Job-hunting Myths(误区)
"Don’t defeat yourself by accepting common myths", says the head of an international company.
Myth 1: If there’s nothing available in your field, change careers.
Fact 1: That’s one of the worst things you can do. You compete against others with experience, and you will not approach your old salary level on a new job.
Myth 2: Lower your salary demands. You’ll be more attractive to employers in an uncertain economy.
Fact 2: People who ask for less are viewed as "low property". If you are considered anything less than first-class, you are not likely to be hired.
Myth 3: If you are over 50, it will be very hard to find another job.
Fact 3: Workers over 50 win new jobs almost as quickly as youngsters do. Today’s employers place a premium(额外价值) on experience.
Myth 4: Bring up salary as quickly as possible in the first interview.
Fact 4:
Letting it out may be bad for your emotional health. Many people assume that sharing feelings openly and often is a positive ideal that promotes mental health. But some social critics and psychologists now conclude that repressing one’s feelings may do more good than venting emotions.
"A small number of researchers are taking an empirical look at the general assumption that speaking out and declaring one’s feelings is better than holding them in," writes Christina Sommers, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
At Suffilk University, psychologist Jane Bybee classified high-school students on the basis of their self-awareness: "sensitizers" were extremely aware of their internal states, "repressors" focused little on themselves, and "intermediates" occupied the middle range. Bybee then collected student evaluations of themselves and each other, along with teacher evaluations of the students. On th
A. hide
B. repress
C. speak
D. let out
Passage 2
According to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average weekly income for a woman in 1983 was $ 260. For the same year, men had average weekly earnings of $ 393. For some people, these figures are clear evidence that there is still sex discrimination in the area of pay in the U. S. However, I would argue that this explanation is too simple. In order to get an accurate picture of the situation, we must examine the types of jobs which are typically held by men and by women. When we do this, we find that certain occupations seem to be primarily female while others seem to be primarily male occupations. In the medical and legal professions, for example, statistics show that 85% of all doctors and lawyers are men (although this situation is changing). More than 90% of all engineers are men. Women, however, have been the majority for a long time in other occupations. For example, 99 out of every 100 secretaries are women, and 95% of all nurse
A. Critical
B. Supportive
C. Negative
D. Encouraging
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