求職美國

1. Resume
在美國找工作說難也難，especially if you need H1-B sponsorship or the job market is harsh。);說簡單也實在是簡單, 搞定了兩頁紙的resume 和一個小時的 interview,就基本搞定了份工作。所以這兩項基本功一定要苦練。Resume是敲門磚。一定要反複寫反複改。I update my resume at least 20 times a year, for example:
看了人家好的job posting; read a good job related book; did a good project; and learned some new technologies.

There is a famous saying: Work for your resume. It means, you are not working for your boss, your company or your pay check. You are working to increase your unique assets, which should be reflected on your resume.

I always try to 定位 my resume to the NEXT LEVEL of my target job. On the other hand, I don't lie on my resume. I can only be myself with moderate exaggertion. I can speak for at least a minute on whatever I put on the resume. Otherwise, I will remove the fancy words or do some homework before put them onto my resume.

2 麵試
麵試也是熟能生巧。中國人口語不好，我就把常被問到的問題答案寫下來，灌成mp3反複聽說。工作成效也製成powerpoint.每次麵試後不斷改進。久兒久之，現在麵試總能有震撼效果，每次麵試前的準備時間也越來越短。雖然accent改不了，但人家一樣認為我溝通能力強。坦白說，除了麵試我中文溝通能力都不見得很強。

另外，對搞技術的人，新手和老手的麵試方式很不一樣。新手多考問知識結構。老手多考問經曆和attitude。新手拿份offer能上道就行。老手一定得借interview之機，考察老板同事的能力，工作氛圍，對方是否符合自己事業長遠規劃等。

3. Working Attitude
第一層次是 work for your resume. I mentioned above. But nobody likes a person who works only for his own ambitions.
第二層次是 work as the owner of the company. If you put company's priroties first, you will show out pretty quickly.
第三層次是 work to be happy. Only a happy career can make your success sustainable. I believe the easiest way to make myself happy is to make everybody around me happy first.

4. 和老板的關係：
工作中最重要的關係就是和頂頭上司的關係. As long as your boss pay your checks, you have to think through his perspective and try your best to make him happy. 多替老板著想，老板在調級漲工資的時候才能多替你著想。Whenver I make a visible achievement, I always SINCERELY express my appreciation to my boss, who gives me the opportunities to exhibit my talents. I am not just saying that. I DO THINK so. If you screw up with your boss, all the gates will be close to you. You may even find it hard to get a stage to show off your skills.

Very occassionary you may run into a boss who tends to abuse or overburden his subordinates. Some bosses make you extreme uncomfortable just to let you go. Most time bosses are reasonable common people like you and me.

When needed, I can work overtime. I don't work overtime if not appreciated. Sometimes I remind the boss what is the reasonable expectation and job responsibility. When I see his tendency to misuse my personal time, I will skillfully remind him I am not happy. For example, once I told him I was sick when he wanted me to work overtime on a weekend. He immediately got the message. But when he was in a critical moment, I worked overtime until 12:00 AM not a single time.

最後的心得是在職場生涯版多看多想多寫 :) 衷心希望大家事業興旺。