未來職業早規劃

如果沒有足夠的時間和金錢自主創業，那就試著找一份part-time job (兼職工作)吧，既能充分利用課外時間，又能賺點零花錢，還能累積工作經驗，為未來就業奠定基礎。如此一舉多得的“美差”，就連大明星們都難以抗拒。一起來看看大明星們青少年時期的兼職工作吧!

Celebrities' Part-time Jobs

Brad Pitt dressed up like a giant chicken and stood on the corner to attract customers for El Pollo Loco1)? Yep. He sure did!

Other famous celebrities had jobs that were just as crazy or lowly. And the lesson that we learn is， no matter how you start your working career， you can go on to2) bigger and better things as you build your confidence and experience， and eventually start doing what you love in life.

Indecisiveness3) is a major road block that stops a lot of teens from getting a part-time job. As a general rule， indecisiveness causes one to take forever and ever on deciding on anything. It's understandable because there is an incredible amount of opportunity that lies before you. Too many options can cause confusion. Confusion leads to indecisiveness， so people start to plan， plan， plan， without taking any action.

There's a good old saying that goes: \"No one ever got rich， PLANNING for gold.\"

Get it?

People got rich \"PANNING for gold!\"

In other words， they took action. They kept moving forward until they were successful. And so must you.

Sometimes， if you are not that concerned about how happy you will be at your job and just need to start making money immediately， then the best thing to do is not be so picky4) and just get to work.

Take the first available opportunity， whatever it is， get to work and start building your experience in the workplace.

Here's a list of famous celebrities and their part-time jobs:

明星的兼職工作

布拉德·皮特曾裝扮成一只巨型的雞站在街角為“瘋狂烤雞店”吸引顧客?是的，他的確這么做過!

其他一些大明星也曾做過同樣瘋狂或低等的工作。而我們從中明白的道理是，不論你如何開始自己的職業生涯，隨著自信心和經驗的積累，你都可以轉而朝向更高更美好的目標努力，最終開始從事你一生喜愛的工作。

猶豫不決是妨礙許多青少年從事兼職工作的最大絆腳石。通常情況下，猶豫不決會導致一個人永遠都在為某件事情做決定。這是可以理解的，因為擺在你面前的機會多到令人難以置信。太多的選擇會讓人迷惑。而迷惑又會使人猶豫不決，所以人們就開始計劃、計劃、再計劃，就是不采取任何行動。

古語說得好:“從來沒有人是通過計劃獲得黃金而變得富有的。”

懂了嗎?

人們變得富有是通過“淘金”!

換句話說，他們采取了行動。他們不斷前進直到成功。因此，你也必須這樣做。

有時候，如果你并不那么在乎你在工作中是否快樂，而僅僅需要立刻開始賺錢，那么最好不要太過挑剔，投入工作吧。

抓住第一個可得的機會，不管是什么機會，開始工作，并在工作中開始積累經驗。

下面羅列了一些大明星和他們曾經做過的兼職工作:

* Actor and Academy Award winner Russell Crowe was once a waiter.

* Academy Award Winning actress Nicole Kidman used to work at her local movie theater.

* Actor Matthew McConaughey shoveled chicken poop5) in Australia as one of his part-

time teen jobs.

* Actor Tom Cruise was a paperboy in Louisville Kentucky growing up.

* Singer Mick Jagger was an ice cream salesman.

* Singer Gwen Steffani mopped floors at Dairy Queen6).

* Johnny Depp once sold ball point pens as a telemarketer7).

* Rapper Snoop Dogg used to bag groceries as his first job.

* 奧斯卡獎得主、演員羅素·克洛

曾是一名服務生。

* 奧斯卡獲獎女演員妮可·基德曼曾在她家鄉的電影院里工作。

* 演員馬修·麥康納青少年時期的兼職工作之一是在澳大利亞鏟雞糞。

* 演員湯姆·克魯斯在肯塔基州路易斯維爾成長期間曾做過報童。

* 歌手米克·賈格爾曾是冰淇淋推銷員。

* 歌手格溫·史蒂芬尼在“冰雪皇后”冰淇淋店拖過地板。

* 約翰尼·德普曾做過電話行銷員，賣圓珠筆。

* 說唱歌手斯諾普·道格的第一份工作是為食品雜貨裝袋。

None of these jobs sound glamorous8) by any stretch of the imagination. But as you can see， these celebs had to start somewhere.

無論你怎么想象，這些工作聽上去一點都不吸引人。但是正如你所看到的，這些明星都不得不從某個起點開始。

Part-time teen jobs are all around you and the opportunities are plentiful. Each part-time teen job is a stepping-stone for better jobs in the future and will allow you to build a promising resume， if you're first willing to do what it takes to get the job， learn the ropes8)， master your position， and move on to bigger and better things.

And remember that the most important thing is to take action NOW! Stop planning for gold and start PANNING FOR GOLD!

適合青少年的兼職工作就在你周圍，機會也很多。如果從一開始你就愿意付出代價去獲得一份工作，從中學習技巧，掌握這份工作，并向著更大更好的目標前進，那么，每一份青少年兼職工作都是你將來獲得一份更好的工作的墊腳石，并且能夠讓你制作出一份給你帶來希望的簡歷。

記住，最重要的一點是現在就采取行動!停止為獲得黃金做計劃，要開始去淘金!

“抓住機遇，迎接挑戰”，這句話在青少年找兼職工作時同樣適用。工作機遇到來的時候，青少年應該如何準備，揚長補短，才能脫穎而出，將其“納入囊中”?一起來聽聽專家的建議。

Grasping Employment Opportunities

Employment opportunities have to be handled with special attention when you're a high school job seeker. No matter what your age， a hiring decision about you is made only after a face-to-face meeting. So employment opportunities require you to master a few basic communication skills.

First， you have to look employable. If this is your first job， you have to make absolutely everything work to your advantage. Since you don't have a work history or at best a thin resume， much more credibility9) will be placed on how you come across10) when you meet with a decision-maker. There， it's up to you to represent yourself assertively11) and with enthusiasm.

Here are 6 tips that can move you toward success with your employment opportunities.

1. Get your ducks in a row12). Write down your specific talents and capabilities. For example any work experience including volunteer work， school projects， family projects， and athletic prowess13)...anything that demonstrates that you have contributed to helping another organization or individual.

2. Write a script that details how you'll present yourself to a prospective employer. Remember， first impressions count BIG! If you stumble14) around and can't look an interviewer in the eye， you just lost. You must be prepared to speak with authority.

3. Practice what to say with friends. Let them ask you tough questions so you can learn to respond intelligently without getting rattled15).

4. When you've done all your prep work， then you can write a resume recapitulating16) what you've done in the first three steps. It has to be brief and to the point (maximum one page).

5. Dress appropriately to the position and according to company standards. Be polite. Have an opening comment to make so you can be the first to speak. Prepare in advance some intelligent questions to ask.

6. Be open to employment options. For example， an internship， starting out part-time， offering to work free for a week， a probation17) period， etc.

Employment opportunities at the high school level can be exciting and enriching experiences. They can seriously prepare you for a lifetime of satisfying and lucrative18) work. If your resume is well-written， and you follow these tips， finding a part-time job should be a breeze compared to math class.

抓住工作機遇

如果你是中學生，在求職過程中要特別小心地處理各種工作機遇。不論年齡大小，是否雇用你的決定都只有在面談之后才會做出。這就要求你得掌握一些基本的溝通技巧。

首先，你必須讓自己看起來是可以被雇用的。如果這是你的第一份工作，那么你必須要讓一切都向著對你絕對有利的方向發展。既然你沒有工作經歷，或是最多只有一紙薄薄的簡歷，那么更多的可信性則取決于你和決策人會面時如何使他印象深刻。而這取決于你是否自信而熱情地展示了自我。

以下的六個技巧能夠助你成功地抓住工作機遇。

1. 把你的優點羅列清楚。寫下你的具體才干和能力。例如，你的全部工作經歷，包括志愿工作、學校項目、家庭項目以及運動才能等等，任何能證明你曾經為其他組織或個人做出過貢獻的事情都可以。

2. 寫一份手稿，詳述你將如何向可能的雇主展現自我。記住，第一印象至關重要!如果你結結巴巴，不敢和面試官對視，那么你就輸了。你必須做好能夠自信交談的準備。

3. 和朋友一起練習你要表述的內容。請他們提出棘手的問題，這樣你就可以學習如何臨“危”不亂，機智應答。

4. 完成所有的準備工作后，寫一份簡歷來概括前三個步驟的內容。簡歷必須簡明扼要(最多一頁)。

5. 衣著得體，符合該職位和公司的標準。言行舉止禮貌得體。準備好開場語，這樣你就可以成為第一個說話的人。提前準備一些聰明的問題去提問。

6. 在工作形式的選擇上要靈活。比如實習、兼職，主動提出免費工作一星期或試用期等。

中學階段的工作機遇是令人興奮的，并且能夠豐富你的經歷。這些工作機遇能夠讓你為獲取一生滿意且酬勞豐厚的工作真正地做好準備。如果你的簡歷寫得很好，也遵循了這些技巧，那么，找到一份兼職工作相較于數學課來說就輕而易舉了。

Vocabulary

1.El Pollo Loco: 墨西哥明火烤雞連鎖快餐店，也叫“The Crazy Chicken (瘋狂烤雞店)”。該店善于將新鮮的雞佐以家庭配制的獨特香草和柑橘汁用火烤。1980年，第一家店在美國加利福尼亞州開張，現在，美國已有340家連鎖店。

2.go on to: 轉入

3.indecisiveness [7IndI5saIsIvnIs] n. 優柔寡斷，猶豫不決

4.picky [5pIkI] adj. <美口>吹毛求疵的;愛挑剔的;過分講究的

5.poop [pU:p] n. <俚>污物，糞便

6.Dairy Queen: DQ是冰淇淋店“Dairy Queen”的首字母縮寫，意為“冰雪皇后”。1938年源于美國。

7.telemarketer [5telImB:kItE] n. 電話銷售員，電話推銷員

8.glamorous [5^lAmErEs] adj. 有吸引力的，令人向往的

8.learn the ropes: 學會竅門

9.credibility [7kredI5bIlEtI] n. 可靠性;可信性

10.come across: <口>給人深刻印象

11.assertively [E5s\\:tIvlI] adv. 過分自信地;有沖勁地

12.get one's ducks in a row: <美>把事情安排得井井有條

13.prowess [5praJIs] n. 杰出的才能(或技巧)，高超的本領

14.stumble [5stQmbl] vi. 結結巴巴地說話

15.rattled [5rAtld] adj. <口>慌亂的，驚惶失措的

16.recapitulate [7ri:kE5pItjuleIt] vt. 扼要重述，概述;總結，概括

17.probation [prEJ5beIFEn] n. (雇員的)試用(期);

18.lucrative [5lju:krEtIv] adj. 生利的，賺錢的