1、Unit2A Your Dream Job:A Click AwayLess than a month from graduation day, Theresa Smith of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,had yet to find the right job.還有不到一個月就要畢業了，特里薩 ?史密斯還沒找到合適的工作，她就讀于位于伊利諾州 埃文斯頓的西北大學。The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to JOB-TANK, an Intern

2、et site listing 45000 entry-level positions.就業指導中心建議這位文科生去查查 JOB-TRAK 網站，該網站上列出了 45,000 個初級水平 的職位。Smith selected four keywords: Chicago,business, marketing and full-time. 史密斯選擇了四個關鍵詞：芝加哥，商務，營銷，全職。Immediately she found 45 jobs meeting her criteria, including one as assistant to an administrator at th

3、e University if Chicago 's business school.她馬上就找到 45 個工作合乎她的標準，其中一個是芝加哥商業學院行政助理。Four weeks later she was hired at a starting salary of $32000. 四個星期以后，她得到了這份工作，底薪 32,000 美元。“Ihad no training, ”says Smith, “ but theInternet was extremely easy to use. I 'd never have known about this job withou

4、t it. ”“我沒有受過任何訓練， ”史密斯說，“但因特網使用很簡單。要是沒有因特網，我根本不 會知道有這份工作。 ”Smith is one Ameracain who clicked her way into a job. Steven Tools is another. 不少美國人鼠標一點，就找到了自己的工作。史密斯是其中一個，另一個例子是斯蒂芬?圖爾斯。In 1996, the Rockville,Md.,resident came across an employment site named CareerBuilder. 他住在馬里蘭州的羅科維爾， 1996 年無意中進到一個招聘

5、網站CareerBuilder 。He had just been promoted to director of marketing for a company that produces tradeshow exhibits and wasn't looking for a job. 他在一家生產商展展品的公司工作，剛被提升為營銷總管，并不想換工作。But curious,he decided to “give it a try. ” 但是出于好奇心，他決定“試試看” 。Tools filled out a profile with the keywords marketing m

6、anager and entered his e-mail address.圖爾斯填寫了一份簡歷，關鍵詞是market manager （行銷經理），并輸入了自己的電子郵箱地址。Within a week his computer 's mailbox was filling up with available positions. 不到一個星期，他的郵箱里就塞滿了可供選擇的職位。Two interviews later he jumped to a new job. 他去了兩家公司面試，然后就跳槽了。“The Internet is like hiring a personal as

7、sistant. ”says Tools. “Effortlessly you can become aware of opportunities that may elevate your career. ” “有了因特網，就像雇了一個私人助理， ”圖爾斯說。 “你可以毫不費勁地留意到一些機會，讓你的事業上一個新臺階。Even a couple of years ago, most job listings on the Internet were in high-tech fields. 僅在兩年以前，因特網上提供的工作絕大部分還局限于高科技領域。Today, non-technical

8、jobs salesclecks,bank tellers, secretaries, for example are the fastest growing segment of Internet employment opportunities.現在，非技術性的工作，如售貨員、銀行職員、秘書等，是網上招聘機會增長最為迅速的部 分。Most major newspapers and trade publications have online versions of their classified listings, enabling job-seekers to scan for wor

9、k available across town, in another state, or around the world.大型報紙和專業出版物的分類廣告大多都有在線版， 求職者能搜索到市內、 國內甚至國外的 一些工作機會。Madeline Gragg and Nedzad Dozlic are still another two who clicked their luck online. 馬德琳 ?格拉格和內德扎德 ?多茲里克也是通過輕點鼠標，在網上碰到了好運。In 1996, Madeline Gragg, a 28-year-old high school teacher from

10、St. louis, wanted a change. 1996 年，圣路易斯的一名高中老師， 28 歲的馬德琳 ?格拉格，想換個工作。When a friend mentioned teaching English in Japan, Gragg was intrigued. 有個朋友提到在日本教書的事，格拉格很感興趣。She visited the popular Yahoo! website and typed teaching English in japan for a list of employment opportunities. She then followed the p

11、rocedure for the online application.她訪問了著名的 yahoo!網站，輸入了 teachi ng En glish in Japa n （在日本教英語），找到了一 個招聘機會的列表，然后按照在線申請的要求提交了申請。A week later she received a call and set up an interview with a recruiter in Chicago and got the job.一星期后，她接到一個電話，與芝加哥的一名招聘人員進行了面試，得到了這份工作。Nedzad Dozlic, 27 years old, was sc

12、anning the Houston Chronicle website for the latest baseball trades.27 歲的內德扎德 ?多茲里克，當時在瀏覽 Houston Chronicle 網站，了解最新的棒球消息。While online, he decided to check out the classified ads and spotted a job for a driver at a local car dealership.在線時，他查看了分類廣告，發現一家當地的汽車交易商招聘司機。A refugee of the war in Bosnia, Doz

13、lic had had a variety of jobs but was now really for something new.多茲里克是波斯尼亞的戰爭難民，曾從事過多種不同的工作，但現在他想換個工作。He read more about the position on the dealer 's Internet site and called the number listed, Two days later he was hired.他從該交易商的網站上了解了該職位的更多情況， 然后撥通了上面提供的電話。 兩天后， 他 被雇用了。“It 's really funn

14、y, ”he says,“I was just checking sports, and I ended up with a better job. ” “真有意思， ”他說，“我本來只是在查看體育消息，結果卻找到了一份更好的工作。 ”Another valuable use of the Internet is to research potential employers. 因特網的另一個好處在于你能夠搜索到一些可能的雇主。When Wendy Mello started her job search in the summer of 1997, she logged on to Care

15、erBuilder, where she learned of a human resources opening in Arbition, a media-information-services company in Columbia, Maryland.1997 年夏天， 溫蒂 ?梅洛開始找工作， 她登錄到 CareerBuilder 網站， 發現在馬里蘭州哥倫比 亞的 Artitron 媒體信息服務公司的人力資源部有一個空缺。With a click of her mouse, Mello sent her resume to the company via e-mail and so

16、on received an invitation for an interview.梅洛鼠標一點，用電子郵件把簡歷寄到了該公司，很快就收到面試通知。To find out more about the company, she clicked on to Arbitron 's home page and that of its parent company, Ceridian Corp.,where she reviewed an annual report and the company 's financial performance.為了了解該公司的更多情況，她又點擊

17、了 Artitron 的主頁，以及它的母公司 Ceridian Corp. 的主頁，查看了一份該公司的年度報告及其財政狀況Mello also wanted to know how much she'd have to earn to maintain her present standard of living.梅洛還想了解，要想維持現有的生活水平，自己該賺多少錢。Using an online salary calculator, she typed in her current salary, $34000, and Baltimore (the nearest big city

18、 to Columbia).她使用在線薪酬計算器，把自己目前的收入 $34,000 輸進去，再輸入 Baltimore (巴爾的摩， 離哥倫比亞最近的大城市) 。Within seconds her computer flashed $44000. 短短幾秒鐘后，電腦屏幕上就閃現出$44,000。“Because of the salary calculator, I knew what to ask for, ”says Mello. “因為有了這個薪酬計算器，我才知道自己該要多少薪水， ”梅洛說。By accessing an online real estate service, she saw color photos of rental properties, including detailed floor plans.通過上網進入一家在線房地產服務公司網站， 梅洛看到了可供租用的房子的彩色照片， 包括 很詳細的樓面格局圖。When Mello arrived in Columbia, she felt compl