2007考研英语强化班授课讲义(十五)

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    当公司持续消减经费的时候， 频繁升迁的日子就变成了遥远的回忆。同样，有无穷的机会展示你才华的日子也成了遥远的回忆。面对着更多寥寥无几的选择，失业浪潮中的幸存者们发现自己陷入了事业的苦难中---- 进退维谷。

    在经过与职业指导、经理、招聘人员和心理学家们的交流之后，《财富》杂志总结了以下几条帮助上班族们“解套”的秘诀。

    1．避免蜗居效应

    不要把自己藏在电脑后面。“你真的应该努力去开扩或保持自己的视野，”大卫•奥普顿—─ExecuNet事业管理公司的创办人和首席执政官这样说。在会上积极发言，加盟各个项目小组，并主动去做你的同事们都不愿去做的困难项目。

    2．建立自己的盟友圈

    巩固你现有的关系网并努力在办公室内外增加新的“关系网”。 “盟友们在帮助你获得信息方面是非常有用的， 比方说，是否有新的工作机会出现，”首席执行官、前景集团的创始人迪伊•索德这样说。你所认识的人可能会给你的生活带来很大的变化， 特别是当你处境艰难的时候。

    3．装备新的谋生工具

    此时是获得新技能的最佳时间。 （如果你的老板不愿意为此出钱，你就自己支付这笔费用。）复习电脑知识， 旁听一门课程，或是获得一个与自己的工作领域相关的证书或学位—─这样， 当新的工作来临时，你已经准备就绪。

    4．看得比职务要求的更远

    人们并不是仅仅因为做好自己应该做的工作就得到提升； 他们得到提升是因为他们以一种积极主动的态度来工作。 海德里克-斯特拉格尔斯国际招聘公司的合伙人劳伦•多莉娃有个客户想雇佣一个首席运营官。 可是，当有人提出那个搞营运的副总裁是明显符合条件的候选人时，这个首席执行官却马上拒绝了他。 “他之所以说不，是因为那个人只做职责之内的事，”多莉娃说。“首席执行官认为他不是那种敢于担风险和肯花时间把自己工作做得更好的人。”

    5．处理好你的公共关系

    “出色的工作部分表现在生产能力上，部分表现在公众形象上，”职业策略公司的管理合伙人玛里琳•莫茨•肯尼迪说。当你完成了某件事情或是通过额外的付出提早完成工作时，应当让别人知道。不要自惭形秽，确保自己通过保持一种积极的态度、避免感情冲动和表现得冷静而有条理去营造良好的气氛。不要忘记让自己看上去像做这个事的人。 许多人之所以失去了晋升的机会，就是因为他们忽视了良好的职业仪表—─装饰、服装和身势语言。 转贴于：博学在线_考研

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阅读欣赏  经济英语

Black Economic Development in Atlanta

    Since the early 1970s, Atlanta has enjoyed the reputation as a Mecca for black economic development. Perhaps the most significant boost to this image came when the city elected its first black Mayor, Maynard Jackson, who served two terms from 1974 to 1981, ushered in 18 years of black political leadership at city hall and helped create an environment in which the number of black-owned companies tripled, from 3961 in 1977 to 11804 firms today. Atlanta now ranks sixth among U.S. cities in the number of black-owned businesses.

    In 1982, Jackson was succeeded by Andrew Young, who became the city’s second elected two-term black mayor. During the Young administration, Atlanta’s minority participation goal was increased to 35 percent on all city contracts. By this time, the city’s Minority and Female Business Enterprise (MFBE) program was a model for the nation – not only because it created greater access to public work, but because it paved the way for Atlanta’s minority-owned firms to do business in the private sector as well.

    Between 1973 and 1988, the city of Atlanta awarded almost 1600 contracts to 612 minority-owned firms. The average value of those contracts was more than $300,000. During the same period, minority firms received 38 percent of the $283 million in joint-venture contracts awarded by the city.

    “Fair government created an environment for success for all people, ” says Herman J. Russell, chairman and CEO of H.J. Russell & Co. “I was ready to take advantage of opportunities when the doors opened. That’s the key.” Russell, who started his construction empire in 1952, won $75.2 million in contracts through the city’s MFBE program between 1980 and 1990. In 1972, the company grossed $6 million; in 1991, it posted sales of $143.6 million.

Notes: Mecca原为Mecca伊斯兰教圣地麦加，此处指“向往的地方”。 usher in 迎来。gross v. 总收入。post v. 公布。

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