How your unique story can get you hired | The Way We Work, a TED series

Transcriber: Erin Gregory Reviewer: Ivana Korom

You're sitting at your computer, about to apply for your dream job,

翻訳: Yasushi Aoki 校正: Noriko Yasumoto

パソコンを前に 夢の仕事に応募しようとしていると

but then thoughts start to go through your head

ふと時間の無駄だという考えが 頭をもたげます

that this is a waste of your time.

Maybe you're thinking,

こう思っているの かもしれません

"My parents didn't go to college,"

「親が大卒じゃない」

or "I have a learning disability."

「自分には学習障害がある」

"When I went on their website

「そこのウェブサイトで 上の方の役職の人を見ると

and I looked at the folks in the most senior level roles,

I didn't see anyone who represented my race or my gender."

自分と同じ人種や性別の人が 一人もいない」

"There's just no way I'm going to get this job."

「採用されるわけがない」

So you don't even submit the application.

それで応募さえしません

But I'm here to tell you that your self-doubt

でも自分の経験への 自信のなさが

about your experiences can be the key

キャリアの成功につながる 鍵かもしれないんです

to driving your career success.

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Most of us experience self-doubt at high-stakes moments,

肝心な時に自信をなくす人は 多いです

とりわけ 人種的マイノリティであるとか

especially if they're people of color,

first generation college student,

家族の中で大学に行くのは はじめての人とか

or they don't have a traditional background,

変わった経歴で 規格に合わない人とか

so they don't fit "the mold."

If that's you, you're a part of my community.

そういう人は 私の仲間です

What I've realized is that these experiences

私が気付いたのは

一見マイナスに見える そういう背景こそ

that seem like a liability

自分を人と差別化する強みに なりうるということです

are actually your differentiating strength.

The secret is to transform how you perceive your own story.

自分の物語の捉え方を変える というのが鍵です

Even if you've been on an untraditional path,

あまり普通でない道を 辿ってきたのなら

you've accrued some skills over time

そこで身に付けてきた 技能があるでしょう

that are really valuable in the workforce.

それが職場で価値を持つのです

Your task is to identify those experiences and trumpet them,

そういう経験を見つけて アピールしてみましょう

because it's likely that story,

その物語が素晴らしい仕事への 切符になるかもしれません

that is your ticket to a great job.

I know this, because I had my own self-doubts

私自身 自信のなさを 克服してきたので

that I had to overcome.

よく分かります

I didn't have top-notch internships in college.

大学生のとき 良いインターンができなかったし

I also wasn't an extraordinary student.

成績優秀でもありませんでした

By the time graduation came around,

卒業のとき何かもらえたとしても

I was definitely the thank you, laude, versus the cum laude.

せいぜい残念賞でしょう

What I didn't realize was that I was really good

自分で気付いてなかったのは

人付き合いが 上手いということで

at connecting with people,

and now as a talent nerd and a CEO,

今は 人材オタク兼ＣＥＯとして

I've watched thousands of graduates,

何千という卒業生が 自信のなさを克服して

who actually had a lot of self-doubts, overcome those

想像もできなかったような 目標を達成するのを

and accomplish goals they never thought were imaginable,

見てきました

and here's how.

その方法を お教えします

Ask yourself two questions.

２つのことを自問してください

The first is, why do you want to do this work?

１つは なぜその仕事がしたいのか？

Maybe you already know the kind of job or work environment

どんな仕事や職場で 自分が幸せに感じるか

that makes you happy,

既に分かっている かもしれないし

or maybe you haven't quite figured that out yet.

まだ分かっていない かもしれません

Usually, your personal experiences can help give you clues.

個人的な経験が ヒントになります

For example, did your grandmother do manual labor,

たとえば 肉体労働者だった お祖母さんに

and it made you really worry that she didn't get access

良い医療保険がなかったことを 気にかけていたとか

to high quality healthcare?

Did your brother have to overcome his dyslexia,

難読症の弟のため 読むのを手伝ってやっていて

and you helped him with his reading?

And so, you became really attuned to education policy.

教育政策にすごく 関心を持つようになったとか

When you're in an interview,

面接のときには

go ahead and talk about them,

そういうことを話しましょう

because it will show your passion

仕事への情熱や献身を示せます

and your dedication to the work.

One young person I know, Dylan,

私の知っているディランという子は

was not sharing his personal story

両親の移民手続きの書類を 書いてやったという

about filling out immigration papers for his parents

個人的な話をしようと しませんでした

when he was younger.

Often when he told it,

その話をすると

people would think that his parents weren't sophisticated.

親に学がないと 思われるからでした

Dylan realized that he needed to harness the power

ディランは この素敵な話の力を

of that incredible story,

自分の優れた学力とともに 生かすべきだと気付きました

along with his academic talents.

He told it in a way, when he was applying to law school,

ロースクールに応募する時に その話をして

that made it clear why he wanted to go into advocacy law.

なぜ自分が弁護士を目指しているのかを 示したのです

He is now in his third year at Georgetown Law.

今はジョージタウン大学 ローセンターの３年生です

The second question you have to ask yourself is,

自問すべき もう１つの質問は

how can I share my story

自分が職場にもたらす 独特な強みを示すために

to showcase the unique strengths I will bring to the work?

自分の物語を どう語ればよいかということです

For example, did you have to work multiple jobs

たとえば大学時代に

専攻とは無関係なバイトを いろいろこなしていたなら

while you were in college that did not at all align

with your major?

That shows an employer that you have time management skills

時間管理の能力や

勤労意欲の強さを示せます

and a strong work ethic.

Did you need to drop out of college

病気の親の世話のため

because one of your parents was sick?

大学を中退しなければ ならなかったなら

Fill in the gap,

具体的に話しましょう

talk about how you administered their treatment plan.

治療計画を どう管理していたか

Talk about how you had to work around their complex schedules.

込み入ったスケジュールに どう対処しなければならなかったか

That shows that you're thoughtful,

それによって 考え深く 思いやりがあることを示せ

that you're compassionate, and you know what,

that is what makes a great teammate.

それはチームの一員として 素晴らしい資質です

Reframing the hardship in your story

自分の物語における 困難を捉え直すことで

can remake your confidence over and over again,

自信を付けていくことが できますが

but it takes time.

時間がかかります

It's like running a marathon.

マラソンのようなものです

You have to train and practice.

練習し鍛える必要があります

Go back and reflect on those tough questions

答えなければならない あの難しい質問に立ち戻りましょう

that you need to answer.

The answers are what makes you you,

その答えが 自分を 自分たらしめるのです

and I have to tell you,

物語る練習をする時には

when you learn to practice that story,

強い思いを持って 語りましょう

tell it with conviction.

I am sure that the hiring manager

採用担当者もきっと

is going to hear the strength in it too.

言葉の中にある力を 聞き取るはずです