成功轉(zhuǎn)行6大策略
????職位搜索網(wǎng)站SimplyHired.com副總裁卡洛琳?休斯坦承:“當前的招聘市場,每個空缺職位都會收到將近200份求職簡歷,這對于招聘經(jīng)理來說是司空見慣的事。而且,從業(yè)經(jīng)驗與招聘職位對口的求職者也不乏其人。因此,如果你的簡歷并沒有反映這種優(yōu)勢,招聘經(jīng)理有什么理由不將你淘汰出局?” ????別著急!在宣判跳槽計劃失敗之前,不妨對以下6項策略仔細斟酌一番。實踐證明,這6項策略確實屢試不爽。也許其中的某一招或者其中某幾項的組合拳,就可以讓你成功實現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)行。 ????打短工積累經(jīng)驗:休斯表示,跳槽卻不具備期望行業(yè)的相關(guān)經(jīng)驗,無疑會讓自己處于不利境地。最簡單的解決辦法就是獲得相關(guān)經(jīng)驗。“簽約一家專門從事此領(lǐng)域的臨時工服務(wù)中介公司,”她建議道。“這樣做也許工資會大幅縮水,但是卻獲得了一個證明自己的機會,何樂而不為呢?最重要的是得先入行。” ????休斯的這番話可謂經(jīng)驗之談。15年前,她在南加利福尼亞州為一家報紙銷售廣告。但是“目睹科技公司如雨后春筍般涌現(xiàn),我不禁心生向往,由衷希望能進入這個行業(yè),”她說。 ????通過調(diào)查,休斯找出那些為圣巴巴拉市周邊科技公司提供職員的臨時工服務(wù)中介,之后她辭掉了報社的工作,開始按計劃行動。通過從事一系列的短期工作,她積累了足夠的經(jīng)驗,最終如愿踏入高科技人力資源領(lǐng)域。 ????大力推銷 “通用技能”:職業(yè)發(fā)展咨詢公司Impact Group總經(jīng)理唐?馬羅托經(jīng)常為有意改行的高管提供建議。他問他們:“你擅長的領(lǐng)域中,有哪些技能對其他行業(yè)雇傭者來說同樣適用?例如,有些人擅長某行業(yè)的銷售、客戶服務(wù)或營業(yè)分析等工作,那么這些人無論跳槽到哪個行業(yè),這些技能都是通用的。” ????即便不是這樣,他補充說,“大部分人所具備的‘通用技能’往往比自己想象的要多。”我們首先要做的就是找出這些技能,學著用潛在雇主容易接受的語言展示這些技能。舉例來說,史黛絲?希爾頓之前在美國緬因州首府奧古斯塔從事電視新聞記者及新聞主播工作,而現(xiàn)在她在北卡羅來納州首府羅利正體驗著公共關(guān)系領(lǐng)域一個全新的職業(yè)。她是怎樣成功轉(zhuǎn)行的呢? ????希爾頓說:“作為一名新聞主播,我不僅要指導團隊的工作,而且要負責每天的播報內(nèi)容;這在公共關(guān)系領(lǐng)域被稱為項目經(jīng)理。據(jù)此,我的簡歷也做了相應的調(diào)整,突出強調(diào)為什么我在電視新聞領(lǐng)域的工作經(jīng)驗使我同樣能夠勝任公共關(guān)系領(lǐng)域的工作。”盡管耗費了她六個月的時間,但希爾頓最終完成了事業(yè)的華麗轉(zhuǎn)身,獲得了營銷、咨詢與公共關(guān)系公司 919 Marketing客戶經(jīng)理一職。 ????你對自己所掌握的技能是否適用于其他領(lǐng)域還存在疑問嗎?下面這個辦法可以幫你答疑解惑:美國勞工部(U.S. Department of Labor)下屬的網(wǎng)站O*Net為眾多求職者明確地列出了25,000個不同工種所要求的專業(yè)知識與資質(zhì),不妨登陸這個網(wǎng)站了解一下。 ????當然,SimplyHired.com等求職網(wǎng)站也可以提供有用的信息,如哪類公司需要我們所具備的技能。卡洛琳?休斯指出,“在搜索欄鍵入可以描述工作經(jīng)驗的關(guān)鍵字,需要這些經(jīng)驗背景的各類公司就會被篩選出來。稍微進行一些調(diào)查,可能就會有驚喜。” |
????Carolyn Hughes, a vice president at career site SimplyHired.com, puts it bluntly: "In this job market, it's not at all unusual for a hiring manager to be looking at a pile of 200 resumes for each opening. Some of those candidates are going to have exactly the industry experience they're looking for. So if yours doesn't, why shouldn't they throw it out?" Gulp. ????But wait! Before you throw in the towel on trying to change careers, consider these six tried-and-true methods. One of them, or some combination, might get you where you want to go. ????Try temping. Since you're at a disadvantage without industry experience, Hughes says, an obvious solution is to get some. "Sign on with a temp agency that specializes in the field you want to enter," she suggests. "You'll probably have to take a step down in pay, but it gives you the chance to prove yourself. The important thing is to get a foot in the door." ????Hughes knows whereof she speaks. Fifteen years ago, she was selling advertising for a newspaper in southern California, but "I saw all these tech companies springing up, and I really wanted to get into one," she says. ????So she researched which temp agencies supplied staffers to tech firms in and around Santa Barbara, quit her newspaper job, and made the move. A series of short-term assignments gave her enough experience to launch her current career in high-tech human resources. ????Be ready to talk up your portable skills."What have you done well that a different type of employer might be able to use?" asks Don Marotto, a managing director at career development firm Impact Group who often counsels executive career changers. "If you've succeeded in sales, customer service, or business analysis in any industry, you can do it almost anywhere else." ????Even if not, he adds, "Most people have more transferable skills than they think they have." The key is to identify yours, then practice putting them in terms a prospective employer can easily recognize. Consider, for example, how Stacey Hilton moved from a job as a TV news reporter and anchor in Augusta, Ga., to a new career in public relations in Raleigh, N.C. ????"As a news anchor, I was responsible for a team of people and what we put on the air each day. In PR, they call that a project manager," Hilton says. "So I tailored my resume accordingly, and played up specific ways my TV experiences would make me great at PR." It took six months, but Hilton got her dream job as an account manager at 919 Marketing. ????Not sure exactly how your skills would fit into a different business? One way to find out: Check out a U.S. Department of Labor web site called O*Net, which spells out the specific knowledge and aptitudes required to get hired in 25,000 types of jobs. ????You can also find out who's seeking your skills at sites like SimplyHired.com. "If you enter the keywords that describe what you've done so far, it will show you what kinds of companies want people with your background," notes Carolyn Hughes. "Explore a bit, and you may be surprised at what you find." |
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