I am in my mid-thirties, and, as you can imagine, I have changed and looked for jobs many times in my life. No matter how successful was in my job hunting research, I realized that there are certain ground “rules” that need to be respected; otherwise, we will not get what we want from our careers.
我今年35岁，正如你所想的那样，在我的生命历程中，我曾更换过许多次工作， 也有过多次求职的经历。无论在求职过程中多么成功,我始终知道,有一些基本“原 则”是需要注意的；否则，我们就会得不到我们想要的工作。
First of all, forget about your resume.
最重要的是,要志掉細履历。
A resume can’t get you a job. Research proved that for 1,400 resumes sent out, there is only one job offer! The percentage is very low so instead of worrying too much about the structure, the layout and the type of fonts you will use to create a fantastic resume, do the following:
一份履历并不能为你找到工作。调查表明，每1400份送出的履历中，只有一份 能够得到录用通知!这个百分比如此低，因此，你不应该为用什么样的框架、层次和 字体来设计一份美轮美奂的履历表而烦恼,而应该做下面的事：
Find what you really want to do in life.
弄清楚你生命中真正想要的是什么。
By saying that, I Don’t only imply a job title. Yes, you would like to be a marketing executive, an editor, an IT consultant or a flying attendant; however, It’s the nature of the job you will have to think of, in the first place. Do you like nine-to-five roles, well structured and in an office? Do you prefer to work in the outdoors? Do you mind getting up at dawn to work and taking afternoons off? Would you mind being on a plane or ship, or do you think that is a fun way to get a pay check? If you feef that you do not have the answer to these questions, think twice.
我这样说,并不仅指一个职位。是的，你很想成为一名营销总监、编辑、信息技 术顾问，或者是空中服务员;然而,你首先必须考虑一下这份工作的性质。你喜欢那 种朝9晚5、按部就班、坐办公室的工作吗?你愿意在户外工作吗?你反对凌晨就要起 床而下午可以休息的工作吗？你是否介意在飞机上或船上工作，或者你认为数钱是 —件很有趣的事吗？如果你感觉无法回答这些问题的话，那就要好好想一想了。
Make lists with things you enjoy in life: your interests, your hobbies, your passions. Then ask your friends or family. What do they think about you? Very often, we do not have a very clear idea of what we fike in life, as we are very much “into it”. Our closest people, though, can help us by identifying areas, hang-ups or paths we ignore or are unable to see. Just give it a go, play around, ask people and move on. By the end of your research, you will know, for example, that you are the person who enjoys working on his own, prefers the unstructured life style, and works well at night, then, a career in writing or painting might not sound like a bad idea.
将你生命中所喜欢的事列出清单:你的兴趣、爱好和热情所在。然后问问你的 朋友或家人，他们对你是怎样想的？由于“当局者迷”，我们常常并不非常清楚自己 生命中喜欢什么;可是,我们最亲近的人却可以通过对我们所忽略的或无法看到的 环境、障碍和道路进行分析，来帮助我们。不妨去试一下,想一想，问问别人，然后继 续下去。例如,经过一番研究之后,你就会知道,你是一个喜欢自由自在工作、无拘 无束生活的人，在夜里工作会更有效率。那么,一份写作或绘画的职业听起来是一 个不错的主意。