5招教你更新简历
If you’re still following job-search advice from a decade or more ago, chances are good that you’re inadvertently sabotaging your own chances of getting hired. And if you think you’re too young to fall into that trap, think again: It’s not just workers with decades of experience who fall for this – even 20 somethings fall victim, because they’re relying on outdated job-advice guides, parents who don’t realize that hiring conventions have changed, or even college career centers that haven’t updated their knowledge for the way things work today.
如果你还在按照10年前甚至更为久远的求职指南行事，很可能无意中破坏了自己受到聘用的机会。如果你觉 ……此处隐藏1155个字……person. But with the exception of a small handful of employers who specifically request this, this is no longer done and will come across as naive and annoying to most employers. Instead, most job searches these days are done online primarily – looking at online listings, emailing résumés and cover letters, filling out electronic applications and networking on sites like LinkedIn. Of course, you should still connect with your network in person, but the concept of “pounding the pavement” looking for a job has mostly died off.
5. 不要“上街找工作”。你可能听你的父母或者是很久都没有找过工作的人这么说过。你应该到你想要去工作的公司里亲自递交简历。但是除了一小撮特别要求这么做的雇主之外，很少有人这样做，而且会让人觉得幼稚、烦人。相反的，现在大部分都是首先网上求职——浏览网页列表，发送简历和求职信，填写电子申请表，在像LinkedIn（领英）这样的网站上做好社交。当然，你还需要当面联系你的人际网络，但是“上街找工作”这种概念几乎已经消失了。
