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12.Isitreallythatdifficulttogethiredbybigcompanies?(Panelmoderator:梁芳Thisyear’sgraduate:常東東，李吉美Asuccessfulemployee:沈慧玲HRfromabigcompany:崔元元）Panelmoderator梁芳:Themassesseemtobelievegettinghiredbybigcompaniesthesedaysislikewinningthelottery.They’rethankfulwhenithappens,buttheirchancesareastronomical.Howdoyouthinkaboutthistopicthatisitreallythatdifficulttogethiredbybigcompanies?HRfromabigcompany崔元元:Themassesbelievegettinghiredisdifficultbecausethemassesgoaboutitjustlikeeveryoneelse,whichiswhythey’re“themasses.”It’sdifficulttostandoutfromacrowdwhentherearehundredsorthousandsofapplicantsforasingleposition.Youmightbethinking,“Well,that’showthejobapplicationissetup.WhatamIsupposedtodo?”Asuccessfulemployee沈慧玲:That’sagreatquestion.IfyoulookatthoughtleaderslikeSethGodinorRamitSethi,doyouthinktheyhirepeopleinthetraditionalway?Notachance.EvenbigcompanieslikeViacomaregettingthepicture.LastyearJenMcCoywantedtomovefromFloridatoNewYorkCitytoworkforacompanydoingsocialmedia.Shehadnoprospectslinedupanddidn’thavemanycontacts.WhatshedidwascreateawebsitestatingherplansandwithinweeksMTV(ownedbyViacom)hiredhertoruntheirMTVNewstwitteraswellaswritearticlesfortheirwebsite.WasthatpositionlistedonMonsteroranyotherjobseekerwebsite?Maybe,butprobablynot.AsfarasIknowJencreatedthatjoboutofthinairbybeingcreative.Thisyear’sgraduate李吉美:Yeah,Whichbringsmetomynextstep,Getcreative,evenifyou’renot.Howdoesthefollowinglookfortheregularjobhunt?Searchonline,submitresume,wait.Searchonline,submitresume,wait.Searchonline,submitresume,wait.Doesthatwork?Yes,sometimes.Isitcreative?Notatall.Doesitputyouinanykindofpositionofpower?Noway.Anotherexampleofgettingcreative:SusanLewiswantedajob.Nothingspecialthere,right?ButSusanLewisgotcreative,andinsteadof“l(fā)ookingforajob”shedecidedto“hireaboss.”Muchmorefun,right?Beyondthat,shecreatedthewebsiteSusanHiresAB,gotthewordout,andguesswhat?Shefoundaboss.Here’sthesimplereasonwhyanysmartentrepreneurormanagerwillalwayshirepeoplelikeJenorSusan:theyneedcreativepeoplewhotakeaction!Panelmoderator梁芳:What’syouropinionaboutit?Thisyear’sgraduate常東東:Iagreewithher.Ifnobodyknowsyouexistnobodywillhireyou.Settingupawebsiteandreachingouttopeoplepubliclyseemslikeadauntingtask,butyoucanbreakitdownintosmaller,less-dauntingtasks.Justgetitdone,youwillgetajobwithinlesstime.Panelmoderator梁芳:OK,nowlet’stalkabouthowtogethiredbybigcompanies?Asuccessfulemployee沈慧玲:Makingyourselfstandoutfromthepackisessentialifyouwanttobehiredquicklyandintoagoodposition.Andthatisaprocess.Simplygoingtothe"rightschool"orworkingwiththe"righttools"isnotenough.Therearezillionsof.NETandJavaandPHPdevelopersouttherewithzerotothreeyearsofon-the-jobexperience.Ifyoudonotstartlayingthegroundworkinadvance,itwillbehardtoshowwhyyouareabetterhirethananyoneelse.HRfromabigcompany崔元元:It’simportanttoknowyourself.Peopleoftenhaveapileofskillsandexperiencesthattheydonotconsiderusefulbutthatsomeoneelsewillfinduseful.Forexample,youmaybetemptedtoleaveoutyourworkasashiftmanagerataconveniencestore.Butinaseaofentrylevelresumes,aleadershippositionlikethatcanhelpyoushowwhyyoushouldbehired.Don'tgooverboard,ofcourse;puttingyourexperienceasheadofthelocalSpinalTapfanclubisnotgoingtowinyouanyjobs.Butiftheexperienceorskillcouldbeusefulinajob(orwasusedatajob),itisprobablyworthfittingontotheresume.Panelmoderator梁芳:Interviewingwellisgenerallysomethingthatcomeswithexperience.Itcombinesthetoughestpartsofasalesjobwithtryingtotalkaboutyourself,whichmakesituncomfortableforalotofpeople.Therearealotofgreattipsoutthereforinterviewing,butthebestwaytolearntointerviewwellistodoalotofinterviews.Roleplayingwithsomeoneelseisagreatwaytogetanunderstandingforwhatworksandwhatdoesn't,especiallyifyoupracticewithsomeonewhoismoreexperiencedinthejobmarket.

14.Shouldaninternshipbeobligatoryformasterprograms?Panelmoderator梁芳;student:崔元元,沈慧玲;HRmanager:李吉美;educator:常東東Panelmoderator梁芳:Internshipisthecapstoneexperiencethatprovidesstudentswithhands-on,real-worldexperienceinaworksetting.Ideally,internshipwillenableinternstointegrateandusetheirknowledgeshillsfromtheclassroom,discoverwherefurthercompetenceisneeded,takestepstogainthatcompetenceundereducationalsupervision,andbecomebetteracquaintedwiththetypesofworksettingsinwhichsuchcompetencecanbeapplied.Then,whattypesofworkcaninternsdoatasite?educator:常東東:Internshippreparesstudentsforaprofessionalcareerrelatedtothemajor,thereforeitisimportantthatinternsgethands-onexperiencessimilartotheexperiencesofpaidprofessionalsatthesite.Internsshouldnotperformthedutiesofclericalorsupportstaff.Also,internsshouldnotbeconsideredsubstitutestofillinforemployeeswhoareabsentfromwork.Thisisanappliededucationalexperience,thereforeitshouldbecarefullystructuredtoprovidethegreatesteducationalbenefittotheintern.Panelmoderator梁芳:Whatisrequiredoftheintern?HRmanager:李吉美:Internsareexpectedtoexhibitprofessionalismatalltimesduringtheinternshipexperience.Thisprofessionalismshould