这份工作真的是你想做的？

You've gottenan offer for a position you applied to. There must have been some reason youapplied for the position. Perhaps it was for a company you wanted to work for,or maybe you just wanted a job in the industry and it was what was available.

你已经收到了之前所应聘的公司发来的邀请函。当初应聘时，你肯定是基于一定的考虑的。也许那是一家你一直想要在里面工作的公司，又也许你只是想在那个行业谋得一份工作，然后正好那里又缺人。

An importantconsideration to make before you accept a job offer is whether the position isreally what you want to do. Why were you interested in this position? Do youneed a job as soon as possible and are willing to take anything? Are you takingthe job just because you have done a similar role before but want to move onfrom it?

在你决定去上班之前应该想好：那份工作你是真的想要的？为什么你会对那份工作有兴趣？是因为想要尽快找到一份工作呢？还是你愿意去做那份工作？仅仅是因为你之前做过类似的工作呢？还是因为想要尝试另一份新工作？

The reasons fortaking a job will depend on your desires and your circumstances, but these arepoints worth considering. It may be OK to take a job that isn’t something youreally want to do right now, if it allows you to get into a better position inthe future.

That bringsus to the next question…

接受一份工作是要基于你的喜好以及你所处的环境，这几点都应该做到深思熟虑。如果你现在决定要做的工作不是你一直想要做的，但它能让你在将来有很不错的发展，可能那也是很好的。

那么我们进入下个问题吧…

2. Will This Position GetYou to Where You Want to Go with Your Career?

2．目前这个职位能是否和你预期的职业规划一样呢?

Most of usknow what we want to do. If you don’t have a plan, I suggest [developing onefor your career]. It lets you know where you want to go and how to get there.

大部分人都知道我们想要的到底是什么。如果你还没有自己的职业规划，我建议你做一个。它会告诉你，你想要的是什么，要怎么才可以做到。

Aconsideration to have for this job offer is if it will allow you to get towhere you want to go with your career. Is it on the path of where you want togo? Does it allow you to improve and develop the skills for progressing yourcareer? If not, then why did you apply for this position?

接受这份邀请函时要考虑它是否能实现你的既定目标，考虑这份工作是否是在你通往你目标的同一方向？是否有助于提高你自己，以实现你的既定目标？如果答案都是否定的，那么你当初是基于什么原因投递了简历呢？

Even thoughit may not be the ideal job you want, there are jobs we need to do along theway to improve our skills to the level they need to be at, and to gain theexperience we need.

虽然它可能不是你心中最理想的工作,但我们总也需要通过从事相关的工作来提高我们的技能，来积累我们所需的经验。

3. Is This a Good Company to Work For?

3这是一个值得你为其工作的好公司吗?

There’s moreto the job than the position and the money you’re getting paid. We shouldconsider the company that’s offering you the position as well. Are they a goodcompany to work for? Do they share your values and priorities? If not, doesthis matter to you?

除了职位及工资外，它能带给你更多的东西。同时我们也应该要考虑到公司是否能提供给相应的晋升空间。这是一个值得你为其工作的好公司吗？他们会重视的你的价值吗？会优先考虑你吗？如果不是,这些对你来说是不是很重要呢？

We can’t all workfor the same company, and each company is different. Try to picture yourselfworking for this company and imagine if you’d be happy there. Work out what youwant in an employer, and how important it is, and see if this is satisfactorybefore you accept a job offer.

尽管公司与公司之间都有区别，但我们也不能总为了相同的公司工作。在你接受这份工作前，尽力想想自己在这家公司工作的情景，想想看自己在里面工作是否会快乐。想出你想要为哪种老板工作，那份工作的重要性，以及你是否会满意这份工作。

Thereputation of a company and other factors may or may not be important to you,but it’s probably something to consider anyway.

不管你是否会看重一个公司的声誉和其他的一些因素,但无论如何都要考虑到一些可能发生的事情。

4. If You AcceptThis Job Offer, Will It Challenge You?

4．如果接受了这份工作,对你来说会是一种挑战吗?

One of themost satisfying parts of the job for many people is that the job challengesthem. It allows them to think and focus on problems and solutions forcompanies. It’s more than just a desk job.

对很多的人来说，一份工作最令人满意的地方就是充满挑战性。提供机会给员工为公司思考，解决问题，而不仅仅是处理办公室内的工作。

Are yousomeone that needs to be challenged at work? The amount of challenge that aposition brings varies between all of us. Some of us like a little bit of achallenge, some of us like to be “thrown in the deep end” and many are in themiddle.

你是那种喜欢充满了挑战性的工作的人？即使是同一职位，对不同的人，挑战也会因人而异。一些人喜欢几乎没有挑战性的，而另一些人喜欢挑战性大一些的像是“被扔到万丈深渊里“的那种工作, ,大部分还是介于这两者之间。

You should work outhow much of a challenge you need at work, and assess if the new position meetsthat criteria, before you accept a job offer. This will help your satisfactionin both the short and long term.

在工作之前，你应该要知道在工作时你的挑战极限在哪里，评估这份工作是否达到了你的标准,无论是在长期还是短期内，都将有助于提高你对工作的满意度。

Again, yourcircumstances may mean this is more or less important to you. For example, ifyou really just need a job, or if it’s only a two month contract, then thechallenge of the job may not be as important. However, it’s still something weshould consider.

再者,你目前的环境也或多或少的起到一定的作用。例如,如果真的是迫切的需要一份工作,或者这只是一份只有两个月的工作,那么这种工作是否具有挑战性就不那么重要了。然而,它仍然是我们应该考虑的。

All of that said,getting a job offer is still a great thing and you must have done a few thingsright to get there. Congratulations!

得到一家公司的邀请函总也是很不错的,肯定在某些方面你还是做得很不错的。总之，恭喜你!