Exited about landing your first job after
graduation? Good, work hard and get learning. Don’t forget to listen to young
professional’s advice about the “real world” you’re stepping into.
1. Keep up with current
events.
In school, it’s easy to
live in a cocoon, where you focus on studies and social life. But in the
working world, not knowing who Alan Greenspan is or why North Korea is in the news so often can lead to potentially embarrassing conversations.
2. Consider living with
parents, even if you have a job.
Think it over before you
rule it out. Not only can you save a lot of money by living at home, but your
parents may provide emotional support that you may need. They can help pave the
way for you to move once you are settled into your new life.
3. Don’t compare yourself
to other people your age.
Young adults are good at
putting up impressive appearance, but you don’t really know what their lives
are like. Those who seem to have the perfect job may spend part of the day
making coffee and picking up boss’s dry-cleaning.
4. Pay attention to small
jobs as well as big ones.
Don’t stress if, in your
first job or internship(實(shí)習(xí)期), you get a lot more face time with the copy machine than with
clients. You may wonder why you spent so much time studying in school only to
do such tasks. But you may also be learning more about your new professional
than you realize.
5. Know when it’s time to
move on.
Give a new job a chance, perhaps a year,
before you make up your mind to leave, especially if it’s your first job out of
school. When you’re sure that the job isn’t for you, figure out what you want
to do and how to do it. Zhang Yue, 26, spent three years working as an
accountant in Shanghai before becoming a financial planner. He loves his new
job and spent 10 months searching for it: “To find something you really want to
do takes time.”
1. By mentioning Alan Greenspan, the author wants
to show ____.
A. how he succeeded
B. why he is important to the
world nowadays
C. it is necessary to know key figures
D. he has a strong effect on the
world
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Comparing
yourself to other people your age will make you harmed.
B. If you don’t have impressive
appearance, you can’t pick up boss’ dry-cleaning.
C. What you have learned in school may
come to nothing in your first job.
D. Even a small job can do good.
3. The last sentence means “____”.
A. It’s easy to find a new job once
you have experience
B. If you hope to do something, you
need suffer too much
C. You needn’t
be worried, even though you are trying to find a good job
D. It will take you time to find a job
that suits you well
4.The aim to write the passage is to ____.
A. show how and why to get a
satisfying job after graduation
B. give some advice about how to
behave when you work
C. encourage people to ask for
help from parents
D. expect people to fit in with
the working conditions as soon as possibl
