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,

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Man Chun Ma

你坐在電腦前面， 準備要應徵夢想的工作，

but then thoughts start to go through your head

但接著，卻不斷在想， 這是在浪費時間。

that this is a waste of your time.

Maybe you're thinking,

也許你在想「我的父母沒有上大學」

"My parents didn't go to college,"

or "I have a learning disability."

或「我有學習障礙。」

"When I went on their website

「我上了他們的網站去看 那些擔任最高層職務的人，

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

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

我沒有看到任何人和我 有相同種族或性別。」

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

「我不可能得到這份工作。」

所以你連履歷都沒有投。

So you don't even submit the application.

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

但我在此要告訴你，

你對自己經驗的自我懷疑

about your experiences can be the key

可能是你職涯成功與否的關鍵。

to driving your career success.

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

大部分人在賭注高的時刻 會產生自我懷疑，

especially if they're people of color,

特別是有色人種、

first generation college student,

第一代大學生，

or they don't have a traditional background,

或者沒有傳統背景， 不符合「模子」的人，

so they don't fit "the mold."

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

如果你也是這樣， 你和我是同一種人。

What I've realized is that these experiences

我了解到的是， 這些經驗雖然看似累贅，

that seem like a liability

are actually your differentiating strength.

其實是令你脫穎而出的優點。

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

祕密在於要會轉換 你對自身故事的看法。

Even if you've been on an untraditional path,

就算你走的不是傳統的路，

you've accrued some skills over time

你也會隨時間累積一些技能，

that are really valuable in the workforce.

它們在勞動力中是很有價值的。

Your task is to identify those experiences and trumpet them,

你的任務是要找出

那些經驗並大力宣傳它們，

because it's likely that story,

因為很有可能，就是那個故事

that is your ticket to a great job.

讓你能得到很棒的工作。

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

我懂，是因為我也曾有過 我得去克服的自我懷疑。

that I had to overcome.

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

在大學時，我沒有一流的實習機會，

I also wasn't an extraordinary student.

我也不是出色的學生。

By the time graduation came around,

到了要畢業時，

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

我只是個普通的畢業生， 而絕不是以優等成績畢業。

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

我當時不知道我其實 很擅長與人連結，

at connecting with people,

and now as a talent nerd and a CEO,

現在身為人才怪咖以及執行長，

I've watched thousands of graduates,

我看過數千名畢業生

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

都有很多自我懷疑，他們克服

and accomplish goals they never thought were imaginable,

達成了他們從來無法想像的目標，

and here's how.

而方法如下：

Ask yourself two questions.

問你自己兩個問題。

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

第一，你為什麼想要做這份工作？

Maybe you already know the kind of job or work environment

也許你已經知道哪種工作 或工作環境能讓你開心，

that makes you happy,

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

或者也許你還沒有想得很清楚。

Usually, your personal experiences can help give you clues.

通常，你的個人經驗 能幫你找到一些線索。

For example, did your grandmother do manual labor,

比如，你的祖母以勞力工作嗎？

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

那會讓你擔心她無法取得 高品質的醫療保健服務嗎？

to high quality healthcare?

Did your brother have to overcome his dyslexia,

你的兄弟是否得克服他的閱讀障礙，

and you helped him with his reading?

而你要協助他閱讀？

And so, you became really attuned to education policy.

所以你變得很熟悉了解教育政策。

When you're in an interview,

當你在面談時，

go ahead and talk about them,

別客氣，儘管去談這些，

because it will show your passion

因為那能夠展現你的熱忱，

and your dedication to the work.

以及你對工作的投入。

One young person I know, Dylan,

我認識一位年輕人，狄倫，

was not sharing his personal story

他沒有分享他的個人故事，

about filling out immigration papers for his parents

他更小的時候曾經 幫他的父母填寫移民文件。

when he was younger.

通常，當他說出來，別人會認為

Often when he told it,

people would think that his parents weren't sophisticated.

他父母的教育水平不高。

Dylan realized that he needed to harness the power

狄倫了解到他必須要運用 這個不凡故事的力量，

of that incredible story,

along with his academic talents.

搭配他的學術才華。

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

他在申請法學院時， 透過講述這個故事，

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

清楚表達他爲什麼 想要研究辯護法律。

He is now in his third year at Georgetown Law.

現在他在喬治城大學 就讀法律系三年級。

The second question you have to ask yourself is,

你要問自己的第二個問題，

how can I share my story

是要如何分享我的故事，

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

去展示出我能把這個 獨特長處帶到工作上？

For example, did you have to work multiple jobs

比如，你在讀大學時 是否得要兼做多份工作，

while you were in college that did not at all align

且這些工作都完全與你的主修無關？

with your major?

That shows an employer that you have time management skills

那能讓僱主知道你懂得時間管理

and a strong work ethic.

及很強的工作倫理。

Did you need to drop out of college

你是否因為父親或母親 生病而得要休學？

because one of your parents was sick?

把這個洞補起來！

Fill in the gap,

talk about how you administered their treatment plan.

談談你如何管理他們的治療計畫。

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

談談你要如何安排 他們複雜的時間表。

That shows that you're thoughtful,

那會展現你的細心，

that you're compassionate, and you know what,

你的同情心，而且你知道嗎，

that is what makes a great teammate.

這些都是好隊友的特質。

Reframing the hardship in your story

把你故事中的困苦重新包裝，

can remake your confidence over and over again,

就能一而再再而三地重建你的信心，

but it takes time.

但，那要花時間。

It's like running a marathon.

那就像是跑馬拉松。

You have to train and practice.

你得要訓練和練習。

Go back and reflect on those tough questions

回去反思一下那些 你必須回答的艱難問題。

that you need to answer.

The answers are what makes you you,

你的答案代表了你，

and I have to tell you,

我必須要告訴你，

when you learn to practice that story,

當你練習那個故事時，

tell it with conviction.

要以堅定的信念把它說出來。

I am sure that the hiring manager

我確信招聘經理

is going to hear the strength in it too.

也會從中聽見你的實力。