來自20多年職業諮詢顧問的5大職場建議

01-29

來自20多年職業諮詢顧問的5大職場建議

在擔任獵頭行業職業諮詢顧問的這些年，我曾與許多大公司、事業成功的高管，以及敬業、有能力的求職者打過交道，從中收穫頗豐。當然，我也曾接觸過許多不太優秀的公司和求職者。

在他人尋求職業指導時，我會根據自己的經驗，給出一些建議，其中某些建議的出現頻率非常高。以下是我給求職者，尤其是剛入職場不久的求職者強調最多的5大建議。

職業不是一朝一夕的事情

所有成功的企業都會考慮短期、中期和長期的運作情況。在做重要的工作決定時，你也應當分別考慮這三個階段。但我見過的許多求職者都似乎沒有意識到，他們今天做出的每一個決定和每一個舉動都會對他們的未來產生直接影響。可能短期的決定很適合目前的你，但遲早有一天，你也會面臨中期和長期決定中所涉及的處境。決定這些處境的正是你今天做出的決定和今天身處的情形。

模仿成功讓你更容易成功

如今，我們已經知道哪些是最佳實踐，哪些是良好的生活習慣以及怎麼樣做才能成功了。你不必重新創造、重新發現或絞盡腦汁弄清這些東西。我們已經有許多活生生的例子了。因此，我總是告訴求職者，更快培養自己的方法，就是儘可能複製、模仿、傾聽、觀察成功人士，並與他們進行互動。

可是，現在有太多的人都在追求獨特性和獨立性，在此過程中被束縛住了手腳。這種現象在剛入職場不久的人身上尤為常見。他們想有一套自己的行事作風，不太注意周圍發生的事情。但是，良好的溝通能力、領導力和解決問題的能力並沒有隨著時間的推移有多大變化。所以，如果你想學會做好某些事情，就好好向已經在某領域有所建樹的人學習吧。

考慮崗位的同時，你應該更看中平台

你可能是這世上最有才華、最有主動性、最努力的人，崗位描述聽上去十分具有吸引力，但如果你所在的平台具有很大的局限性，那麼你將很難做好這份工作，取得應有的成就。

小平台資源不足，局限性較多，這將限制你的潛力，導致事倍功半。所以，除了工作職責、職務和薪水外，你還要考慮你將加入的整個平台，包括行業、企業文化/ DNA、領導/管理團隊、產品/服務、關鍵成功因素/獨特的競爭優勢等等。

強大的平台還可以幫助你打好堅實的基礎，能讓你在做好準備時，把握住更好的機會。例如，我曾經做了一個重大的職業選擇，辭職去攻讀頂尖的MBA學位。其中一個重要原因就是我工作的第一家公司給我提供了高品質的工作環境，讓我能與優秀的人共事，參與許多成功的項目，學會良好的生活習慣和做事方式。

如果你和我一樣，那麼你可能要過些時間才能弄清你的職業方向。在這種情況下，你就不能只考慮崗位了，你還要考慮平台的質量，因為它能幫助你做出重大的職業轉變，抓住未來的機遇。

經驗多了，還會擔心賺不到錢？

如果發家致富對你而言很重要，那麼你要好好消化這句話：「重要的不是你今天賺了多少錢，而是在整個職業生涯能賺到多少錢」。例如，賺錢最多的是首席執行官/首席運營官/首席財務官等，然後是副總裁、主管，再是部門負責人，依此類推。

問題是：你有多少能力，能做到哪種位置？

因此，如果現在有個工作薪水很高，你要想一想，它能培養你哪些能力，取得哪些成就，從而幫助你今後得到更重要、薪水更高的工作？不要為了眼前短期的利益，放棄未來各種可能性。

要想賺更多的錢，你就要向僱主展示出你的能力，告訴他們你配得上高薪。我碰見過許多候選人，他們薪水不高，但承擔的責任更大、鍛煉的機會更多，能學到更多東西。最終，他們能擁有了更光明的職業前景，在中長期具備更大的賺錢能力。尤其對於職場小白而言，你應該在早期選擇高質量的工作，先積累經驗，培養能力。這樣，你才能迅速晉陞到高位，賺到更多的錢。

替別人著想也是更好地為自己服務

你不是自己的老闆，不能自己提拔自己，自己給自己加薪，或是派給自己新機遇。做這些決定是其他人。他們會根據你和公司、部門和所在團隊的目標的契合度，形成自己的一套看法，再做出以上決定。這就是現實。

因此，要想獲得更大的成功，你必須走出自己的世界，了解老闆、高管層和客戶看待事物的想法和目標。因為他們會根據你與這些目標想法的契合度以及其他成功的關鍵要素，衡量你的價值，思考該給你提供怎樣的機會。

許多年前，John Cougar Mellencamp（美國音樂家）發行了一張專輯，其中包含著他最有名的歌曲。他將這張專輯取名為《The Best That I Could Do（我能做出的最棒的歌曲）》。

如果要讓我選出我心中最佳的職業建議，那麼以上五個建議就是我能想到的最好的建議了。希望它們能對你有幫助，因為它們凝聚著我在二十多年的職業生涯中學到的精華。

那麼你呢？你會不會經常提供給別人一些絕佳的職業觀點和職業建議？歡迎與我們分享。

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My Top

5 Career Development Tips From 20+ Years Of Advising Candidates

Over the years, I』ve learned a lot from working with

great companies, highly successful executives, and hardworking, capable

candidates as a talent industry professional and career advisor. I』ve also interacted with many companies and

people who were much less impressive and successful. Based on what I』ve seen, there are certain

pieces of advice that I』ve shared many times with others while providing

guidance for their job search, career development, and/or career decision-making. If I were to identify the Top 5, most solid

career development tips that I』ve highlighted most to others, especially to

those at an earlier career stage, it would be these.

1) Your career lasts a long

time – Successful businesses all consider the short-, mid-,

and long-term of their situation. It』s

the same for your career when making important job decisions. Too many candidates I meet, however, don』t seem

to recognize that every decision, every move they make today has a direct

impact on the situations they』ll be able to attract and capture tomorrow. While the short-term may seem like reality to

you today, the mid-term and long-term of your career will also become realities

as well. And they』ll be defined by the decisions

you make and situations you』re a part of today.

2) You don』t need to reinvent success – Here』s the thing about best practices, good habits, and success. You don』t have to reinvent, discover or

figure these things out. Examples

already exist. As such, I always tell

candidates that the most effective way to develop yourself faster is to copy/imitate/listen/observe/

interact with outstanding people as much as you can.

Many, however, get too caught up being unique and

independent, especially early in their career.

They want to do things their way, and don』t pay enough attention to what』s

going on around them. However, the

approaches to good communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills haven』t

changed much over time. So if you want to learn to do something well, then learn from others who

already do it well.

3) Think Platform, Not Just Job – You could be the most talented, motivated, hardest

hardworking person in the world with the most attractive job description there is. But if the platform you』re on has big limitations,

then these will also be your limitations for doing your job well and achieving your success.

Weak platforms with poor

resources and more restrictions will neutralize your potential and efforts. So beyond just the job scope, job title, and

salary, you need to consider the entire platform you join. This includes the industry, company

culture/DNA, leadership/management team, products/services, key success

factors/unique competitive advantages, etc.

Strong platforms also help you build a solid

foundation to capture better opportunities when you』re ready. For instance, when I decided to make a major

career change, I was able to get into a top MBA program. A big reason was because of the high quality

environment my first company provided me, where I worked with excellent people,

participated in successful situations, and learned good habits and approaches

to doing things.

If you』re like me, you may not figure out your career

direction until later on. If this is the

case for you too, it』s the quality of your platform and not just your job that

will help you make big changes and capture future opportunities.

4) Experience Now, Money Later – If making a lot of money important to you, then the key concept to

understand is, it』s not about how much

money you make today, but about how much you can make over your career.」 For example, those who make most money are

CEOs/ COOs/CFOs/etc., then VPs, heads, then directors, and so on. The big question is what』s your ability to

reach these levels in your career?

while a particular job may pay more now, will it really help you build the capabilities

and achievements you need to attract bigger, higher paying roles later on? Don』t sell out your potential and future for

a short-term gain. Making more money

happens by showing employers that you』re worth it. I』ve seen many candidates take a lower paying

opportunity that offered them much more responsibilities, exposure, and upsides. Ultimately, it provided them with better

career prospects and greater earning power in the mid- and long-term. Especially early on, choose high quality situations that will develop your experience

and capabilities. This is how you eventually go higher and get

there faster to make more money over your career.

4) Focus More On What Others Think – Here』s the reality with regards to success. You don』t hire yourself. You don』t promote

yourself, give yourself a raise, or assign yourself new opportunities. It』s

others who do these based on their view of how well you can respond to the main

objectives of the company, department, and team you』re in.

to better achieve your success, you need to get outside your own head. You need to understand how your boss, top

management, and clients view things. Because it』s your ability to support

the objectives and key success factors of others that determine how they assess

your value and the opportunities they want to offer you.

Many years ago, John Cougar Mellencamp

released an album of his greatest hits.

He titled it, The Best That I
Could Do. Regarding the best career advice

I have to offer, you could say these five tips are the best that I can do. I hope they』re helpful, because they

represent 20+ years of my life and what I』ve learned!

How

about you? What are some of the best career
insights and pieces of career advice that you often share with others?

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