There’s a meme on the internet, which speaks truth about a dilemma for young people entering the hypercompetitive workforce of 2017. The photo is of two seasoned, older interviewers glaring critically across the table at a young interview candidate with the following words: “We’re looking for someone age 22-26… with 30 years of experience.”
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上有一個表情，它道出了年輕人在2017年進(jìn)入競爭激烈的勞動力市場的困境：兩個經(jīng)驗豐富的老面試官目光炯炯地大量桌子對面的年輕候選人，緩緩道出:“我們正在尋找一個年齡22至26歲之間的，有30年經(jīng)驗…?！?/div>
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This credibility paradox is indeed a core dilemma many young people face as they enter the workforce. To be successful, young workers — or anyone starting a new job or career with little previous experience in a given field — need to be seen as credible before they have had the opportunity to build expertise from the ground up. With the credibility paradox, there’s no ground to run on; you need to have already covered the ground before even having started.
信度悖論確實是許多年輕人進(jìn)入職場時所面臨的核心困境。要想成功，年輕的員工——或者任何剛開始一份新工作的人，在給定的領(lǐng)域里沒有什么經(jīng)驗——在他們有機(jī)會從頭開始積累專業(yè)知識之前，需要被認(rèn)為是可信的。有了可信性的悖論，年輕人沒有機(jī)會再從頭開始，必須在開始前就積累相關(guān)經(jīng)驗。
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For the young and inexperienced, it’s essential to overcome this challenge. Getting a fast start in your career will help you gain access to experiences and opportunities that will help you get noticed, be seen as a “high potential,” and be given access to opportunities to learn and grow in your career. And it’s not only young workers who will benefit from solving this dilemma. It’s critical for companies who spend thousands of dollars and countless hours of time recruiting, interviewing, screening, and onboarding new employees.
對于年輕和缺乏經(jīng)驗的人來說，克服這一挑戰(zhàn)是至關(guān)重要的。在你的職業(yè)生涯中快速起步將幫助你獲得經(jīng)驗和機(jī)會，這些經(jīng)驗和機(jī)會將幫助你獲得上司的注意，被視為一種“高潛力”人員，并幫助你獲得學(xué)習(xí)和成長的機(jī)會。不僅是年輕的工人將從解決這一困境中獲益。對于那些花費(fèi)數(shù)千美元和無數(shù)個小時的招聘、面試、篩選和新員工的公司來說，這也是至關(guān)重要的。
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How can the credibility paradox be solved? Here are five common activities that you can do as a young professional to jump-start your career and catalyze your leadership trajectory.
如何克服可信性悖論? 作為一名年輕的上班族，你可以通過以下五個方法開啟職業(yè)生涯，培養(yǎng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力。
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1. Leverage your research skills.
One of the best ways to stand out in a corporate setting, even as someone with less work experience, is to develop unique knowledge that makes you a go-to resource for your colleagues and clients. One of the most effective ways of doing this is to use your research skills to synthesize and master industry specific knowledge, trends, and information.
利用你的研究能力。即使是工作經(jīng)驗較少的人，在公司中脫穎而出的最好方法之一，就是培養(yǎng)特殊領(lǐng)域的專業(yè)知識，成為你的同事和客戶的資源。最有效的方法之一就是利用你的研究技能來整合和掌握行業(yè)特定的知識、趨勢和信息。
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Chances are, if you’ve recently graduated from university, you have a set of freshly honed research skills that you can put to immediate use in a professional context, but if you don’t, work on them now. Find out what specific types of knowledge people in your industry crave — and lack — and build your area of expertise around it.
很有可能，如果你剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)，你有一套新磨練的研究技能，你可以在專業(yè)背景下立即使用，但如果你不這樣做的話，現(xiàn)在就去開始吧。找出你所在行業(yè)的人們想知道什么、缺乏什么，然后培養(yǎng)你的專業(yè)技能。
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2. Identify your specific contribution.
Ask yourself some basic questions to identify your strengths and where you might be able to contribute value. In which areas do you feel you do your best work? What have you been praised for in the past? Use your answers to generate strengths and resources that can become fodder for jump-starting your career and fast tracking your professional growth.
明確你所能做出的具體貢獻(xiàn)。問自己一些基本的問題，以確定你的優(yōu)勢和你可能會貢獻(xiàn)價值的地方。你覺得你在哪些方面做得最好?你在過去得到了什么贊揚(yáng)?利用你的答案來培養(yǎng)自己的優(yōu)勢和資源，這些優(yōu)勢和資源可以成為你職業(yè)生涯起步和快速發(fā)展的資源。
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3. Volunteer willingly.
Don’t underestimate the power of grit, determination, and the willingness to take on unenviable assignments. If, at the end of a group meeting, your department head requests more feedback from sales reps on a product line your team has been discussing, volunteer to track down the information. If your senior colleagues ask if anyone would be willing to scrape a big data set for trends that could support your team’s case, take on the project — assuming of course you have the skill set to deliver. Opportunities abound to prove yourself. Take advantage of them to make a quick impression as a reliable and hard worker.
自愿參加項目，勇敢做事。不要低估勇氣、決心和接受困難任務(wù)的意愿的作用。如果在小組會議結(jié)束時，你的部門主管要求你的團(tuán)隊在產(chǎn)品生產(chǎn)線上的銷售代表反饋更多的反饋信息；如果你的資深同事問是否有人愿意為你的團(tuán)隊建立趨勢數(shù)據(jù)庫，那么就承擔(dān)這個項目——當(dāng)然前提是你有能力做好這些。機(jī)會無處不在，你需要抓住機(jī)會證明你自己。利用這些機(jī)會，給人留下一個可靠、勤奮的印象。
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4. Manage your workload and communicate proactively.
Although knowledge and experience take time to cultivate, you can immediately establish a reputation for reliability with your colleagues and superiors. Manage your commitments and workload wisely. Also, be proactive with your communication. If you anticipate any difficulty in meeting a deadline, discuss it with your superior as soon as possible, and ask for guidance when you need it. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
處理好自己的工作，主動溝通。盡管知識和經(jīng)驗需要時間來培養(yǎng)，但你可以立即建立起與同事和上司之間的信任關(guān)系。保證每一個承諾、每一個經(jīng)手的工作都認(rèn)真完成。同時，要積極主動地溝通。如果你在最后期限前有任何困難，請盡快與上司討論，并在需要的時候?qū)で笾笇?dǎo)。不要害怕提問。
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And don’t forget the importance of follow-through. Bring every single assignment to its conclusion. Don’t leave any details hanging or deadlines unmet. You may not be the most experienced person in the room, but you can become one of the most reliable.
不要忘記堅持到底的重要性。認(rèn)真完成每一項任務(wù)，不要留下任何未完成的細(xì)節(jié)問題。你可能不是小組里最有經(jīng)驗的人，但你可以成為最可靠的人之一。
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5. Work to build a network of close relationships.
Your goal over time will be to build a deep and varied network of trusted colleagues who will provide you with ongoing mentoring, advice, and feedback as you progress at your job and in your career.
建立親密關(guān)系網(wǎng)絡(luò)。隨著時間的推移，你的目標(biāo)將是建立一個深度和多樣化的信任的同事網(wǎng)絡(luò)，他們將為你的職業(yè)發(fā)展提供持續(xù)的指導(dǎo)、建議和反饋。
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The key, though, is to work hard at getting to know as many people as you can on a collegial or even more personal level. These contacts and connections can be critical mentors, sounding boards for your ideas, and potential advocates for you and your work throughout the organization. Demonstrate to them your motivation, commitment, and relevant expertise, and when possible, find ways you can be of service to them and help them with their work.
這個過程的關(guān)鍵在于要努力認(rèn)識更多人，不管是在大學(xué)校園還是私下交朋友都是如此。這些朋友以后可能會成為你成功路上重要的導(dǎo)師，給你意見，支持你在公司中不斷進(jìn)步和發(fā)展。你要向他們表明你的動力、決心、相關(guān)經(jīng)驗，必要時候可以為他們提供幫助和服務(wù)。
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Expertise doesn’t build on its own, and your coworkers won’t see you as a crucial part of the organization until you prove yourself to be one. But by developing the confidence to leverage the tools, assets, and capabilities that you already have as a young worker, you can overcome the credibility paradox and jump-start your career in the process.
專業(yè)技能不是憑空得來的，在沒有做出成績之前，你的同事也不會認(rèn)為你是公司的重要一員。但是，通過利用你作為一名年輕員工所擁有的資源和能力，你可以克服可信度悖論，并在這個過程中成功開啟職業(yè)生涯。