One hundred and forty words isn`t a lot, but China`s job seekers are cramming an entire career`s worth of experience into a few sentences in order to help them find the perfect job.
盡管140字只是只言片語(yǔ),但為了找到一份滿意的工作,中國(guó)求職者們把自己的完整履歷都濃縮成短短幾句話。
"Microresumes" have become especially popular this May, as prospective university graduates are getting ready to enter the workforce. Graduate students are particularly likely to post their resumes on their microblogs.
今年五月,“微簡(jiǎn)歷”成為大熱門(mén),因?yàn)榇髮W(xué)應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生們正準(zhǔn)備進(jìn)軍職場(chǎng)。如今的畢業(yè)生們更愿意將自己的簡(jiǎn)歷放在微博上。
"I am from the city of Qingdao and I am looking for a temporary job to help me get by. I will take my post-graduation examinations next year," wrote a graduate student from Qingdao University in east China`s Shandong Province on weibo.com.
一名來(lái)自青島大學(xué)的畢業(yè)生在自己的新浪微博中寫(xiě)到:“我來(lái)自青島,在找一份臨時(shí)工作來(lái)補(bǔ)給生活。我明年將會(huì)考研。”
There were more than 17,000 microresumes posted on weibo.com as of May 13.
截止到5月13日,新浪微博上的微簡(jiǎn)歷多達(dá)17000多條。
College graduates aren`t the only ones taking to their keyboards to find a new job. China`s gainfully employed are also using microblogs to seek bigger and better opportunities. Ruan Xin, a senior manager with a company in China`s economic hub of Shenzhen, recently posted a microresume in the hopes of finding a better job.
想通過(guò)輕敲鍵盤(pán)來(lái)尋找新工作的人不單單只是大學(xué)畢業(yè)生們而已,在職人士也想通過(guò)微博來(lái)尋求更多更好的工作機(jī)會(huì)。阮欣(音譯)是深圳一家公司的高級(jí)經(jīng)理,他近日也在微博上發(fā)布微簡(jiǎn)歷,希望能找到份更好的工作。
Ruan was quoted in a Thursday article in the China Youth Daily newspaper as saying that microresumes are an efficient way for both job seekers and employees to achieve their goals.
周四,《中國(guó)青年報(bào)》在一篇文章里提到了阮欣的話,他表示對(duì)于那些想實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的求職者與在職人員們來(lái)說(shuō),微簡(jiǎn)歷是一種有效的方式。
Direct and short introductions can quickly spread over the Internet, which helps employers save time when they`re trying to find the right candidates, he said, adding that the speed at which short introductions can spread on the Internet also allows prospective job seekers to make more connections than they would with traditional resumes.
阮欣稱,簡(jiǎn)明的介紹能迅速在網(wǎng)上傳播開(kāi)來(lái),對(duì)于用人單位來(lái)說(shuō),這能在他們尋找合適人選的時(shí)候?yàn)槠涔?jié)省時(shí)間。此外,簡(jiǎn)短的個(gè)人介紹可以借助網(wǎng)絡(luò)迅速傳播,對(duì)于潛在求職者來(lái)說(shuō),與投遞傳統(tǒng)簡(jiǎn)歷相比,他們認(rèn)識(shí)更多的相關(guān)人士。
Several companies have begun looking at microblogs as an effective channel for recruitment. A recruiter for Alipay, China`s largest third-party online payment service, said that Alipay has been recruiting employees via microblogs since 2009, according to the China Youth Daily article.
一些公司開(kāi)始把微博作為一個(gè)有效的招聘渠道。作為中國(guó)最大的第三方支付平臺(tái),支付寶的招聘人員在接受《中國(guó)青年報(bào)》采訪時(shí)表示,支付寶從2009年就開(kāi)始嘗試在微博上招聘。
The recruiter says that microblogs can "yield twice the result with half the effort" in helping companies to recruit new employees.
該招聘人員還表示,利用微博的傳播效應(yīng)進(jìn)行招聘往往會(huì)有事半功倍的效果。
However, summing up an entire career in just 140 characters is a challenge for many job hunters. Some of the microresumes posted online seem to be posted just for their humorous content, rather than for the purpose of actually finding a job.
然而,對(duì)于很多求職者來(lái)說(shuō),要在140字以內(nèi)總結(jié)個(gè)人全部的履歷實(shí)在是一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)。部分網(wǎng)友上傳微簡(jiǎn)歷似乎只是為了搞笑,并非確實(shí)想以此找到一份工作。
"Some microresumes are more like micronovels, just another instance of online entertainment," says Wang Yan, a college student majoring in journalism at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, the capital city of central China`s Hubei Province.
就讀于華中師范大學(xué)新聞專業(yè)的王嚴(yán)(音譯)說(shuō):“一些微簡(jiǎn)歷看起來(lái)更像‘微小說(shuō)’,只是又一場(chǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)全民狂歡 。”
Wang Dong, a human resources director working for an online advertising company, says that he is very cautious when dealing with microresumes. He believes that they aren`t long enough to provide a suitable introduction for employers.
某網(wǎng)絡(luò)廣告公司的人力資源總監(jiān)王棟(音譯)則表示,他本人對(duì)微簡(jiǎn)歷持謹(jǐn)慎態(tài)度。在王棟看來(lái),微簡(jiǎn)歷篇幅有限,很難提供吸引用人單位的個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)介。
"Microresumes aren`t necessarily suitable for every industry," Wang says. "Advertisers and media companies are the most suitable targets for this kind of recruitment."
王棟說(shuō):“微博招聘并不適用于所有行業(yè),廣告、傳媒這些行業(yè)最適合采用這種招聘方式。”
He suggests that good microresumes should be clear and tightly focused, with links to the poster`s personal website, if he or she has one. This can allow employers to understand the candidate more easily, he says.
他建議,一份微簡(jiǎn)歷要想獲得青睞,必須簡(jiǎn)明扼要、突出重點(diǎn),如果有的話,可以在微簡(jiǎn)歷上附加個(gè)人網(wǎng)站的鏈接。這樣一來(lái),應(yīng)聘者便可以更簡(jiǎn)便地了解你的信息了。