The path that is looking for a job has been a little annoying recently. As a quality supervisor in the electrical appliance industry with three years' working experience, Lu Xiao has a bachelor's degree and speaks English fluently, so it should be said that he is hopeful to find a satisfactory job. But in the past six months, the path has been brushed out in the interview, and most of the answers are: "You are not the person we are looking for …" or "You are not suitable for this position …". From winter to spring, the path has repeatedly lost and fought on the way to job hunting. Finally, Lu Xiao came to Hutton career consulting studio with full of frustration and helplessness. As soon as we met, Lu Xiao asked, "Why do no matter which company thinks I am not suitable to work in their quality department?" Am I really not suitable for this job? Should I consider changing careers and applying for other positions? "
The second case of Hutton's career
Also confused is Jingjing, the customer service staff of a Japanese-funded enterprise. In order to expand her career potential, Jingjing tried to apply for other positions more than once. From sales to administration, from secretaries to finance, almost all possible opportunities have been tried, but nothing has been achieved. Exasperated Jingjing thinks that her failure is due to her lack of skills in finding a job. For example, she is considering deleting the job of customer service from her resume and changing it into other popular professional backgrounds; At the same time, I also want to learn interview skills to better deal with the relevant questions raised by the recruitment company and so on. With this purpose in mind, Jingjing also found a career consultant.
Career counselor analysis
Take Lu Xiao as an example. Judging from the personality aptitude test and the results of talking with him, Lu Xiao holds a bachelor's degree in electronics, is logical, and is familiar with the main quality management and tracking systems. Fluent English conversation skills and three years of first-line management experience make Lu Xiao fully qualified for the quality supervision of enterprises. Therefore, the problem of the path is not career orientation, but not mastering enough job-hunting skills.
Besides excellent work experience and professional knowledge, resume writing and interview preparation are also the keys to successful job hunting. For example, a focused and concise resume and cover letter can win an interview for Lu Xiao. Before the interview, Lu Xiao should know the enterprise background, production and sales of the recruitment company, the specific requirements of the recruitment position and the position of the interviewer. As the saying goes: know yourself and know yourself, and you will win every battle. Once you have this information and know the employer's requirements, Lu Xiao can prepare to sell himself in the interview. In addition, predicting the questions that the interviewer may ask and preparing the answers in advance can make Lu Xiao more calm in the interview process and avoid giving the interviewer a negative impression of confusing answers. Of course, a clean and confident appearance and proper manners also contribute to the success of the interview.
On the contrary, Jingjing's job search failed because of her incorrect career orientation. Because of the lack of clear direction in job hunting, it is easy to leave the impression of blind job hunting for the interviewer. When Jingjing was busy applying for a job, she never seriously considered whether the job she applied for was suitable for her interest, ability and character strengths, and whether she could learn from her existing work experience. Of course, it is even more undesirable to tamper with your work experience and lie. An experienced interviewer can easily understand the real experience of the applicant by asking questions. Once job seekers are found to have dishonest behavior, they will lose the trust of employers and job opportunities forever.
After some "diagnosis", Ms. Zhang Jianqin, the chief career consultant of Hutton (Shanghai) Management Consulting Co., Ltd., gave Lu Xiao and Jingjing "prescriptions" respectively. Lu Xiao will take part in interview skills training in Hutton Career Counseling Studio, while Jingjing needs to further determine the general direction of career development by testing her personality and ability tendency, and consider gradually accumulating experience in her current job to lay a foundation for future development.
Revelation of career counselor
Ms. Zhang Jianqin, the chief career consultant of Hedun (Shanghai) Management Consulting Co., Ltd., pointed out based on her years of experience in human resource management and career planning: If the smooth development of career is compared to the growth and development of human body, then the two factors of career orientation and interview skills can be compared to vitamins and minerals. They are all indispensable elements for growth, but many people don't know what they are missing. Supplementing vitamins and minerals at will will not solve the problem, but may lead to more problems. So when the interview is frustrated, you might as well carefully analyze where you failed. Only if you are confident, have considerable experience, supplemented by appropriate interview skills, maybe success is just around the corner.
Editor-in-Chief Li Xuhai