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llgobackhome.

Andyouwillfindajob?

IthinkIhavetodomyMaster'

sbeforeIlookforwork.ButImustadmitLondonisveryspecial.DoyouthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?

Sure,I'

dlovetocometochinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButithinkI'

llalwayscomebackhere.

Well,yourrootsarehereandtherearesomanyopportunities.

ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?

Yes,butwhatcouldIdohere?

Ihadplannedtobecomeateacher.Butihaveoftenthoughtiftherewasajobicoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasaneditor,I'

llgoforit.

ssoundslikeagreatidea.Ithinkthatwouldreallysuityou

MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublisher.

Don'

tmakeitlooktoogood

Whynot?

Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'

twantyouworkingwithanyoneelse

Oh,workingwithyouandJoeit'

sgreatfunandreallyinteresting.Icouldn'

tthinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacity

Somaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus

ButdoyouthinkI'

dstandachance（有可能，有希望）?

Imean,I'

mnotsureifJoelikesme

teventhinkaboutit!

JoeisverystraighttalkingandIpromiseyouthatyou'

dknowifhedidn'

tlikeyou.

PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether

Hey,right!

Thatwouldbefun.

Conversation2

Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping?

Mycareer?

Well,IlikeworkingforLondonTimeOff.It'

sapartofalargermediacompanycalledLiftoffUSA,sotherearelotsofopportunities.But...

But...What?

It'

snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithJoe.Imean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferentagenda（differentwayofthinkingfromAndy不一样的想法）.Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'

tthinkhisheartisinhisjob.

HowdidheendupinLondon?

HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagofer（杂工）atLiftoffUSAinNewYork.

What'

sagofer?

Goforthis,goforthat.It'

sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilmandTVindustry.ThenhecametoLondonandgotaproperjobasaresearcheratLiftoffUK,andthenafterafewyearshegottheproducer'

sjobinLondonTimeOff

Heisgoodathisjob,isn'

the?

Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly（speakhighlyof）.

Exceptyou?

No,Iratehimtoo.AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesoranythinglikethat,it'

sjust...Iwanthisjob!

Nowweknowyourlittlesecret.IpromiseIwon'

ttellanyone

Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou...

Sure,whatisit?

Iwaswondering...oh,it'

snothing.Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingmethirsty.Let'

sgoforadrink.

Whoisround?

You...

Outsideview:

Howtogetajob

Graduation.Whatabigday!

Yourlifeisabouttobegin!

Andthenyourparentssay..."

Getajob"

.Itellyou!

Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyhard.Readingallthejoblistingissoannoying.Eventryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbedifficult.Searchingthroughthewantadscanbesoboring.Andwritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork.

"

Idon'

thavethatdayopen."

Gettingajobinterview,andthengoingonit—thewholeprocessisprettytough.

Sorrytokeepyouwaiting.Uh,haveaseat."

Ihaveyourresumehere,andyouareinterestedintheassistant'

sposition."

Yeah,yeah"

Well,therightcandidateforthisjobhastobeveryoutgoingandsociable.Afterallitisasaleposition."

Well,I'

marealextrovert（性格外向的人）.Definitely."

Andtherightcandidatehastohavegreatself-confidence.Customersneedtofeelthatyouknowwhatyou'

retalkingabout."

mreallyself-confident.UmIknowwhatI'

mtalkingaboutandIthinkIcanprojectthat"

So,whatskillswouldyoubringtothisjob?

Well,IrealizethatI'

mcompletelyoverqualifiedforthisposition.Imean,um,inmylastjob,Iwasrunningthewholeplace."

Oh,soyou'

vesupervisedpeople?

Yep,fiveofthem.So,obviouslyIcoulddothisjob,noproblem.Ialsohavereallygoodcomputerskills.Umwhatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutme?

Eh..."

EventhoughIwastryingreallyhard,eventhoughIhadsentoutabout300resumes,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendandrelativesiftheyknewofanything.Iwasn'

tgettinganywhere!

Despiteallmybestefforts,Iwasstillunemployed.

Please,whydon'

tyouseeacareercounsellor（顾问）?

I'

llpayforit.Anythingtohelpyougetajob!

Samantha,I'

mPhyllisStein.Welcome"

Oh,hi,Phyllis.Nicetomeetyou."

SoIfigure,heck,whynot?

ImetwithPhyllisStein,aprofessionaljobcoach.

Interviewingisvitaltogettingthejobthatyouwant."

Sheshowedmehowtoprepareforaninterviewbydoingresearchonthepositionandthecompany.Andlatter,shecoachingmeonmyinterviewingskills.

Iamgoingtopretendtobeyourinterviewer,andthenwe'

llstopitandreplayitandlookatthevideoandseewhatwecouldlearnfromthat.OK?

tthinkthatyoushouldgointoaninterviewhavingnotpractisedwithsomeofthequestionsthatareprettystandard."

"

Tellmeaboutyourself."

Well,myparents—mymomisasocialworker,andmydadisanengineer."

Yourpreparationisreallyimportant."

Whatdoyouknowaboutourorganization?

Well,Isawon,um,ontheInternetthat,youdobusinesspublishing?

Right?

Thereisawholerangeofthingsthathavetodowithhowyoupresentyourself/"

WhyshouldIhireyou?

"

Oh,well.,um,I'

mareallyoutgoingperson,andIlike,Ilikepeoplealot.I'

mresponsibleandnice."

Youneedtothinkaboutwhattheinterviewerisactuallylookingfor."

Samantha,whatwasamajorproblemthatyou'

veencounteredandhowdidyousolveit?

Ihaven'

treallyhadanyproblemstodealwith."

Thankyou.Nowlet'

slookatyourmockinterviewonvideotape."

Ithinkitboilsdown（归结为）topreparation,presentation,andunderstandingwhattheinterviewerislookingfor"

（Watchingthevideotape）

Anotherwayofansweringitisnottellingaboutyourself,buttellingyourrelationshiptothejob."

So,theydon'

tcaresomuchaboutyourparentsandthatyouwanttoliveinCambridge.Theymayneedyoutobeabletobeatroubleshooter.Youusesomeexamplesinyourlifefrombeingatroubleshooter."

Oneofthethingsthatsomeonewhoisanassistantinatradeshowisdoing,isdealingwithproblems.Youneedtobesurethatyoustay,sortof,ontargetwithpreventing,presentingyourselfinthestrongestpossibleway."

ThistimeIfeltalotmoreconfidentwhenIwentinfortheinterview.

Ihavedevelopedstrongcommunicationskills.IncollegeIworkedontheschoolpaperandIbroughtsomewritingsamplestoshowyou."

Ialsoworkedeverysummeratabed-and-breakfast."

Iworkedalotwithourguests.Ibookedreservationoverthephone,gotthemwhattheyneeded,andhandledanycomplains."

Well,IfeellikeIdidreallywell.We'

llsee."

Makingagoodfirstimpressionisthemostimportantpartofajobinterview.

Arrivingontimeandbeingconfidentarethemostimportantpartsofajobinterview.

sveryimportantthatyouarebeingconfidentandyou'

rebeingclearinyouranswersandlisteningcarefully

Notfidgeting（坐立不安，烦躁）andbeingconfidentarethemostimportantthingsinajobinterview.

Writingathank-younoteisthemostimportantthingyouwanttodoafterajobinterview/

Andgointherewithafirmhandshake.

Listeningin

"

snotenoughtoaskwhatsuccessfulpeoplearelike...Itisonlybyaskingwheretheyarefromthatwecanunravelthelogicbehindwhosucceedandwhodoesn'

t"

ThisisthebasicideaofanintriguingbookcalledOutliers,bytheAmericanjournalistMalclomGladwell.Thebookexploresthefactorswhichcontributetopeoplewhoareextremelysuccessfulintheircareers,forexample,therolethefamily,cultureandfriendplay.

GladwellexaminesthecausesofwhythemajorityofCanadaicehokeyplayersareborninthefirstfewmonthsofthecalenderyear,whatthefounderofMicrosoftBillGatesdidtoachievehisextraordinarysuccess,andwhytheBeatlesmanagedtoredefinethewholeofpopularmusicinthe1960s.

GladwellpointsoutthattheyouthhockeyleagueinCanadarecruitsfromJanuarythefirst,sothatplayersbornearlyintheyeararebigger,strongerandbetterathletesthanothersbornlaterintheyear.Andbecausetheyhavethisadvantageatthestartoftheirsportscareer,they'

regivenextracoaching,andsothere'

sagreaterchancethatthey'

llbepickedforanelitehockeyteaminthefuture.

Hecallsthisphenomenonaccumulativeadvantage（积累优势）,abitliketheideathattherichgetricherandthepoorgetpoorer.Successdependsontheprocessbywhichtalentedathletesareidentifiedasmuchasitdoesontheirownabilities.

Anotheraspectwhichcontributestosuccessisthe10000hourrule.Greatsuccessdemandsanenormousamountoftimeforpractiseandtraining.Forexample,theBeatlesperformedliveinHamburgGermanymorethan1200timesoverfouryears,muchmorethanthe10000hoursGladwellclaimisnecessaryforgreatsuccess.Soby