就业形势严峻 年轻人如何面对?

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The unemployment rate among recent college graduates hit 10.6% in the third quarter, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means companies have room to be more selective.
美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)的数据显示，第三季度美国应届大学毕业生的失业率为10.6%。这意味着各家公司有余地更加精挑细选。

Forget wading through three or four interviews for one position. More employers are holding as many as nine or 10 interviews, says D.A. Hayden, a career counselor at Boston-based counseling firm Hayden-Wilder.
忘掉经过三、四轮的面试后获得一个职位的年月吧。波士顿咨询公司Hayden-Wilder的职业顾问海登(D.A. Hayden)说，现在更多的雇主都会进行至多9或10次的面试。

Some applicants are being asked to prepare oral presentations, so it's more important than ever to be well versed in the company and what it expects in an employee.
现在，一些求职者被要求准备口头陈述，因此现在求职时，对公司情况以及公司对雇员的要求拥有良好了解比以往任何时候都重要。

And while a strong resume and education still carry weight, a large portion of people hired recently have personal connections to a company, Ms. Hayden says. 'For years, people have been saying networking, networking, networking. If there ever was a time that was true, it's now.'
海登说，虽然漂亮的简历和学历仍然很重要，但在最近受聘的人中，很大一部分都在公司有认识的人。他说，人们多年以来一直在强调人际关系。如果说关系真的在什么时候那么重要的话，那就是现在。

To meet people in your field, consider taking on a volunteer or intern position. If you can't afford to work for free, pair the internship or volunteer work with a side job that pays the bills. Connections you make could be more effective than sending out mass job applications online, some career experts say.
要想在你欲求职的领域结交人，你可以考虑下无偿工作或是实习职位。如果免费工作不能负担你的生活成本，那么在做实习生或自愿者之外，找份兼职负担生活费用。一些求职专家说，你所建立的关系可能比在网上大量发送求职信更加有用。

Many twentysomethings have spent the past few years working toward a career in an industry that isn't as lucrative or in demand as it used to be. To make the most of their skills and education, they'll need to rework goals and market themselves differently. For instance, a finance major may want to emphasize a proficiency in math that can be applied to data analysis for a research firm or for a small business, Ms. Hayden says.
Less Now, More Later
很多二十多岁的人过去几年一直为着某个行业的职业而努力，但现在这个职业已经不再像过去那样收入丰厚或是用人需求萎缩。为了充分利用他们的技能和学识，他们需要重新设定目标，并以不同的方式推销自己。海登说，举例来说，金融专业学生可能希望强调自己精通数学，这个技能能在研究公司或小企业的数据分析中用的上。