求职切忌眼高手低

1、求职切忌眼高手低Carlos： Hey， Sandy！ Pull up a chair.Sandy： Hey ， Carlos. Didn t expect to see you here. I thought you hated coffee.Carlos： Well ， I used to hate it because I couldnt afford the good stuff. Now that I m officially a working man ， I can afford the cappuccino of my dreams ！Sandy： You got a job

2、？ Congratulations ！ I always had faith in you. So ， give me the details！ Whats your position ？Manager？ Carlos： Nope！ Try again.Sandy： Director ？Carlos： Not even close！Sandy： Account executive ？Carlos： Try “ assistant.”Sandy： What？ How could you just be an assistant ？You graduated from a top-tier uni

3、versity ！Carlos： Yeah， but that doesnt mean as much as it usedto. These days， everybody and their dog graduates from college. It s just not special anymore.Sandy： Well， that s depressing. So what s yourday-to-day like ？Carlos： It s mostly 1） grunt work. Answering phones ， taking notes， keeping my bo

4、ss schedule for her.Sandy： You dont have to have a college degree to knowhow to keep a schedule. Don t you think it s a waste of your time？Carlos： Certainly not. These tasks help me polish my 2 ） interpersonal and 3）organizational skills. You d be surprised working at a real company is almost nothin

5、g like we thought it would be before we graduated. I need to learn the ropes before I can advance.Sandy： Be that as it may ， isnt this position below your expectations？ It s a long climb from assistant to exec.Carlos： It sure is， but everyone who climbs a laddermust start on the first rung. You have

6、 to pay your dues before you can break into management.Sandy： I guess that makes sense. It shines some lighton my problem ， anyway.Carlos： Your problem ？ What do you mean ？Sandy： I still haven t landed a job. I ve been racking my brain about it for weeks ， but none of the applications I send out get

7、 replies. After talking with you ， I think I know why.Carlos： You ve been aiming too high ？Sandy： It seems that way. I ve only been applying to management positions， but if what you re saying is true， I cant expect to just 4 ） waltz into a company on that level.Carlos： I think that just might be the

8、 problem. As freshgrads， we have to start on a ground level.Sandy： I feel pretty embarrassed now. All those companiesI applied to must think I m so full of myself.Carlos： I wouldn t worry about it. A lot of grads are doingwhat you re doing. I read an article online the other day about a“two-way dile

9、mma ” in the recent job market. Most gradsthink they re too good for grunt work ， but most companies cant find people who are willing and able to do the basic workwell.Sandy： When you put it that way ， I suddenlyfeel pretty good about my chances.Carlos： What do you mean？Sandy： If most people are aim

10、ing too high ， all I have to do is aim a little lower to hit the bull s eye. If I can prove that I m good at doing the basic work ， it will only be a matter of time before I have an opportunity to move up.Carlos： I certainly hope so ！Sandy： But in the meantime Carlos： What is it ？Sandy： Do you think

11、 you could spot me for a cup ofcoffee？卡洛斯：嘿，桑迪！给我拿张凳子。桑迪：嘿，卡洛斯！没想到会在这见到你。我以为你讨厌喝咖啡呢。卡洛斯：嗯，我从前讨厌它是因为我享受不起好的东西。现在我正式成为有工作的人，我能买得起朝思暮想的卡布奇诺了！桑迪：你找到工作了？恭喜！我一直都看好你。那么，告诉我更多的细节！你的职位是什么？经理吗？卡洛斯：不是！接着猜。桑迪：主管？卡洛斯：扯太远了！桑迪：客户主任？卡洛斯：试着猜有关助理方面的。桑迪：什么？你怎么能只当一位助理？你是重点大学毕业的啊！卡洛斯：嗯，但是这没有以前那么受到重视了。现在，大部分人都是大学毕业生，已经不是

12、什么稀奇的事了。桑迪：好吧，这真让人沮丧。那么你每天都做什么呢？卡洛斯：就是一些繁琐的工作。接电话、记笔记、帮我的老板安排日程。桑迪：安排行程根本不需要一个大学文凭就能做到。你不觉得这是在浪费时间吗？卡洛斯：当然不是。这些任务帮助我提升了自己的人际交际能力和组织能力。你会感到惊讶在一家真正的公司工作跟我们没毕业前所想象的完全不同。在我升职前我必须掌握职场的技能。桑迪：尽管如此，这个职位不会低于你的预期吗？从助理到管理层是很艰辛的。卡洛斯：肯定是，但是千里之行始于足下，在进管理层之前，你肯定得经历许多。桑迪：我想这有道理。无论如何，这让我了解了自己的问题。卡洛斯：你的问题？你什么意思？桑迪：我还

13、没找到一份工作。我已经为这事烦恼了一个星期了，但是我发出去的求职信没有一个有回复的。跟你聊完后，我想我知道这是为什么了。卡洛斯：你太好高骛远？桑迪：看起来是这样。我一直都只投管理层的职位，但是如果你说的是对的，我肯定不能幻想能够大摇大摆地以那个职位进入公司。卡洛斯：我想这就是问题所在。作为刚毕业的人，我们得从头开始。桑迪：我现在感到很尴尬。我投过的公司肯定都认为我太自以为是。卡洛斯：我不会担心这件事，许多毕业生都会跟你一样。我有一天看到一篇网上的文章说，就业市场正在面临两难的选择。大部分的毕业生都认为他们完全能胜任日常那些琐碎的工作，但是大部分的公司却发现他们不愿意而且不能做好基本的工作。桑迪

14、：你这样说的话，我突然为自己的机会感到庆幸。卡洛斯：你什么意思？桑迪：如果大部分人的目标都那么高，那么我要做的就是降低目标，以求一击即中。如果我能证明自己能做好基本的工作，那么我有机会晋升只是时间的问题。卡洛斯：我当然希望是这样！桑迪：但是同时卡洛斯：怎么了？桑迪：你能请我喝一杯咖啡吗？Smart Sentences These days， everybody and their dog graduates fromcollege. 现在，大部分人都是大学毕业生。everyone and their dog： a large number of people； mostpeople（大部分人）

15、 。例如：Everywhere you go ， you see people talking on the phone.Nowadays， everyone and their dog has a cell phone.你走到哪儿，都能看到有人在打电话，这年头，几乎人人都有手机。 I need to learn the ropes before I can advance. 在我升职前我必须掌握职场的技能。learn the ropes： learn how a particular job is done （摸到窍门，学会诀窍） 。例如： Oh， I m surprised you lea

16、rned the ropes so quickly.噢，你这么快就学会了，我太惊讶了。 Well， I used that machine before so its not completelynew to me.哦，我以前用过这种机器，所以这个不需要重新学。 It sure is， but everyone who climbs a ladder must start onthe first rung.肯定是，但是千里之行始于足下。everyone who climbs a ladder must start on the first rung ：if you want to gain h

17、igh status ， you must start with low status and slowly work upwards （行远自迩，千里之行始于足下） 。例如：Everyone who climbs a ladder must start on the first rung.So if you want to be a banker ， start working as a teller first.凡事从小事做起，如果你想当个银行家，现在就先坐柜台吧。 You have to pay your dues before you can break intomanagement.

18、 在进管理层之前，你肯定得经历许多。pay dues： have earned one s right to sth. through hardwork or suffering （尽责任，经受苦难） 。例如：Peter certainly has paid his dues for this promotion.彼得肯定经历了许多才得到这次晋升的机会。 It shines some light on my problem ， anyway. 无论如何，这让我了解了自己的问题。shine light on sth. ： let sb. understand sth（. 让某人了解某事）。例如：This meeting really shines light on our dilem