第一份工作应该接受还是等待.doc

第一份工作应该接受还是等待 Anyonewhohassearchedforajobfreshoutofcollegeknowshowdifficultitistogetthatfirstjob.Sendingouthundredsofresumes,onlytogetafewinterviewsintheendifyourelucky!andifyoureVERYlucky,eventuallytheresajobofferonthetable. 每一个刚出校园的人都知道找第一份工作有多么不容易。海投了数百份简历，运气好的话，可以得到几个面试机会，运气再好一点，则有可能得到一个工作机会。 Shouldyoutakeit,orwaitforsomethingbettertoealongtheway? 拿到了第一个工作offer，是果断接受还是等待更好的机会呢? Itdependsonwhetheryouarea“maximizer”ora“satisficer,”.Maximizerswanttoexploreeverypossibleoptionbeforebuyingacamera,settlingonatelevisionshow,orderingtakeout,choosingajob.Theygathereverystickofinformationinthehopeofmakingthebestpossibledecision,eveniftheyexhaustthemselvesintheprocessanddrivethemselvesmadwhentheyrealize,inevitably,theresmoreinformationtheymissed.Ifyouareasatisficer,however,youmakedecisionsbasedontheevidenceathand,notalltheevidencethatmightpossiblyexistanywhereever. 这取决于你是“完美主义者”还是“易于满足者”。完美主义者无论是买摄像机、看电视节目、订购外卖还是选工作，都想要探索每一种可能性。他们收集了自己能找到的每一条信息，以期尽可能做出最好的决定，哪怕付出的代价是让自己在这个过程中精疲力竭乃至把自己逼疯，因为他们总会不可避免地意识到自己遗漏了某些信息。但是如果你是个易于满足的人，你做决定的依据就会是手头掌握的资料，而非可能散落在天涯海角的零散信息。 Simplyput,satisficersaremorelikelytocuttheirjobsearchshortandtakethefirstjoboffer.Maximizersaremorelikelytocontinuesearchinguntilabetterjobofferesalong. 简单说来，易于满足的求职者倾向于速战速决，抓住第一个工作机会。完美主义者则倾向于继续求职，直到更好的工作机会来临。 Whichtypeofapproachyieldsthebetterpayoff? 哪种类型的求职者能得到更好的收益? Amaximizer. 完美主义者。 Specifically,quotingtheresultsofastudyofthejobsearchof548membersoftheClassofxxbySheenaIyengar,RachaelWells,andBarrySchwartz,themaximizersputthemselvesthroughmorecontortionsinthejobhunt.Theyappliedtotwentyjobs,onaverage,whilesatisficersappliedtoonlyten,andtheyweresignificantlymorelikelytomakeuseofoutsidesourcesofinformationandsupport.Butitturnedouttobeworthit:thejobofferstheygotweresignificantlybetter,intermsofsalary,thanwhatthesatisficersgot. 看一个具体的例子吧。这是一项由希娜-艾扬格、蕾切尔-威尔斯和巴里-施瓦茨针对548名xx届毕业生求职经历展开的研究。完美主义者在求职之路上会绕更多的弯子。他们平均申请二十个职位，而易于满足者只申请十个。而且完美主义者利用外部信息和支持的几率要大很多。但是从结果上看，这样做事值得的：从薪水上看，完美主义者比易于满足者找到的工作要好得多。 Satisficerswereofferedjobswithanaveragestartingsalaryof$37,085;theaveragestartingsalaryofferedtomaximizerswas$44,515,morethan20percenthigher. 易于满足者找到的工作，平均起薪是37,085美元;完美主义者拿到的平均起薪则是44,515美元,高出20%以上。 Thetroubleis,however,thathigherpaydoesntmakemaximizersahappiergroupthansatisficers.Infact,maximizersweresignificantlymorelikelythansatisficerstobeunhappywiththeofferstheyaepted. 问题是，更高的薪水并没有让完美主义者比易于满足者更快乐。事实上，完美主义者对自己找到的工作不满意的几率比易于满足者要大得多。 Evidently,beingamaximizercanhelpyouearnmoreine,butthatinedoesntbuymorehappiness,asthemaximizerslikelytoagonizeovertheprospectofabetterjobofferoutthereheorshemissed.Maximizersmayhaveobjectivelysuperioroutes,buttheyresobusyobsessingaboutallthethingsthattheycouldhavehad,theytendtobelesshappywiththeout