前幾天www. 網(wǎng)站上刊登了一篇文章,，題目是4 Toxic Words That Hurt The Unemployed（By J.T. O'Donnell，英語原文附后,，摘要譯文來自萬-維網(wǎng)）,，說在找工作面試時(shí)有這么四個(gè)英文詞絕對不可說：nice, try, open, unemployed.

1. Unemployed: 

這個(gè)字非常負(fù)面,，有一種失敗感，好像證明一個(gè)人有問題,。雖然目前沒有工作,，并不代表你不聰明沒有才氣。失去工作好像使人失去了曾經(jīng)的成績和輝煌,。因此,，要避免說自己現(xiàn)在“unemployed”, 而是說”between jobs”，其實(shí)這也是真話,，因?yàn)槟愦_實(shí)處于新舊工作之間,。 

2. Nice: 

當(dāng)然你是一個(gè)好人，但是公司不會因?yàn)椤昂谩倍陀萌?。他們要雇用能夠解決問題的人,。避免說自己“nice”，改說”valuable”,。申請工作的時(shí)候要告訴雇主你可以幫他們賺錢或者省錢。如果你能講出在上一個(gè)職位怎么辦幫雇主賺錢的例子就更好了,。企業(yè)絕不會因?yàn)槟恪焙萌恕岸湍?，試問一下你自己，你愿意為什么樣的東西付高價(jià)呢,？是一般性的好,，還是非常有價(jià)值的東西？答案很明顯,。 

3. Try: 

當(dāng)一個(gè)人說”Try”這個(gè)字,，顯示他不是經(jīng)常成功的人。要給雇主列舉例子證明你的價(jià)值,，讓事實(shí)說話,。用你的經(jīng)歷告訴他們你的成功。這樣做不僅更有說服力,，而且還提醒他們你是多么的能干,。 

4. Open: 

人們求職時(shí)常犯的一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤是說自己”O(jiān)pen to anything” - 干什么都行。你自己可能覺得這樣增加就業(yè)機(jī)會,，但是結(jié)果其實(shí)正相反,。事實(shí)上，這樣說顯示你：(a)  沒有注重點(diǎn),； (b) 不知道自己干什么好,；(c) 只關(guān)心找到工作而不關(guān)心具體做什么。這是雇主最不愛聽的,，雇主希望雇一個(gè)有自信心的人,，知道自己想要什么,，而且非常合適于這個(gè)職位，懂得如何將以前的經(jīng)驗(yàn)用到新職位中,。找工作時(shí)說自己”O(jiān)pen”好比談戀愛時(shí)說跟誰交往都可以,。你應(yīng)該是有條件的，這樣也顯得尊重自己,。 

英語原文—— 

4 Toxic Words That Hurt The Unemployed
By J.T. O'Donnell , Posted Jun 21st 2012 @ 8:17AM

Being without a job is tough. When you are out of work for an extended period of time, crisis of confidence sets in. And once it takes hold, it can be hard to shake.

The problem is that confidence is the No. 1 thing we need to land a job. Without it, we come across as weak, insecure and desperate. If you, or someone you know, are in this situation, the following four words should be eliminated from your vocabulary. 

1. Unemployed 

Of course you are nice, but companies don't hire for niceness. They hire problem-solvers. Instead of saying you are nice, call yourself valuable. When it comes to getting hired, you need to focus on how you either save or make employers money. Better still, you need to show how you have saved or made your employers enough money in the past to cover the cost of hiring you.

Simply put, companies can't hire you because you are a "nice" because it doesn't pay the bills. And, if you are concerned about coming across as a braggart, consider this: You are a business-of-one who is in the process of marketing themselves to land a new client (aka new employer). You MUST sell yourself. What would you pay good money for: Something nice, or something valuable? See the difference?

3. Try 

When some says, "I try to..." it implies they don't always succeed. Share with people what you do well. Give them examples of accomplishments that prove your worth. Back up your track record with facts. Use your professional history to show how you get it done. Not only is it more persuasive, it will remind you of just how capable you really are.

4. Open 

A common mistake that those looking for work make is to tell people they are "Open to anything." While you might think that makes you sound more marketable, it actually has the opposite effect. It implies that you: (a) don't have a focus; (b) don't know what you are good at; and (c) are more worried about getting a job than what the job entails. 

This isn't what hiring managers are looking for at all. They want a confident person who knows what they want, why they are the right person for it, and how they will leverage their experience to do the job effectively. Saying you are "open" to all job opportunities is like saying you are "open" to dating anyone with a pulse. You owe it to yourself to have some criteria -- not to mention that it shows you have self-respect.

Removing the words above from your current vocabulary will help you send a stronger message about your worth as an employee. Getting over your crisis of confidence is vital to landing a new position – and it begins with using the right words to describe yourself. If you still struggle with this, be sure to get some help. Nobody should job search alone -- especially, when they aren't getting the results they want. Some of the most talented professionals in the world (i.e., athletes) have many coaches to help them stay in the right mindset and use the proper words to motivate them to achieve their goals. You deserve the same!