經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣，越來越多的公司開始招聘實習(xí)生，并讓實習(xí)生做更多實質(zhì)性的工作。這意味著實習(xí)變成了一次長期面試。公司想要“買前試用”，并在自己的實習(xí)生中尋找潛在員工。因此，本文將告訴你如何在實習(xí)中表現(xiàn)得更出色、更專業(yè)。
 

 

 

A lot of companies —especially in these tough economic times —want to “try before they buy,” so they’re looking to their intern pool for potentialhires. Nearly seven in ten large companies and four in ten small companies made full-time job offers to interns in 2012, according to a survey of more than 300 companies by Internships.com.

 

許多公司，尤其是在現(xiàn)在這樣經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣的時候，都想要“買前試用”，所以他們會在自己的實習(xí)生中尋找潛在的員工。根據(jù)Internships.com網(wǎng)站對300多家公司的調(diào)查，在2012年，將近70%的大公司和40%的小公司都提供全職實習(xí)職位。

 

Plus, more companies are hiring interns than before, likely thanks, in part, to the rough economy: 36 percent more companies offered internships in 2012 than in 2011, and more than half say they will hire more interns in 2013 than the previous year. They’re also having interns do more “real” work. “Internships aren’t about busywork anymore,” says management consultantand executive coach Marc Dorio. “Companies are using interns for real things, not just for making copies or getting coffee.”

 

此外，跟過去相比，越來越多的公司開始招聘實習(xí)生，經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣似乎是原因之一。和2011年相比，提供實習(xí)的公司增加了36%，而且超過一半的公司稱他們在2013年會比去年招更多的實習(xí)生。同時，他們還讓實習(xí)生做更多“實質(zhì)性的”工作。“實習(xí)生不再做可有可無的事，”管理顧問和行政人員教練Marc Dorio說。“公司開始讓實習(xí)生做真正的工作，而不只是復(fù)印文件或者泡咖啡。”

 

That means that in many cases, “the internship is like a lengthyinterview,” says Dorio. “Many companies are watching you to see if you’d be a good hire down the road.” For college students this means big-time job opportunity (and probably relief, since unemployment and underemploymentfor recent college grads is hoveringaround 40 percent).

 

這就意味著在很多情況下，“實習(xí)就好像是一次長期的面試，”Dorio說。“很多公司都會觀察，看看你是否能成為一個好的員工。”對于大學(xué)生來說這意味著絕好的工作機(jī)會（也許得不到這個機(jī)會，因為最近大學(xué)畢業(yè)生的失業(yè)率和不充分就業(yè)率在40%左右）。

 

That said, landing the right internship isn’t always easy and unless you handle it like a pro, you likely won’t be offered a job. Here are some tips to help you through the internship process.

 

這就是說，做好一份實習(xí)并不總是那么容易，除非你能表現(xiàn)得專業(yè)一些，否則你不能得到正式工作。下面這些建議會對你的實習(xí)階段有幫助。

 

1. Start early and search smartly

 

1. 搶占先機(jī)，聰明尋找

 

While many people wait until late fall or spring to score a summer internship, Dorio says this is a mistake. “You may even want to start the year before to get a jump on the crowd,” he says.

 

很多人都等到秋季末或者春季才開始找暑期實習(xí)，Dorio說這是一個錯誤。“你甚至可以提前一年開始找，好在人群中脫穎而出，”他說。

 

Even though internships may not be listed on a job site at that point, Dorio suggests that students surf the web for companies they might want to intern at. Look for companies in the right geographicregion and that have jobs in your field that you might want to work at when you graduate.

 

哪怕實習(xí)崗位也許不會在招聘信息中被列出來，Dorio還是建議學(xué)生們應(yīng)該去瀏覽一下想要去實習(xí)的那家公司的網(wǎng)頁。你畢業(yè)后想在哪個地區(qū)工作，就去找在那個地區(qū)的公司的實習(xí)崗位。

 

Then look for the right contact person at that company. So, for example, if you want to work in marketing, look for the email of the VP of marketing and send him or her a note about why you want to work at the company and your qualificationsand a copy of your resume. (Have the career counselor at your college or alma mater read through your cover letter and resume before you send.) You could also reach out to the company human resource’s department, but Dorio cautionsthat your resume may then “get lost in the shuffle” of all people applying for vacantjobs.

 

還要找到這家公司合適的聯(lián)系人。比如說，如果你想做銷售，就去找這家公司銷售副總的電子郵件，給他/她發(fā)一封郵件，告訴他/她你為什么想在這家公司工作，并且附上你的學(xué)位證書和個人簡歷。（發(fā)郵件之前先讓你們學(xué)�；蚰感５穆殬I(yè)咨詢師看看你的求職信和簡歷。）你也可以和公司的人力資源部門聯(lián)系，但Dorio提醒說這樣你的簡歷可能會在其他人的求職信中“被忽略”。

 

2. Build relationships

 

2. 建立人際關(guān)系

 

Once you score an internship, build relationships with myriademployees within the organization, says Dorio. “Ask people to lunch so you can learn what they do, go to social events, join the softball team,” he suggests. You never know who might be in the position to hire you later on —even if they end up moving on to another company —so try to impress everyone that you can.

 

Dorio說，一旦你得到了實習(xí)，要和公司里眾多的員工建立人際關(guān)系。“邀請其他人共進(jìn)午餐，這樣你就可以知道他們在做什么。出席社交活動，參加壘球隊，”他建議說。你永遠(yuǎn)不知道今后誰會是你的上司——即使他們跳槽去了別的公司——所以盡你所能給每個人留下深刻印象。

 

3. Go above and beyond

 

3. 做到極致

 

Everyone knows that they need to do a good job at an internship in order to get hired later on, but in this economy “good” might not cut it. “You have to go above and beyond,” says Dorio. “Ask for work, ask your boss ‘what else can I do for you’,” he says. Interns may also want to get to work before the boss and stay later, join committees, attend training seminarsand watch company webinars.

 

每個人都知道，為了得到正式職位，他們需要在實習(xí)中有良好的表現(xiàn)。但在當(dāng)前的經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境下“良好”是不夠的。“你必須做到極致，”Dorio說。“去找事情做，問問你的老板‘我還可以為你做什么’。” 實習(xí)生也許還應(yīng)該比老板到得早、走得晚，加入委員會，參加培訓(xùn)班，觀看公司網(wǎng)絡(luò)研討會。