找到新工作的五个秘诀 - Thinking of a Career Change? Five Tips

Have you been feeling like it's time for a big change lately?
Do you get the sense that your career is not the right fit for you?
If you're feeling frustrated, unchallenged and unfulfilled in your work, the time might be right for you to make a major change. Changing professions, however, is not something to do without some serious thought and consideration, says Robin Ryan, Seattle-based career counselor and author of What to Do with the Rest of Your Life.
Ryan offers these five keys to help you weigh your options and make a decision.


1. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Ryan says it is important to think about what your true feelings are about your current job and career. "You always need to consider if you really want a career change, or just a job change," she says. "Is it the job you hate, or just the company?" Give some thought to what is making you unhappy and whether or not you could be happy in the same career if you were in a different environment.


2. Focus on your talents and strengths.
"The No. 1 key is to build a career on your strengths," Ryan says. Consider your natural talents or abilities, or those things that come easily to you. Do you find it easy to persuade others? Do you have a knack for working with numbers? Do you communicate better through the written word than you do in person? Think of your personal traits and use them to steer you in the right direction.


3. Highlight your transferable skills.
Ryan says that when switching careers, you must pinpoint and highlight your transferable skills. These are the talents and experiences that can be utilized in many different careers and are not those things that are industry-specific. For example, if you have managerial experience, this is something that is useful in any industry. The same goes for communications savvy, computer know-how, writing proficiency, sales knack and event planning. Some experience may seem to be industry-specific at first, but can be turned into a transferable skill. Just make sure you portray your background in a way that is attractive to any hiring manager.


4. Know the requirements.
Ryan says you need to know what qualifications are required for the field that interests you and also consider if you are willing to do what it takes. For example, someone interested in social work or nursing will likely need to pursue further education in order to be qualified. Entering a new industry might mean you need a certification or a license. Make sure you are willing to take these steps.


5. Network and do your research.
It will be impossible for you to move into a new career if you know nothing about that field. Ryan suggests interviewing people who are doing the job you are interested in to find out if it is really what you want to do. She points out that networking is a great way to find out what is going on in the industry you want to break into. "You have to know the language," she says. If you are making the switch from education to business or vice versa, there are vastly different terms and ways of speaking that you need to learn. In addition to interviewing others and networking, read trade journals or industry-specific books to help you develop your new language.


The most important thing about changing careers is finding something that works with your personality and who you really are. Ryan says she tells people to ask three important questions: What are your interests, what are your values, and what are your strengths? Do this soul searching first and you should be on your way to a rewarding new career.




你是否感觉到最近需要一个重大的改变？
你觉得你的工作并不适合你吗？
如果你感觉到工作令你沮丧、没有挑战性、没有成就感，大概你需要改变一下了。然而，Robin Ryan说，更换职业不是什么都不想就可以作出的决定。Robin Ryan ：Seattle-based职业顾问，What to Do with the Rest of Your Life (Fireside, 2002)的作者。
Robin Ryan提供了以下五个建议来帮助你衡量你的选择和做出决定。


1、Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. 为自己留条后路
R说你对现在这份工作的感受是很重要的。“你总是需要考虑你是否真的需要更换职业，或者只是更换工作。你是痛恨工作还是公司？”想想是什么东西使你不开心，如果从事同样地工作在换了工作环境以后你是否会开心。


2、关注你的才能和强项
最重要的一点是在你的强项之上发展职业，R说。考虑你自身的才能和能力，以及那些对你而言很容易的事情。你是否发现你很容易说服别人？你是否有诀窍与很多人一起工作？你是否更擅长用文字与别人交流？用你的个人特质引导你往正确的方向发展。


3、强调你的可转移的技能
R说当你要跳槽的时候，你必须指出并强调你的可转移的技能。这是指那些能够在很多职业中应用的能力和经验，而不是那些行业特有的。比如：你有管理经验，这是在任何行业都用的到。同样的技能还有如：沟通技巧、电脑操作、写作精通、销售诀窍和计划安排。有些经验起初看起来是行业特有的，但是也能被转换成这种可转移的技能。只要确保你所描述的背景对招聘者是非常有吸引力的。


4、了解职位要求
你需要了解你所感兴趣的职位要求什么样的资格以及资历等，同时也要考虑你是否愿意接受他所要求的职责和发展。比如，社交或者护理工作需要一些进一步的教育以考取进一步的资格证。进入一个新的行业意味着需要考取一些行业特有的资格证书，你要确保你愿意接受这些步骤。

5、网络和你的研究
如果你对一个新的行业一无所知的话要进入这一行是不太可能的。R建议你先与该行业的老员工交流下这个行业要做的事情以确定你是否真的有兴趣做。她指出通过互联网你就能知道你想从事行业的动向。“你非得懂得语言。”如果你想从教育行业转向贸易，你就必须学习大量的术语和讲话方式，反之亦然。除了依靠别人和网络，读贸易类杂志或专业书籍也有助于提高语言能力。


换工作最重要的意义在于，发现什么才适合自己个性，怎样才是真正的自我。

R向大家提出三个重要问题：你的兴趣是什么？你的价值观是什么？你的强项是什么？完成对内心的探索，你将在新事业的道路上越走越远，硕果累累。