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當(dāng)公司持續(xù)消減經(jīng)費(fèi)的時(shí)候， 頻繁升遷的日子就變成了遙遠(yuǎn)的回憶。同樣，有無(wú)窮的機(jī)會(huì)展示你才華的日子也成了遙遠(yuǎn)的回憶。面對(duì)著更多寥寥無(wú)幾的選擇，失業(yè)浪潮中的幸存者們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己陷入了事業(yè)的苦難中---- 進(jìn)退維谷。
在經(jīng)過(guò)與職業(yè)指導(dǎo)、經(jīng)理、招聘人員和心理學(xué)家們的交流之后，《財(cái)富》雜志總結(jié)了以下幾條幫助上班族們“解套”的秘訣。
1．避免蝸居效應(yīng)
不要把自己藏在電腦后面�！澳阏娴膽�(yīng)該努力去開(kāi)擴(kuò)或保持自己的視野，”大衛(wèi)•奧普頓—─ExecuNet事業(yè)管理公司的創(chuàng)辦人和首席執(zhí)政官這樣說(shuō)。在會(huì)上積極發(fā)言，加盟各個(gè)項(xiàng)目小組，并主動(dòng)去做你的同事們都不愿去做的困難項(xiàng)目。
2．建立自己的盟友圈
鞏固你現(xiàn)有的關(guān)系網(wǎng)并努力在辦公室內(nèi)外增加新的“關(guān)系網(wǎng)”。 “盟友們?cè)趲椭惬@得信息方面是非常有用的， 比方說(shuō)，是否有新的工作機(jī)會(huì)出現(xiàn)，”首席執(zhí)行官、前景集團(tuán)的創(chuàng)始人迪伊•索德這樣說(shuō)。你所認(rèn)識(shí)的人可能會(huì)給你的生活帶來(lái)很大的變化， 特別是當(dāng)你處境艱難的時(shí)候。
3．裝備新的謀生工具
此時(shí)是獲得新技能的最佳時(shí)間。 （如果你的老板不愿意為此出錢，你就自己支付這筆費(fèi)用。）復(fù)習(xí)電腦知識(shí)， 旁聽(tīng)一門課程，或是獲得一個(gè)與自己的工作領(lǐng)域相關(guān)的證書(shū)或?qū)W位—─這樣， 當(dāng)新的工作來(lái)臨時(shí)，你已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備就緒。
4．看得比職務(wù)要求的更遠(yuǎn)
人們并不是僅僅因?yàn)樽龊米约簯?yīng)該做的工作就得到提升； 他們得到提升是因?yàn)樗麄円砸环N積極主動(dòng)的態(tài)度來(lái)工作。 海德里克-斯特拉格爾斯國(guó)際招聘公司的合伙人勞倫•多莉娃有個(gè)客戶想雇傭一個(gè)首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官。 可是，當(dāng)有人提出那個(gè)搞營(yíng)運(yùn)的副總裁是明顯符合條件的候選人時(shí)，這個(gè)首席執(zhí)行官卻馬上拒絕了他。 “他之所以說(shuō)不，是因?yàn)槟莻�(gè)人只做職責(zé)之內(nèi)的事，”多莉娃說(shuō)�！笆紫瘓�(zhí)行官認(rèn)為他不是那種敢于擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和肯花時(shí)間把自己工作做得更好的人�！�
5．處理好你的公共關(guān)系
“出色的工作部分表現(xiàn)在生產(chǎn)能力上，部分表現(xiàn)在公眾形象上，”職業(yè)策略公司的管理合伙人瑪里琳•莫茨•肯尼迪說(shuō)。當(dāng)你完成了某件事情或是通過(guò)額外的付出提早完成工作時(shí)，應(yīng)當(dāng)讓別人知道。不要自慚形穢，確保自己通過(guò)保持一種積極的態(tài)度、避免感情沖動(dòng)和表現(xiàn)得冷靜而有條理去營(yíng)造良好的氣氛。不要忘記讓自己看上去像做這個(gè)事的人。 許多人之所以失去了晉升的機(jī)會(huì)，就是因?yàn)樗麄兒鲆暳肆己玫穆殬I(yè)儀表—─裝飾、服裝和身勢(shì)語(yǔ)言。
閱讀欣賞 經(jīng)濟(jì)英語(yǔ)
Black Economic Development in Atlanta
Since the early 1970s, Atlanta has enjoyed the reputation as a Mecca for black economic development. Perhaps the most significant boost to this image came when the city elected its first black Mayor, Maynard Jackson, who served two terms from 1974 to 1981, ushered in 18 years of black political leadership at city hall and helped create an environment in which the number of black-owned companies tripled, from 3961 in 1977 to 11804 firms today. Atlanta now ranks sixth among U.S. cities in the number of black-owned businesses.
In 1982, Jackson was succeeded by Andrew Young, who became the city’s second elected two-term black mayor. During the Young administration, Atlanta’s minority participation goal was increased to 35 percent on all city contracts. By this time, the city’s Minority and Female Business Enterprise (MFBE) program was a model for the nation – not only because it created greater access to public work, but because it paved the way for Atlanta’s minority-owned firms to do business in the private sector as well.
Between 1973 and 1988, the city of Atlanta awarded almost 1600 contracts to 612 minority-owned firms. The average value of those contracts was more than $300,000. During the same period, minority firms received 38 percent of the $283 million in joint-venture contracts awarded by the city.
“Fair government created an environment for success for all people, ” says Herman J. Russell, chairman and CEO of H.J. Russell & Co. “I was ready to take advantage of opportunities when the doors opened. That’s the key.” Russell, who started his construction empire in 1952, won $75.2 million in contracts through the city’s MFBE program between 1980 and 1990. In 1972, the company grossed $6 million; in 1991, it posted sales of $143.6 million.
Notes: Mecca原為Mecca伊斯蘭教圣地麥加，此處指“向往的地方”。 usher in 迎來(lái)。gross v. 總收入。post v. 公布。
