Practical English: 人力資源顧問給求職畢業(yè)生的一些建議

牧馬祁連 · 發(fā)表于 2010-6-8 14:56:21

Editor's Note: Wang Jiaqi, a human resources consultant at Selegate Consulting Company was happy to share some of his experience with the Global Times.
Q: What role does a Curriculum Vitae (CV), or resume, play in the process of finding a job?
A: It is the CV that has the responsibility of making the first impression with the prospective employer.
It should be clear and well-structured.
Recent graduates must highlight any work experience that they may have.
Of course, the CV should be tailored to the job that you are seeking.
Job seekers who attended a prestigious university do have a better chance of finding a job, but that does not mean those who attended an ordinary university don’t have a chance at all.
Don’t forget to express yourself well in your CV.
Put the emphasis on your strong points, and conceal your weaknesses.

Q: What is the process of recruiting employees?
A: The HR manager makes a preliminary selection of those to be considered for the position.
These candidates may be invited to attend an interview. It is sometimes required that the candidates wear business clothes for the interview.
The interviewer asks questions, for example, why the applicant is interested in the vacant position.
Other common questions are to describe your strengths and weaknesses, to explain why you think you are suited to the job.
These type of questions are more personal, obviously, rather than with a right or wrong answer.

Q: How does the company determine if a candidate is suitable?
A: Different positions require different skills.
I was once interviewed for a position of sales administration trainer at the cosmetics giant, l’Oreal.
All candidates had to choose a subject written on a card.
My subject was to pick out one of the company’s brands which was on sale during the Olympics, and to explain how you would market it.
This required that the candidates had to be familiar with the company’s products and also demonstrate their communication and sales skills.
One other subject at the interview was to suggest a spokesperson for l’Oreal’s products.
Such tests are not very easy, and candidates should learn from each interview, even if they do not get the job.

Q: Any more advice for graduates looking for employment?
A: When you attend an interview, it’s very important to believe in yourself.
Don’t worry too much about which university you attended – other applicants may not have your work experience.
Graduates are characterized by their youth and freshness, so show your energy and your ability to learn more.
Also show your communication skills, and that you have initiative
Re編者按：王嘉琪，現(xiàn)任賽力佳人力資源管理顧問有限公司人力資源顧問，很高興能與記者共同分享他的一些求職經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
環(huán)球時(shí)報(bào)（以下簡(jiǎn)稱Q）：個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷在找工作的過程中發(fā)揮了什么樣的作用？
回答（以下簡(jiǎn)稱A）：簡(jiǎn)歷是求職者與準(zhǔn)雇主的第一印象。一份好的簡(jiǎn)歷，應(yīng)當(dāng)目標(biāo)明確，結(jié)構(gòu)完整。應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生必須著重強(qiáng)調(diào)他們以往的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。當(dāng)然，簡(jiǎn)歷中的經(jīng)驗(yàn)應(yīng)該是與所應(yīng)聘工作相關(guān)的。在找工作的過程中，同等條件下，可能從名牌大學(xué)畢業(yè)的畢業(yè)生更有可能獲得某個(gè)職位，但這并不意味著那些從普通高校畢業(yè)的人就沒有機(jī)會(huì)。切記簡(jiǎn)歷需要避重就輕，最好要多強(qiáng)調(diào)自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。
Q：一般來說，某個(gè)公司招聘員工的程序是怎么樣的？
A：人力資源管理人員會(huì)根據(jù)所聘位置，從應(yīng)聘人員中進(jìn)行初步的篩選。
這些候選人可能會(huì)被邀請(qǐng)參加面試。通常，會(huì)要求候選人著正裝出席面試。
在面試的時(shí)候，面試官會(huì)問候選人一些問題。例如，為什么你會(huì)對(duì)所聘職位感興趣，等等。
其他常見的問題就是描述自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)，并且闡述為什么你認(rèn)為自己適合這份工作。
這種類型的問題，更多傾向于主觀問題。很明顯，不能簡(jiǎn)單的回答對(duì)與錯(cuò)。

Q：公司是如何確定該候選人是合適的人選的？
A：不同的職位需要不同的技能。我曾應(yīng)聘過化妝品巨頭——?dú)W萊雅銷售管理培訓(xùn)生。所有應(yīng)聘人員都需要選擇一個(gè)卡片，上面寫著不同的話題。
我的話題是挑選該公司的一個(gè)品牌產(chǎn)品在奧運(yùn)會(huì)期間銷售，需要我向面試官解釋將如何推銷該產(chǎn)品到市場(chǎng)上去。這就要求應(yīng)聘人員必須熟悉該公司的各個(gè)品牌產(chǎn)品，同時(shí)要展示自己的溝通和銷售技巧。
我記得有位應(yīng)聘者選的話題是為該公司的某一個(gè)產(chǎn)品選擇代言人。這種話題對(duì)應(yīng)聘者來說都不是很容易，需要全面的了解該公司的情況。
即使最后沒能得到這份工作，應(yīng)聘者也應(yīng)該從每次的面試中總結(jié)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，為以后的應(yīng)聘做準(zhǔn)備。
Q：請(qǐng)您給正在找工作的畢業(yè)生們一些忠告？
A：當(dāng)你參加面試時(shí)，非常重要的一點(diǎn)就是自信，相信你自己。不要過于擔(dān)心你是從哪所大學(xué)畢業(yè)的，因?yàn)槟愕墓ぷ鹘?jīng)驗(yàn)是其他應(yīng)聘者未必具備的。剛剛踏出校園的畢業(yè)生，特點(diǎn)就是他們很年輕并且充滿活力。所以，要向面試官展示出你的活力和善于學(xué)習(xí)的能力。同時(shí)，展現(xiàn)
member to answer questions directly, addressing the key point of the question.