Experience-What Employers Look For
It’s not uncommon in America to find yourself in a job that at first doesn’t seem at all related to what you studied in college. Because colleges- especially liberal art colleges- emphasize choosing a major based on what you find interesting to study, people study subjects in college without any intention to find a career in that area after graduation. Religion majors may end up working on Wall Street with the stock market. Studio Art majors may end up as science teachers. People end up in their professions in a variety of odd ways, so many colleges now say that it’s not important what major you choose. It’s the experience you have- and not the specific degree title- that employers look for.
中文翻译
在美国，很多情况下你找到的工作起初看起来会和你在大学里的所学没有什么联系，这是因为大学、特别是那些文科大学，强调的是按照你的兴趣所至来选择专业。学生在大学里所选课程并不是按照毕业后所从事职业领域来决定的。宗教专业的学生可能最终在华尔街股票市场工作，演播艺术专业的最终可能会变成自然科学的老师。人们以各种各样奇怪的方式选择他们所从事的工作，所以现在很多大学生都说，你选择什么专业这并不重要，雇主所希望的不是一纸文凭，而是你所拥有的经验。
必备字词
uncommon a. 不寻常的，非凡的
This type of mistakes is quite uncommon.
这种错误是难得一见的。
related a. 有联系的，有关联的
My decision is not related to personal preference at all.
我的决定跟个人偏好一点关系也没有。
major n. 专业，学某个专业的人
There are three English majors in our team.
我们队里有三个是学英语专业的。
a variety of 各种各样的
You can find a variety of hats in this shop.
在这个店里，你可以找到各色各样的帽子。
每日一句
It is the experience you have that employers look for.
你拥有的工作经历才是雇主们看重的。
A: I really didn’t expect to have this job!
B: It is the experience you have that you beat them with.
A: 我真的没有想到能够得到这份工作。
B: 是你的工作经验把他们都打败了。
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