What must be Held in Mind and Done in Job Hunting 第7页The Beijing Shiji Lantu (Century Blueprint) Market Investigation Company recently conducted a sample survey among 313 students of six universities-Beijing University, Qinghua University, Chinese People’s University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Aeronautics and Aerospace University, and Beijing Foreign Economics and Trade University-to find what they thought about foreign enterprises. The survey showed that 63.9 percent of students surveyed had the intention of entering a foreign enterprise after graduation.
What impression do the majority of college students who wish to get into foreign enterprises have of these enterprises? The survey shows most of them agree that efficiency is high in these enterprises, that salaries are high, that management is standardized, that one can give good play to one’s personality and inventiveness, and that work pressures are great. A lesser number of those surveyed agree that in foreign enterprises Chinese and foreign employees are given different remuneration for their work, that cultural differences exist, that interpersonal relationships are less complicated, and that there are more opportunities for promotion. The college students approve mostly of the work environment and of the remuneration for work.
3.2 A steeping-stone to success
College graduates especially English major students always crave for working in a foreign enterprise when they graduate. It is reported that there are 600 thousand engineers trained in China per year, and the number is nine times of that in America. But only one fifteenth of those young engineers endue with professional technique as well as language communication ability of working in a foreign company. At the same time, according to a recent report form Mckinsey&Company, even though the quantity of college graduates in China reaches 310 thousand every year, less than 10% of which boasts basic ability of working in a foreign enterprise, including fluent oral English, teamwork spirit, experiences in training, etc.
However, succeeding in accepting an offer in a foreign enterprise is not pie in the sky in today’s society which is getting more and more open and public. A lot foreign enterprises pay more attention to employees’ personal characteristics than leading universities background and qualifications.
3.2.1 A unique resume
When faced with a large number of resumes, human resources directors in foreign enterprises tend to choose those from preeminent universities and appropriate majors first. Therefore, you must design a unique resume to prove that you are as excellent as students from top universities. What you need is to make recruiters favor you resume and then invite you for an interview. Requirements vary considerably in different foreign enterprises but they are almost as same as those in state enterprises and private-owned enterprises. But what the differences lie is that employees are required to speak fluent foreign languages. What’s more, they should be good at presentation.
3.2.2 Intelligence and diligence equal to success.
The first step to a successful interview is that you should not regard foreign enterprises as mysterious companies. If you would like to work in a foreign enterprise, to begin with, you must get to know what kind of multinational corporation you are interested in and whether you are competent in the job or not. Secondly, by searching for relevant information about the company through the Internet, you can come to know the circumstances of it. Then you’d better strive for an opportunity to work as a trainee in the interested foreign enterprise, so you will be familiar with the running of the enterprise and at the same time you can get practical work experience. Moreover, Chinese people’s enthusiasm in learning, perseverance, teamwork spirit and ability to handle stress are favored by foreign enterprises. Last but not least, for those who dream of being promoted to the senior level of the management department in foreign enterprises, what is more vital for them is to develop their skills of professional interpretation and public presentation, since they are indispensable qualities in foreign enterprises.
3.2.3 Chinese is so important that you can’t ignore.
It is widely acknowledged that people who are good at English are able to find a decent job. However, recently we have discovered in job fairs that many college graduates who had passed CET4, CET6 and even TEM8 were rejected by employers because of being poor at Chinese. In a job fair holding in Southwest University of Political Science and Law, a real estate company handed out 300 pieces of college graduates recruitment forms, in which there were five questions needed to be answered within limited number of words. One of the questions is that please give an example that you persuaded someone successfully or you convinced your team members to accept your suggestions with 80 words. Consequently, more than half of the students were not able to answer this question within the required number of words and some used many ambiguous words and even some gave an irrelevant answer. Mr. Feng, in charge of the recruitment in that real estate company said, “What we need at this moment is talents who are capable of handling both English and Chinese. If an employee can not explain in his mother tongue clearly and fluently, how can we expect that he can communicate with clients smoothly in English?”
The phenomenon of focusing on foreign languages while looking down on mother is now very common in schools. Nevertheless, as a college graduate who is willing to work in a foreign enterprise, he should put emphasis on his ability in expressing in Chinese as well as English.
3.2.4 Whether you can succeed or not is based on some details.
As an old saying in China goes, if one doesn't start by sweeping his room, how can he sweep to victory globally? Since ancient China, most people with great achievements attach importance to details. Take doing exercises for an example, when the Chinese youth come for an interview, their states of mind are always not very desirable for they are lack of sports. In contrast, people who usually keep doing sports look every smart and vigorous, which prove that they are capable of handling heavy workload and pressure while working. Being an excellent quality, doing sports is what foreign enterprise lay stress on but ignored by most job hunters.
3.2.5 Being mentally healthy contributes to finding a good job.
With the rapid increase in competition in the job market, on one hand, college graduates should acquaint themselves with current employment situation, and on the other hand, they should learn to how to adjust to suitable attitude towards job hunting. Firstly, establish correct values. College graduates should know how to evaluate themselves and locate themselves in an appropriate place. Secondly, learn how to adjust emotions in front of pressure. Getting your sorrow and disappointment after experiencing failure in an interview helps you relax and be restores to reason. Thirdly, sometimes you can seek help from your teachers, classmates or friends when you are trapped in a tight corner, which gives you warmness and happiness.
3.3 Different methods of job hunting
3.3.1 Taking advantage of career fairs
Career fairs are an excellent place to meet new employers and interviews for possible jobs. But you need to make more than 20 copies of your resume and have your business suit cleaned and pressed. You also need a game plan.
■ Make sure that your resume is well-written and error-free. Generally speaking, you will need to print out copies (rather than use photocopies) because the quality will be better.
■ Read the career fair handout in advance to figure out which companies will be represented. If possible, do some advance research on those companies so that you can present yourself intelligently.
■ Focus on three to five companies that really interest you. Try to engage the recruiters in an intelligent conversation about their company goals and priorities.
■ Prepare a 30-second “elevator speech” to use with recruiters. Basically, this is a succinct introduction of who you are, what you know how to do, and why you are interested in them.
■ When you give recruiters your resume, ask them what the next step in the process will be. Also, get their business card so that you can follow up with them if, for some reason, they neglect to follow up with you.
3.3.2 The incredible power of networking
Numerous studies of employment sources clearly show networking to be one of the most productive sources for landing a job. Estimates of jobs found through networking range from an average of 25 percent to a high of over 90 percent. Moreover, it has been clearly demonstrated that the higher in the organization you are, the more likely networking is to play a key role in finding employment. At the executive level, for example, some believe networking accounts for well over 90 percent of all jobs landed.
Networking reveals the hidden job market. These jobs are “hidden” from the public’s view and are known by only a small handful of internal employees (typically the hiring manager, the functional executive, and the human resources manager). In many cases, word about these openings has not yet reached the company recruiter. So, at this stage, if a corporate recruiter received your resume, you would likely be receiving a “no interest” letter or e-mail, despite the fact that a job opportunity actually existed for which you were ideally qualified.
Using networking contacts to get to these jobs, before the public knows of them, can obviously provide you with an enormous competitive advantage over other candidates with whom you might otherwise have had to compete. Think about it. If you can network to the hiring manager and generate interest in your candidacy before anyone else is even aware of the job opportunity, you have effectively reduced your competition to zero. This is what happens when you skillfully use networking.
Networking, thus, becomes key to an effective job search. Failing to take advantage of this important tool substantially reduces your chances of landing the job, as you now are one in a “cast of thousands,” all competing for the same position. These are not odds on which an experienced gambler would choose to bet. So, why should you?
Here are step-by-step instructions on using networking as a strategy in your job search.
1. Get your goal in focus. Decide what you want to do and where you want to do it. Use earlier checklists to identify key skills and potential employers.
2. Prepare a contact list. Include anyone who might have some information about your field. Think broadly.
3. Contact your connections. Meet with them to explain your goals, share your resume, and ask for advice and for referrals to others who might be able to help.
4. Follow up. Pursue any information, other contacts, and potential opportunities you learn about from your contacts. Make sure that you keep in touch with them by following up on leads and checking in for new information.
5. Say thank you. Be sure to formally thank all the people with whom you meet. Reciprocate by sharing information they might find useful.
6. Attend programs and events. Participate in all networking programs and services available through professional trade associations, alumni groups, and other membership organizations.
3.3.3 Using search firms and employment agencies to generate job opportunities
Executive search firms and employment agencies continue to be a major source of jobs, and should therefore be part of any well formulated job search strategy. Most studies show that these firms account for filling about 10 percent of all jobs, with some research showing this number to be higher. An online survey of more than 2,000 job seekers, recently conducted by Staffing.org, showed that 13.5 percent of respondents had found their last position with the help of a search firm or employment agency. When you properly use search firms and employment agencies, in combination with the Internet sources recommended in this book, you have the opportunity to generate many job opportunities rather quickly, and thereby greatly increase the probability of landing your ultimate job. Using search firms and employment agencies is an important component of this combined strategy; therefore, make it a part of your overall job search plan.
4. Conclusion
For college graduates, what must be held in mind and done in job hunting while facing global financial crisis? Some experts explained their advices.
Firstly, college graduates should keep in mind firmly that the society is fair. Those students who have good performance in studying and profound understating of teamwork spirit will be always favored by the job market. They must believe in themselves that they are able to find an ideal job through confidence and hard work.
Secondly, as an old Chinese goes, “There is no royal road to learning.” It is the same in seeking for a job. College graduates should evaluate themselves objectively. It is difficult to differentiate between winners and losers in the beginning. We have to be perseverant.
Thirdly, do you consider yourself a good salesperson? If yes-good for you-you will be putting your skills to work throughout the job search process. If not, get ready to become one-because in order to be effective in your job research, you have to become effective at marketing and selling. Your “product” is you and “your” market is the segment of the employment marketplace that is a potential purchaser of you product.
Remember these two key points:
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