IT精英如何選擇下一個(gè)雇主
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????親愛(ài)的安妮：我媽媽給我遞來(lái)你那篇談?wù)撉ъ淮鸀槭裁床唤邮芄ぷ鳈C(jī)會(huì)的文章，因?yàn)槲揖褪瞧渲幸粏T。我剛剛從一所“名牌”大學(xué)獲得工程學(xué)和計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)雙學(xué)位，還從事過(guò)兩份實(shí)習(xí)工作，在此期間學(xué)到了不少開(kāi)發(fā)移動(dòng)應(yīng)用程序的技術(shù)。我還沒(méi)畢業(yè)的時(shí)候，申請(qǐng)過(guò)的每一家雇主都給我發(fā)來(lái)入職邀請(qǐng)函。 ????但到目前為止，我還沒(méi)有接受其中任何一家公司的邀請(qǐng)，部分原因是我目前依然對(duì)那家提供最高起薪的公司心存疑慮。我在那里實(shí)習(xí)過(guò)很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間，既參與過(guò)面試工作，也做過(guò)首席信息官(CIO)的“跟班”，但直到今天，我還沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)任何一位非IT部門(mén)的員工。我真的想?yún)⑴c公司的運(yùn)營(yíng)工作，而不是僅僅被視為“一位技術(shù)人員”。在我看來(lái)，IT部門(mén)似乎被公司其他部門(mén)孤立了，這個(gè)事實(shí)讓我倍感困擾。但這種擔(dān)心是不是杞人憂天？詢問(wèn)這樣的問(wèn)題合適嗎？——一位猶豫不決者 ????親愛(ài)的“猶豫不決者”：這絕對(duì)是一個(gè)切中肯綮的問(wèn)題。事實(shí)上，如果你不提出這個(gè)問(wèn)題，以及其他幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵問(wèn)題，你就會(huì)犯錯(cuò)的。首先，你或許有興趣知道，IT類求職網(wǎng)站Dice.com報(bào)道稱，許多雇主計(jì)劃在未來(lái)半年招聘的入門(mén)級(jí)技術(shù)人員數(shù)量比2011年以來(lái)的任何時(shí)段都要多。但根據(jù)全美大學(xué)與雇主協(xié)會(huì) (National Association of Colleges and Employers)提供的數(shù)據(jù)，在所有收到入職邀請(qǐng)信的應(yīng)屆大學(xué)生中，差不多有四成學(xué)生拿到畢業(yè)證書(shū)時(shí)還沒(méi)有接受任何一個(gè)工作機(jī)會(huì)。所以說(shuō)，你并不是唯一一位還在猶豫的畢業(yè)生。 ????此外，你最好還是全盤(pán)考慮，不要只盯著薪酬待遇。Dice.com最新發(fā)布人才市場(chǎng)調(diào)查顯示，在打算換工作的IT專業(yè)人士中，有61%的人要求潛在雇主提供比6個(gè)月前更高的薪酬。這種要求當(dāng)然無(wú)可厚非。但根據(jù)在線技術(shù)社區(qū)Wisegate四月份面向數(shù)百位高級(jí)IT經(jīng)理和CIO的調(diào)查，有三分之二的人表示他們計(jì)劃在兩年內(nèi)跳槽——談到下一個(gè)東家的選擇標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時(shí)，除工資待遇之外，大多數(shù)人還使用了其他指標(biāo)。 ????正如你所言，其中一項(xiàng)指標(biāo)是，IT部門(mén)是否“被公司其他部門(mén)孤立了。”Wisegate公司CEO薩拉?蓋茨表示，“你擔(dān)心這個(gè)問(wèn)題是對(duì)的。你應(yīng)該打聽(tīng)一下，你是否有機(jī)會(huì)跟其他部門(mén)的員工密切合作，IT部門(mén)究竟是制定公司戰(zhàn)略的參與者之一，還是一個(gè)可有可無(wú)的配角。” ????她指出，差不多有九成(88%)資深I(lǐng)T經(jīng)理表示，技術(shù)人員務(wù)必要開(kāi)發(fā)一些“軟”技能，比如理解策略，談判，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和建立關(guān)系，唯如此，他們才能夠?qū)ζ髽I(yè)發(fā)展方向施加影響力。 ????考慮到這一點(diǎn)，本次調(diào)查受訪的經(jīng)理人建議求職者詢問(wèn)面試官這樣一些問(wèn)題：“除了技術(shù)能力之外，我將獲得哪些機(jī)遇來(lái)開(kāi)發(fā)‘軟’技能？”；“我會(huì)定期跟哪些非IT部門(mén)的同事互動(dòng)交流？”；以及“IT部門(mén)以什么方式影響公司的經(jīng)營(yíng)戰(zhàn)略？”倘若IT部門(mén)看上去真的被其他所有人孤立了，“那就跟隨你的感覺(jué)，不要接受這份工作。”蓋茨說(shuō)。 ????來(lái)自這項(xiàng)調(diào)查的其他三個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)或許有助于你挑選合適的雇主： |
????Dear Annie: My mom sent me your article about why Millennials aren’t accepting job offers, because I am one of them. I just got a bachelor’s from a “big name” school, with a double major in engineering and computer science, and I’ve done two internships where I learned a lot about developing mobile apps. Before I even graduated, I got offers from every employer I applied to. ????But so far, I haven’t accepted any, partly because I’m having second thoughts about the company offering the highest starting pay. I’ve spent a fair amount of time there, both in interviews and “shadowing” the CIO, but so far I haven’t met anyone outside the IT department. I really want to be involved in the business, and not get typecast as “just a tech person,” so the fact that the IT group seems kind of isolated from the rest of the company bothers me. But should it? And is it okay to ask about that? — Undecided ????Dear Undecided: It’s absolutely okay to ask about that. In fact, you’d be making a mistake not to bring it up, along with a few other crucial questions. First, you might be interested to know that IT job site Dice.com reports employers plan to hire more entry-level techies in the next six months than at any time since 2011. But almost 40% of all new grads with job offers had not accepted any by the time they got their sheepskins, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, so you’re not the only one hesitating. ????Moreover, you’re wise to look carefully at more than just pay. Dice.com’s new hiring survey suggests that, among IT people looking to change jobs, 61% are asking prospective employers for more money than six months ago. Nothing wrong with that, of course. But when online tech community Wisegate polled hundreds of senior IT managers and CIOs in April, two-thirds said they plan to change jobs within two years—and most are using criteria other than money to choose their next move. ????One of those is whether the IT department is, as you put it, “isolated from the rest of the company.” Says Sara Gates, Wisegate’s CEO, “You’re right to be concerned about that. You should ask whether you’ll have a chance to work closely with people in other departments and whether IT is involved in developing company strategy, or is more of an afterthought.” ????She notes that almost nine out of ten (88%) of seasoned IT managers say that it’s increasingly important for techies to develop “soft” skills like understanding strategy, negotiating, leadership, and building relationships, so that they have a voice in where the business is headed. ????With that in mind, the managers in the poll suggested asking interviewers questions like these: “What kinds of opportunities will I have to develop ‘soft’ skills, along with technical skills?”; “What peers in other departments, outside of IT, will I regularly interact with?”; and “In what ways does the IT department here influence business strategy?” If it still seems as if IT is indeed isolated from everyone else, “go with your gut,” Gates says. “Don’t take the job.” ????Three other findings from the Wisegate survey about picking the right employer for you: |
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