职场英语|成功求职者的五个秘密(2)

Completing a 26-mile marathon race shares some characteristics with a successful job search. 跑完26英里的马拉松赛跑和成功找到工作有一些相似之处。

There is one winner who crosses the finish line first. There are the many who quit before they've completed the race. Finally, there are the rest of us who don't finish first, but are determined^{1 to complete the race nevertheless. 这两者都是有一个胜利者会第一个穿过终点；有很多人中途退出；而其余的人并不是第一个穿过终点，但还是决定完成比赛。}

For most of us, half the battle is finishing the race, regardless of where we place among the finishers. The same goes for a job search. 对多数人来讲，完成比赛就是成功的一半，不论最后是排在第几位。找工作也是这样。

有五个秘密秘诀能助你在求职中更好地获得成功。

2. Be Persistent^{2 持之以恒}

Just as in running a marathon, nothing worth having is ever easy to achieve. There is a lot of rejection^{3 in job search. Sometimes it seems as if you'll never get a yes. Remember what good sales people already know: that winning a sale, a job, or any other goal is a numbers game. Commission sales people will tell you that every no is one step closer to a yes. When you can see your process from a more objective viewpoint, knowing that you're one more rejection closer to a yes, you'll be less inclined to take the no's personally or get discouraged. 正如在马拉松赛跑中一样，真的的收获不下一番功夫是获得不了的。 在找工作中会常常遭拒。有时看着你仿佛永远都不会成功。请记住出色的销售早已了解的一点：做成一笔交易、获得一份工作或任何达成其它目的都是数字游戏。委托销售会说每一次不成功都叫你和成功更近一步。当你从一个更客观的角度来审视，了解你遇见的拒绝越多，表明立那个同意就越近，那样你就不会倾向于让拒绝往心里去，或者气馁。}