Create a Winning Job-Search Game Plan

創(chuàng)建一個(gè)能獲勝的求職游戲計(jì)劃

Turn Former Errors Into Accomplishments

將以前的錯(cuò)誤轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槲磥?lái)的成就。

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said, "It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure." In other words, even our worst job-search errors are the training ground for greater success.

微軟的創(chuàng)建者比爾.蓋茨說(shuō)過(guò)：“慶祝勝利是很好的，但是從失敗中吸取教訓(xùn)則更重要。”也就是說(shuō)，即使是我們求職中最大的失敗也是為了更大的成功而所必經(jīng)的磨練。

With that in mind, try this exercise: Draw four columns on a blank sheet of paper. Use the following four questions to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back into the game with a winning plan.

考慮到這一點(diǎn)的話，試試以下的方法吧：在一張白紙上畫四欄。用以下四個(gè)問(wèn)題來(lái)剖析你自己，然后從游戲中制定一份勝利的計(jì)劃。

Column 1: Last Year's Misses

第一欄：去年的失誤

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Without pausing to analyze, make a list of your actions that you felt hindered your career last year. Remember to examine every area of your job search, including: interviewing, networking, and your resume.

不要停下來(lái)分析，將去年一年里你覺(jué)得阻礙了工作的行為都列出來(lái)。記住，每年都要檢查求職的每一個(gè)方面，包括以下幾點(diǎn)：面試、關(guān)系網(wǎng)、簡(jiǎn)歷。

Column 2: Hit or Miss?

第二欄：偶然還是失誤?

Now, take a step back and look at each of your actions from an outsider's viewpoint. Did it really derail your job search or is it just something you feel badly about? For example, your lingeringembarrassmentat spilling your coffee during an interview doesn't mean that this is an error you need to fix, unless you repeatedly spill your coffee.

接下來(lái)，退回上一步，以一個(gè)局外人的眼光來(lái)審查列出的每一步行動(dòng)。這些行動(dòng)是真的阻礙了你的求職還是你自我感覺(jué)不好而已呢? 比如說(shuō)，在一次面試中你撒出咖啡的尷尬情況并不是你需要改正的錯(cuò)誤，除非你總是會(huì)反復(fù)潑出咖啡。

On the other hand, not knowing the meanings of buzz words you used on your resume is something you need to correct. Go through each item in Column 1. If it truly requires a change, then jot "change this" beside it in column 2.

另一方面，不懂得簡(jiǎn)歷中的一些流行用語(yǔ)則是你需要改正的錯(cuò)誤。瀏覽第一欄中的每一項(xiàng)，如果真的要改正的話，就在第二欄中備注上“此錯(cuò)誤需修改”。

Column 3: Can I Fix This?

第三欄：我是否能夠改正?

What is in your control to change? Be realistic. You can change your habit of turning up late for interviews. You cannot change the fact that you got fired from your last job because of a personal conflict. Increase your chances of success by focusing your attentionon the things that you can change. And put a check mark for each of those in column 3.

哪些是你可以控制的?現(xiàn)實(shí)一點(diǎn)。你可以改正面試遲到的壞習(xí)慣。但是你無(wú)法改變上次被開除是因?yàn)槿穗H沖突的事實(shí)。重點(diǎn)改正那些你可以做到事情，這樣可以增加成功的幾率。然后在第三欄中打上檢查標(biāo)記。

Column 4: My Hits for This Year

第四欄：我今年要提高的

Here is the turning point. Review the list of things to change that remain after questions 2 and 3. Identify a positive behavior to replace each of them and write these in Column 4. For example, do you arrive at interviews inadequately prepared? Then identify a more positive action to take and write a measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-based objective to guide your change, such as, "Starting this month, I will spend at least an hour preparing for each interview."

這里是一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。審查清單上在第2項(xiàng)和第3項(xiàng)之后仍然需要改變的問(wèn)題。確定一些積極的措施來(lái)取代要改正的缺點(diǎn)，并在第四欄中記下來(lái)。例如，你是否準(zhǔn)備不充分就去參加面試了?那就采取一些更積極的行動(dòng)，制定一份可檢測(cè)、可實(shí)現(xiàn)的、有明確的完成日期的方針來(lái)指導(dǎo)你的修正行動(dòng)。你可以這樣寫“從這個(gè)月開始，我將會(huì)花至少一個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間來(lái)準(zhǔn)備每次面試。”

Now, make this plan work for you. Circle the three positivechanges from Column 4 that are most important to you. Write them on a cue card or some other place where you can easily review your turnaround plan every day. In addition, give a copy of this list to someone you trust and ask him or her to hold you accountablefor making at least one change by the end of the year.

接下來(lái)，就應(yīng)該讓這份計(jì)劃成為現(xiàn)實(shí)了。從第四欄中圈出三項(xiàng)對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)非常重要的積極改變。將它們寫在提示板或其他顯而易見的地方，這樣你每天很容易就可以看到自己的調(diào)整計(jì)劃。另外，將這份清單復(fù)印一份給一個(gè)你信任的朋友，讓他/她監(jiān)督你每年至少做出一個(gè)改變。

Then watch your hits add up.

然后，將等著你的閃光點(diǎn)越來(lái)越多吧。