Getting Great References
找到最好的舉薦人

It is inevitable that at some point in your job search you will be asked for references, and when you are, you want to be sure you have a great group of advocates who are prepared with answers that will help rather than hinder your chances at landing the position. References are something you should think about at the beginning of your interview process and not just at the end when you are under immediate pressure to provide them.
在你的求職某個(gè)時(shí)刻，不可避免的會(huì)被要求提供舉薦人，在這個(gè)時(shí)候，你就希望舉薦人是一位做好了充分準(zhǔn)備的，能夠幫你得到這份工作機(jī)會(huì)，而不是會(huì)妨礙你成功面試的人。舉薦人是你在面試開(kāi)始之前就應(yīng)該要考慮的事情，而不是在面試快接近尾聲時(shí)突然被要求提供時(shí)慌慌張張的去想應(yīng)該說(shuō)誰(shuí)。

Start by making a list of all the possible people you can use as a reference. Be sure to think about:
從列出一張可能成為你的舉薦人的名單開(kāi)始吧，確保你考慮了：

1）?Former employers and managers? 前任雇主和經(jīng)理

2）?Former clients? 前客戶

3）?College professors 大學(xué)教授

4）?Family friends who have seen you in a professional setting 已經(jīng)了解過(guò)你工作的親友

5）?Association leaders 協(xié)會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)

It is fine if a reference no longer works for the company where you were employed together, or if they live in another city. It is more important that the individuals you choose know you well enough, have experience working with you, and are willing to vouch for you. In short, you are looking for anyone who can communicate your experience, skills, integrity, professionalism, and can-do attitude to any potential employer.
如果一位舉薦人不再在你以前工作過(guò)的公司上班了，或住在別的城市都是沒(méi)關(guān)系的。重要的是你選的舉薦人對(duì)你非常了解，曾經(jīng)和你共事過(guò)，并且愿意為你擔(dān)保?？傊阋业呐e薦人，是能夠向任何一位雇主證明你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)、技能、誠(chéng)實(shí)、專業(yè)以及你的能干的。

Once you have a list of approximately five potential references you need to:
在你大概確定了5位舉薦人后，你需要做：

1. Ask them for permission. Be sure to keep thorough notes of when you contacted them and what their response was.
征求他們的許可。要確保在和他們聯(lián)系的時(shí)候你做好了詳細(xì)的分析筆記，并明確他們的反應(yīng)。

2. Ask for their preferred means of contact, whether it is by personal or office phone, or if they would rather be contacted via e-mail.
詢問(wèn)他們的主要聯(lián)系方式，是私人電話還是辦公室電話，或者他們更情愿通過(guò)郵件的形式聯(lián)系。

3. Discuss the following likely questions with your potential references, so that you know what they are going to say and there are no surprises. You can tell them what points you are aiming to reinforce with the employers who might contact them and more than likely they will happy for the input.
和你的潛在舉薦人共同探討以下問(wèn)題，這樣你才知道他們會(huì)說(shuō)什么，不會(huì)有什么意外發(fā)生。你可以告訴他們，在雇主可能和他們聯(lián)系的時(shí)候，你希望他們補(bǔ)充哪些要點(diǎn)，那樣他們更樂(lè)意付出。

1）?What was your relationship with the candidate?? 你和候選人是什么關(guān)系？

2）?What responsibilities did she perform in her position with the company?? 她以前曾經(jīng)在公司擔(dān)任過(guò)哪些職責(zé)。

3）?Why did she leave that position?? 她為什么會(huì)離職？

4）?What are her strengths? Weaknesses? 她的優(yōu)點(diǎn)是? 缺點(diǎn)是？

5）?What was her approximate salary?? 她的薪資大概是多少？

6）?Would you hire or work with this person again?你是否會(huì)再次聘用此人（或與她共事）？

It is also a good practice to keep a folder of references and commendations for a job well done that you augment throughout your career. Get into the habit of asking for a letter of reference from someone who you have worked with who might be moving on and ask that person if they would be willing to serve as a verbal reference as well. This is certainly something to keep in mind if you are or have worked as an intern where the big payoff is more likely to be in experience gained and contacts made than in money earned.
將你整個(gè)職業(yè)生涯中因出色的工作成就而累積收到的推薦和贊揚(yáng)記錄下來(lái)，保存在一個(gè)文檔里也是個(gè)好方法。養(yǎng)成這樣的習(xí)慣，就是當(dāng)你知道和你共事的某人即將離職時(shí)，要求他幫你寫(xiě)一封舉薦信，也順便問(wèn)問(wèn)那個(gè)人是否愿意擔(dān)當(dāng)你的口頭舉薦人。這一點(diǎn)尤其是你在作為實(shí)習(xí)生的時(shí)候要記住，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)時(shí)期你最大的回報(bào)可能是積累經(jīng)驗(yàn)和結(jié)交朋友，而不是掙錢(qián)。

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