毕业生第一份工作_自我营销.pdf

E 职场 S CAREER 阅读难度：CET-4 Graduates’ First Job: Marketing Themselves 毕业生第一份工作：自我营销 by Phyllis Korkki 张辉 译 This spring, college seniors are entering a better job market than 相对于2009级毕业生，今春大学毕业生面临 the class of 2009 faced. Unfortunately, that is not saying much 的就业市场要好一些。不幸的是，不是说 because 2009 was one of the worst years in the history of hiring. 今年的市场有多好，只是因为2009年是史上最 Still, hiring of this year’s crop of graduates is up 5 percent over 糟糕的就业市场之一。 the previous year, according to the National Association of Colleges 不过，据全国大学和雇主联合委员会称， and Employers. 今年这一届毕业生的就业率较去年还是提升 To employers the most desirable majors include accounting, 了5%。 engineering, computing and mathematics, according to Edwin Koc, 据该联委会的研究室主任艾德文•考克称， research director of the association. Companies are also seeking 雇主需求最多的专业包括会计学，工程学，计算 evidence of communication and writing skills, analytical1 ability and 机和数学。公司也在寻求具有沟通与写作技能、 teamwork, Mr. Koc said. 分析能力与团队合作精神的人才。 Whatever your strengths and weaknesses, you will need to 来自德克萨斯大学的文科职业指导凯瑟琳• “Bring Your A Game2” to this job market, said Katharine Brooks, 布鲁克斯说，无论你有什么样的优、缺点，你都 director of liberal arts career services at the University of Texas. 要把自己最好的一面拿到就业市场上去。 36 英语沙龙·实战 2010.08 3 Dr. Brooks has seen some evidence of an upturn . For 布鲁克斯博士看到了就业市场回暖的一些迹 example, Facebook just opened an offi ce in Austin with many 象。比如，Facebook在奥斯丁开设了一个拥有众多 positions that would be appropriate for new college graduates. 职位的部门，这些职位对于应届大学毕业生非常合 But over all, “we’re just talking a glimmer4 of hope in an 适。但是就总体而言，她说：“我们谈的只是在整 otherwise bleak5 picture,” she said. 体暗淡的背景下闪现出的片刻希望之