatyou'llpitchinwhereveryoucantomakethegreatestdifference—youriskmakingtheimpressionthatyoujustcouldn'tmakeupyourmind.Orworse,youmightlookkindaqualifiedforafewjobs,andyet,anobviouspickfornojobs. 答案是yes和no。没错,招聘经理也许会认为你的求职申请很明显就符合某个职位——但不!这不是最理智的行为。因为如果你表现得像一个极度热爱这家公司的员工、能投入任何一个你能应付的职位,那么你就会很有可能留下一个犹豫不决的印象。更有甚者,也许你似乎符合某些职位的要求,但是,你并没有明确的决定。 I'vebeeninthissituation(twice!)andeachtimeendedupapplyingforjustonejob—andlandingtherolethatwasrightforme.Here'showIdiditandwhatI'drecommendtoanyoneinasimilarsituation: 笔者曾经就陷入了这种困境(还两次!)每次最后我只申请了一个职位,然后确定了最适合自己的那个。那么下面我就给遇到有相似情况的朋友一点建议: I'djustmovedtoanewtownandwasdesperatetogetbackintothenonprofitsector.Well,thelocalcontactImetthroughamutualfriendwasleavingherjobasafellowshipprogrammanager.Notonlythat,butthedevelopmentofficeratherorganizationwouldbeleavingsoontoo. 笔者刚刚调到了新的城镇里,并且非常渴望回到非营利性的部门里。恩,我托朋友认识的当地的担保人正打算辞掉她的培训师经理职位。不仅如此,她所在的业务发展专员也有离职的打算。 HadIsentinmultipleapplications,IwouldhavedistractedthehiringmanagerfromtheroleIreallywanted.So,don'tgointoitwiththemindsetthatyou'llapplyforthejobyouwant—plustheoneyoulooklikeamatchfor,asabackup.Putyourbestfootforwardandkeepthefocusonwhyyou'reafitfortheroleyoureallywant. 如果当时我投送的多个求职申请,我就很有可能干扰了招聘经理的注意力了,我也无法获得自己真正想要的职位了。所以,不要带着申请想要的职位,以及你认为可以作为备选的职位这种心态去求职。尽量表现自己的最佳一面,专注在为何适合这个想要的职位上。 OK,there'sacaveat.Sometimesthepositionyou'remostexcitedaboutisn'tastretch—it'scompletelyunrealistic.Inthatcase,youshouldpicktheopeningyou'reinterestedin(andactuallyhaveashotofmovingforwardwith). 好了,这里要注意一点。有时候你最感兴趣的职位并没有弹性折衷的空间——这是绝对不现实的。在这种情况下,你应该选择自己感兴趣的那个职位(并且确实有机会争取到的)。 Ionceconsultedonhiringanexecutivedirector,andaseniorincollegeappliedfortherole.Sure,weallhavethosedreamjobsthatlookamazing.Butifyou'reyearsawayfromtheexperiencerequirementandhaven'tdoneanyofthethingsthepositioncallsfor,you'rebasicallywastingyourtime(andthehiringmanager's). 笔者曾经咨询关于招聘执行理事的职位情况,然后一名大四的学生申请了该职位。没错,我们都有梦寐以求的职位。但如果你不具备所需的职业经验年限,也没有任何该职位所需的技能,你这么做仅仅是浪费自己的(还有招聘经理)的时间。 So,ifyou'restuckbetweentwo,applyfortherolethatmorecloselymatchesyourqualifications.Itwillallowyoutobuildtheskillsyouneedtoeventuallyqualifyforthatdreamrole. 所以,如果你正纠结于两个职位,那么就申请那个与自己资格技能更紧密相关的职位。这样你能从中培养自己所需的技能,以便最终以足够的资格达到理想的位置。 Butwhatifyou'reequallyinterestedinandequallyqualifiedformultipleroles?WhenIappliedtoworkatTheMuse,therewereopenpositionsforawriterandaneditor,andtheybothlookedreallygoodtome.ItwasascloseasI'vecometosubmittingtwoapplications. 但如果你确实对多个职位同样感兴趣,并且还符合职业技能要求呢?当笔者申请TheMuse公司的职位时,当时有作家和编辑两个职位空缺,并且它们看起来都很适合我。笔者几乎就能同时申请两个职位了。 Butthethingis:Ididn'twantbothjobs,IwantedtodoallIcouldtobehiredforone(whicheveritmightbe).So,IpickedtheoneIcameupwithastrongerconceptfor.IchosethewritingpositionandwroteaMuse-stylearticleoutliningmyqualificationsasmycoverletter. 但实际要明确的是:我需要的不是两份工作,我需要做的是尽可能能够录取到一个(无论是哪一个)。所以,我选了相对更想做的那一个。我选择了作家的职位,并在求职信上以“Muse风格”列出了自己的资格素质。 WhenImadeittothephonescreen,theintervieweraskedifI'dseentheeditorrole,andifthatwouldbeofinterest.So,atthispoint,IbroadenedmystanceandsaidI'dloveitifshecouldgivemethedetailsofbothroles.WehadanopendialogueabouthowmuchwritingandeditingI'dliketodo;andintheend,Itechnicallylandedtheeditorrole—butwithalargerwritingcomponentthanithadoriginallycalledfor. 当我在电话约谈上介绍自己时,面试官问我是否查看了编辑职位的描述,并且问我是否对这个职位感兴趣。所以,在这个时候,我就打开了自己的话题范围,并说如果能获得更多的两个职位的细节,我很乐意去了解这个职位。我们开放地谈论了我对写作和编辑的喜爱,最后,我确定了编辑的职位——但比原本的职位描述增加了更多的写作内容。 So,whileIwouldn'tsuggestapplyingtomultiplepositionsoutofthegate,don'tshyawayfromanhonestdiscussionwiththehiringmanager.Ifhementionsthatyoumightbemoreinterestedinorqualifiedforanotherrole,that'syourperfectopeningtomentionthatitcaughtyoureyeaswell. 所以,尽管我不建议一开始就申请多个职位,但不要羞于与招聘经理讨论自己对职位的兴趣。如果他向你表明你可能对别的职位更感兴趣或更合适,那就是你最佳的时机提出了自己对别的空缺的兴趣。 It'sawesomewhenthecompanyyou'reinterestedinishiring.Butjustbecausemultiplepositionscatchyoureye,doesn'tmeanyoushouldputinanapplicationforeachone.Usethetipsabovetoseeifyoucannarrowyourfocusandsubmitatargetedapplication. 得知梦想的公司开放招聘是一件非常棒的事情。但因为有太多吸引人的职位了,并不意味你得申请每一个职位。参考上面提到的小方法,然后看看能否缩小选择范围,然后再提交最确定的申请。 |
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