What must be Held in Mind and Done in Job Hunting
ABSTRACT
Due to the influence of the global financial crisis, college graduates in 2009 are confronted with such great pressure of employment. Some enterprises, such as Carrefour China, Liby Group CO., LTD, etc. cancelled their recruitment programs on campus national wide in this year. The situation is even worse in import and export manufacturing and trade. Because of the international financial crisis, since the beginning of this year, some regions including the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, which boast a large number of private-owned enterprises, have experienced attack to some extent. At present, English major has become one of the most seriously affected majors under the influence of the financial crisis. Faced with such a difficult challenge, college graduates’ thinking and action in job hunting are obviously important. Through the analysis of the impacts of global financial crisis on the recruitment, this paper further analyzes how college graduates can get to know clearly their own values, interest, strong points and weak points as well as the outside world. What’s more, by exploring how to find a job in foreign enterprises, college graduates are able to land the most ideal job combined with their interest and strengths.
CONTENTS
AbstractⅠ
摘要．Ⅱ
1 Know about the world-background information1
1.1 Cause and development of the global financial crisis1
1.2 Job situation under the global financial crisis1
1.2.1 Different impact in different places．1
1.2.2 Different impact in different industries．2
2 Know about yourself-self-awareness．3
2.1 What is your type? Identifying your interests and exploring your career options．3
2.1.1 What do you like to do? The power of interest．3
2.1.2 A second look at your interest．4
2.1.3 Finding yourself-career research．4
2.2 Exploration-self-assessment4
2.2.1 Finding your own strengths and weaknesses．4
2.2.2 Personal strategies-play your strengths, avoid your weaknesses
8
2.2.3 Seek opportunities to exploit your strengths．8
2.2.4 Minimize the negative effects of your weaknesses．9
3 Job hunting in foreign enterprises10
3.1 Why Chinese college students choose foreign enterprises when
looking for jobs．10
3.2 A steeping-stone to success10
3.2.1 A unique resume11
3.2.2 Intelligence and diligence equal to success．11
3.2.3 Chinese is so important that you can’t ignore．11
3.2.4 Whether you can succeed or not is based on some details．12
3.2.5 Being mentally healthy contributes to finding a good job．12
3.3 Different methods of job hunting12
3.3.1 Taking advantage of career fairs．12
3.3.2 The incredible power of networking13
3.3.3 Using search firms and employment agencies to generate job
Opportunities．14
4 Conclusion．15
References16
Acknowledgements．17
