試試MBA實習生工作拍賣項目

????賓夕法尼亞大學沃頓商學院（The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania）已經與幾家風險資本公司合作，開創(chuàng)了一種新方式，能夠讓MBA學生和公司更容易地實現對接。

????每年，風險資本支持的初創(chuàng)企業(yè)都會向沃頓商學院就業(yè)服務辦公室提出聘用實習生的申請。接下來，學生們會在一場拍賣中競爭實習生的崗位。這就減少了競爭同一個實習生職位的人數，同時確保公司知道哪些應征者對該職位最感興趣，并看到他們的簡歷。

????米歇爾?霍平是沃頓商學院MBA就業(yè)管理辦公室（the Wharton MBA Career Management Office）的項目經理。她說，在第一輪選擇結束后，初創(chuàng)企業(yè)通常會啟動申請流程，它們在以案例為基礎的傳統(tǒng)面試中增加了很多新元素。

????她說：“公司會讓學生們在面試之前事先做好功課，展現自己與該職位的契合程度及其對工作的熱忱。初創(chuàng)企業(yè)會以此篩選應征者。‘他是否已經下定決心從事這項工作，還是已經四處撒網，拋出了一大堆簡歷？’”

????初創(chuàng)企業(yè)希望應聘者能從一開始就表現突出，不論是采用視頻簡歷還是提出業(yè)務發(fā)展方案都可以。因為初創(chuàng)企業(yè)通常并沒有設立人力資源經理，重點考察的應聘者與企業(yè)高管見面之前并沒有與人力資源經理見面作為緩沖環(huán)節(jié)。

????霍平表示：“通常如果招聘MBA層次的人才，公司希望尋找的是能夠擔任咨詢師角色的人，能夠幫助他們解決問題的人，比如類似‘公司發(fā)展如此之快，以至于我們都不知道該如何延續(xù)我們的經營了這樣的問題’”

避免傳統(tǒng)的后MBA職業(yè)生涯

????霍平稱，沃頓商學院之所以開創(chuàng)了這種實習生職位拍賣項目，是為了滿足MBA學生的需求。如今，MBA學生在離開學院時，已經不那么害怕嘗試傳統(tǒng)就業(yè)渠道了，比如投身咨詢業(yè)、投資銀行業(yè)、或者就職于大型企業(yè)。

????畢業(yè)生在初創(chuàng)企業(yè)往往需要接觸到企業(yè)的方方面面，并從一開始就承擔重任，因此公司也能夠培養(yǎng)出一位適應繁重工作的多面手。

????然而，要找到這樣理想人才仍然需要一段時間。小型公司的招聘成本剛剛夠用而已，差旅費用預算也很有限。擁有巨額招聘預算的大型公司在每年五月畢業(yè)季時已經搶先一步與畢業(yè)生接洽，因此小型公司面對的人才庫就更小了。對于畢業(yè)生們來說，問題在于是選擇未來可預期的職業(yè)生涯，還是風險更大但也更刺激的冒險。

Enter the job auction

????The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has created partnerships with several venture capital firms to create an easier way for MBA students and companies to pair up.

????Every year, startups with VC backing submit requests for interns to Wharton's career services office. Students then bid on positions in an auction, which reduces the number of people competing for any given internship and ensures that the companies see resumes from the most interested candidates.

????After that first round, startups often begin an application process that adds many twists to the traditional case-based interview, says Michelle Hopping, senior associate director at the Wharton MBA Career Management Office.

????"Companies ask students to do homework in advance of the interview to show fit and passion," she says. "Startups use this to act as a filter. 'Is he committed to this position, or is he dropping a hundred resumes?'"

????From video resumes to business development pitches, job seekers are expected to distinguish themselves from the outset because startups usually do not have HR managers to serve as buffers before top candidates meet the busy executives they will be working for.

????"Often, at the MBA level, they are looking for someone who can serve in a consultant role," Hopping says. "Someone who can help with the problem of 'We're growing so fast, we can't figure out how to continue doing what we do.'"

Eschewing the traditional post-MBA career

????Hopping says that Wharton created the internship auction program in response to student demand. MBA students have been exiting school less afraid to buck the traditional career paths of consulting, investment banking, or working at a large corporation.

????At a startup, a recent graduate often gets to touch every aspect of a business and play a senior role from the start, while the company gets a generalist used to hard work.

????Still, this ideal fit is taking a while to catch on. With just-in-time hiring and limited travel budgets, smaller companies often find a shallower talent pool come graduation in May, after students have been wined and dined by big companies with impressive recruiting budgets. For students, it's a trade-off between a near-sure thing and a much riskier -- though potentially more exciting -- venture.