校園招聘會求職5大絕招
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????親愛的安妮：明年春天，我即將拿到化學工程學士學位。但我很擔心，不知到時候能不能找到工作機會。我有一大筆助學貸款要開始償還，所以，我必須馬上工作。我有兩個問題：第一，我們學校將在下個月組織招聘會，約有50家公司會來參加招聘。其他許多學生都已簽約。我該怎么做，才能避免自己不至于淹沒在浩浩蕩蕩的求職大軍中？您有什么好的建議嗎？ ????第二，我已經參加過幾次面試，其中我非常中意的是兩家截然不同的公司。可從面試到現在已經有一個月時間了，我還沒有收到任何一家公司的回信。這是不是意味著，他們對我沒有興趣，還是有別的什么原因？——DC ????親愛的DC：雖然我非常不想給你的焦慮情緒火上澆油，可你確實該好好考慮一下找工作的事了。如果你夠聰明的話，應該已經開始求職了。你或許已經知道，幾個月前，美聯社（Associated Press）公布了一份廣為傳播的報告。這份報告稱，2011年畢業的大學生中，失業或未充分就業的學生占一半以上（54%）。所謂未充分就業，就是指身陷不需要學士學位的低端崗位中。而2012屆畢業生的情況似乎也好不到哪里去。今年9月，美國18至29歲年輕人的失業率為11.8%，遠遠高于美國總勞動人口7.8%的平均失業率。 ????不過也有好消息，美國大學和雇主協會（National Association of Colleges and Employers，NACE）年度招聘經理調查的初步結果顯示，2013年，雇主招聘的應屆畢業生預計將比2012年增加13%。此外，你所學的專業也是你的優勢所在。NACE執行董事瑪麗琳?梅克斯稱：“最有可能增加應屆畢業生招聘的雇主所在的行業就包括化工與制藥。”此外，她還補充道，擁有商學、計算機科學和各種工程學位的畢業生尤為搶手，而且雇主“紛紛瞄準大學校園，來為公司補充新鮮血液。” ????這就涉及到你所說的校園招聘會。艾莉森?多伊爾稱：“要想讓招聘會發揮作用，第一件事就是一定要去參加。畢業班的學生通常非常繁忙，所以，他們會放棄參加校園招聘會。這其實是錯誤的做法。三年級學生也應該參加，因為通常會有許多公司通過類似活動招聘實習生。”多伊爾從事過多年人力資源高管工作，目前在About.com網站擔任常駐職場專家，曾寫過多本關于求職的書，最新的一本書名為《艾莉森?多伊爾的求職寶典》（ Alison Doyle's Job Search Guidebook）。 ????她說，就算你對參加招聘會的企業單不感冒，也要去參加。“你永遠不知道自己會在哪里遇到誰，誰會成為你未來職業發展道路上的貴人。此外，招聘會也是讓你鍛煉如何向招聘經理展示自我的絕佳平臺。” ????如何充分利用校園招聘會？下面有幾條建議： ????1. 調查你感興趣的雇主。應該特別關注每家公司網站上的工作機會，仔細考慮什么樣的機會既符合你的興趣，又能發揮自己的優勢。 ????2.準備好“電梯演講稿”。用20到30秒的時間，總結自己的才華和能力。如果你對自己的能力并不確定，可以回憶一下自己到目前為止所取得的成就，包括你在課外活動（是的，當然包括體育活動）中擔任的領導角色，然后仔細分析是什么幫你取得了這些成功。 ????3.穿著得體。如果不確定該穿什么，即便是穿衣講究過了頭，也強于過于隨便。穿什么不能代表一個人的全部，但是，穿職業裝可以傳達一種非常微妙的信息：你對這次活動非常重視。 ????4. 充滿熱情。如果你真心對一位雇主感興趣，在對話結束的時候，要說出自己的感受，并表明自己有興趣在這家公司尋找更多機會。多伊爾稱，在其他條件相差無幾的情況下，對工作機會表現最迫切的求職者更有優勢。 |
????Dear Annie:I'll be getting a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering next spring, and I'm nervous about my chances of having a job offer in hand by then. With a lot of student loans to start paying off, I really have to be working right away. So I have two questions: First, my school is having a career fair next month, with recruiters from about 50 companies. A zillion other students have already signed up. Do you have any suggestions about how not to get lost in the crowd? ????And second, I've had a couple of job interviews already, with two different companies where I think I'd really like to work. It's been about a month now, and I haven't heard anything back from either one. Does that mean they're not interested, or what? — Dixie Chick ????Dear Dixie:Not to add to your anxiety, but you're right to be nervous about finding a job -- and smart to have started looking already. As you probably know, a much-publicized Associated Press report a few months ago said that more than half (54%) of 2011 college grads were either unemployed or underemployed, meaning stuck in jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree, and the class of 2012 doesn't seem to be faring much better. In September, unemployment among Americans ages 18 to 29 stood at 11.8%, well above the 7.8% average for the workforce as a whole. ????On the bright side, however, employers expect to hire 13% more new grads in 2013 than in 2012, according to preliminary results from the National Association of Colleges and Employers' annual survey of hiring managers. Moreover, your choice of major gives you an advantage. "Those most likely to increase their hiring of new college graduates include employers in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing," notes Marilyn Mackes, executive director at NACE, adding that demand will be particularly strong for new grads with business, computer science, and all types of engineering degrees -- and that employers "are looking to college campuses to supply their hiring needs." ????Which brings us to your career fair. "The No. 1 way to make a career fair work for you is to make sure you go," says Alison Doyle. "Often seniors are so busy that they skip it, which is a mistake. Juniors should go too, because companies often look for interns at these events." Doyle, a longtime human resources executive and now About.com's resident career expert, has written several books on job hunting, most recently Alison Doyle's Job Search Guidebook. ????Even if the list of employers scheduled to attend doesn't wow you, she says, go anyway: "You never know who you'll meet there, and who might be helpful to you down the road. A job fair is also a great place to practice presenting yourself to hiring managers." ????A few suggestions for making the most of the event: ????1. Research the employers who interest you.Pay special attention to the careers section of each company's website, and think about which opportunities there would best fit your strengths and interests. ????2. Prepare your "elevator speech."This is a 20-to-30-second sound bite that sums up your talents and skills. If you aren't sure what those are, think back to successes you've had so far -- including any leadership role you've played in an extracurricular activity (and yes, sports do count) -- and analyze what helped you achieve them. ????3. Dress appropriately.If in doubt about what to wear, it's safer to be overdressed than clad too casually. Clothes don't make the man (or the woman), but wearing business attire will send a subtle message that you're taking this event seriously. ????4. Be enthusiastic.If you're genuinely interested in an employer, end the conversation by saying so, and express your interest in exploring opportunities at the company. All else being equal, the most eager candidate often has an edge with employers, Doyle says. |
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