職場英語:面試,請讓爸爸媽媽走開
One parent buttonholed a hiring manager at the grocery store to ask him to hire her child. Others barge into job interviews, or call afterwards to find out why Junior didn't get the job or, if he did, to quibble over work schedules or pay.
有的父母會在雜貨店拉住招聘經理，懇請他錄用自己的孩子。還有的人則會直接闖到求職面試現場，或者在面試之後打來電話，追問爲什麼他們的孩子沒有被錄用。如果他們的孩子被錄用了，他們又會爲工作安排或者薪酬糾纏不休。
"Most of these parents mean well," notes Robert Hosking, OfficeTeam's executive director. "But they can derail their son or daughter's chances of getting hired, because employers start to question the applicant's independence and maturity."
OfficeTeam的執行總監羅伯特•霍斯金表示：“大部分家長都是出於好意。但是，他們的干預可能會毀了子女獲得工作的機會。因爲僱主會懷疑求職者不夠獨立，不夠成熟。”
That's not to say that parents should back off completely, Hosking adds: "Moms and dads can be tremendously useful behind the scenes, as coaches." He sees five ways for new grads to enlist their parents' help:
當然，這並不意味着父母應該徹底撒手不管。霍斯金補充說：“父母作爲孩子們的幕後智囊，可以發揮非常大的作用。”對於應屆畢業生如何獲得父母的幫助，他給出了五條建議：
1. Tap into their network. "A parent's friends and colleagues can introduce you to employers and alert you to opportunities you might not hear about in any other way," he notes.
藉助父母的人際關係。他強調：“父母的朋友和同事可以將你介紹給僱主，幫你打聽工作機會。而這些機會可能是通過其他途徑無法得知的。”
2. Have them give your resume the once-over. In addition to spotting typos or other errors, "your parents can help you make sure the most valuable information about you is highlighted," says Hosking. A neophyte job hunter might not realize, for example, that having headed up the drama club or the lacrosse team in college has any relevance to a job search -- whereas Mom or Dad might point out (rightly) that it's evidence of a knack for leadership.
請父母爲你的簡歷把關。霍斯金表示，父母不僅能發現簡歷中的打字錯誤或其他錯誤，“而且，他們可以幫你確保，簡歷突出了你最有價值的信息。”比如，首次求職的新手可能並不清楚，在大學裏負責過劇社或者曲棍球隊與求職有什麼關係——但是父母會告訴你，這是個人領導才能的證明。他們說的沒錯。
3. Do a test run. "Conduct mock interviews, where you practice the answers to common interview questions," Hosking suggests. "Ask for constructive feedback on your answers and delivery."
請父母爲你搞個模擬面試。霍金斯建議：“通過模擬面試來練習如何應答面試中一些常見的問題。就回答和講話時語氣語調徵求父母的建設性意見。”
4. Compare your options. "Use your parents as a sounding board about potential opportunities," he advises. "They can provide a different perspective and bring up points to consider as part of your decision that might not occur to you."
參考父母的意見，做出最佳的選擇。他建議：“如果有工作機會，不妨聽聽父母的意見。他們可以從不同的角度，提出需要考慮的要點，幫你做出決策。這些意見可能是你自己想不到的。”
5. Get encouragement. Looking for a job is tough. As your biggest fans, your parents can give you the pats on the back you may need to keep going.
尋求父母的鼓勵。求職的過程非常辛苦。作爲你最忠實的擁躉，父母會給你必要的鼓勵，幫助你繼續前行。
