Interested in a new career？If so，it is important to take the time to evaluateyour present situation， to explore career options and to choose a career that will be satisfying for you.

　　對一個新的職業(yè)感興趣？如果是的話，你就有必要花時間評估下你現(xiàn)在的情況，研究一下可以選擇的職業(yè)，然后找到一個最適合你的職業(yè)。

　　1. Evaluate your current job satisfaction. Keep a journal of your daily reactions to your job situation and look for recurring themes. Which aspects of your current job do you like/dislike？Are your dissatisfactions related to the content of your work your company culture or the people with whom you work？

　　評估你現(xiàn)在的工作情況。將你每天的工作情況記錄下來，看看重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的主題。你目前的工作中哪些是自己喜歡的？哪些是自己討厭的？你不滿意的是你工作的內(nèi)容，公司文化，還是公司同事呢？

　　2. Assess your interests， values and skills through self help resources like the exercises in What Color is Your Parachute. Review past successful roles， volunteer work， projects and jobs to identify preferred activities and skills. Determine whether your core values and skills are addressed through your current career.

　　通在線免費測試評估你的興趣，價值，技能。通過比較過去成功的事跡，志愿工作，項目，以及工作來確定你已經(jīng)具備的行動能力和技能。確定自己的核心價值觀，以及目前職業(yè)中學(xué)會的技能。

　　3. Brainstorm ideas for career alternatives by discussing your core values/skills with friends， family， networking contacts and counselors. Visit career libraries and use online resources.

　　在轉(zhuǎn)行時，可以和朋友，家人，網(wǎng)友，或?qū)熖接懩愕暮诵膬r值觀以及能力來集思廣益，想出好方法。也要有效利用職業(yè)庫及在線資源。

　　4. Conduct a preliminarycomparative evaluation of several fields to identify a few targets for in depth research.

　　通過深入調(diào)查，選幾個不同的領(lǐng)域進(jìn)行初步評估比較，確立幾個目標(biāo)。

　　5. Read as much as you can about those fields and reach out to personal contacts in those arenas for informational interviews.

　　盡可能多地了解這些領(lǐng)域，并且想辦法找到面試官的私人聯(lián)系方式。

　　6. Shadow professionals in fields of primary interest to observe work first hand. Spend anywhere from a few hours to a few days job shadowing people who have jobs that interest you. Your college Career Office is a good place to find alumnivolunteers who are willing to host job shadowers.

　　親自去自己感興趣的實習(xí)領(lǐng)域觀察工作。花幾個小時，或幾天的時間去任何你感興趣的工作場觀察并向在那里工作的人學(xué)習(xí)。大學(xué)職業(yè)辦公室是找到愿意招實習(xí)生雇主的好地方。

　　7. Identify volunteer and freelance activities related to your target field to test your interest e.g. if you are thinking of publishing as a career， try editing the PTA newsletter. If you're interested in working with animals， volunteer at your local shelter.

　　根據(jù)你的目標(biāo)工作，參加實習(xí)或職員工作來確定自己的興趣。比如，如果你想找一份出版方面的工作，那就試試看編輯PTA時事通訊。如果你對和動物一起的工作感興趣的話，那么到你當(dāng)?shù)氐霓r(nóng)場去實習(xí)。

　　8. Investigate educational opportunities that would bridge your background to your new field. Consider taking an evening course at a local college. Spend some time at one day or weekend seminars. Contact professional groups in your target field for suggestions.

　　調(diào)查可以連接你的背景和新工作的教育機會?？梢钥紤]參加當(dāng)?shù)卮髮W(xué)的夜校課程。每天或每周花一點時間參加研討會。向你有感興趣的領(lǐng)域的專家尋求意見。

　　9. Look for ways to develop new skills in your current job which would pave the way for a change e.g. offer to write a grant proposal if grant writing is valued in your new field. If your company offers in-house training， sign up for as many classes as you can.

　　在你當(dāng)前的工作中想辦法學(xué)習(xí)新的技能，為將來的轉(zhuǎn)變鋪路。比如，如果在你新的工作領(lǐng)域中，方案書寫很有用的話，那就寫一份方案提議。如果你的公司提供內(nèi)部培訓(xùn)，那就盡可能多的參加。

　　10. Consider alternative roles within your current industry which would utilizethe industry knowledge you already have e.g. If you are a store manger for a large retail chain and have grown tired of the evening and weekend hours consider a move to corporate recruiting within the retail industry. Or if you are a programmer who doesn't want to program， consider technical sales or project management.

　　考慮在你當(dāng)前的行業(yè)中更換職位，這樣你就能在了解的基礎(chǔ)上學(xué)到更多該工作領(lǐng)域的知識。如果你是一家大型零售店的經(jīng)理，已經(jīng)厭煩了每晚，每個周末的加班，那就可以考慮參加零售業(yè)內(nèi)的招聘。或者如果你是一個編程員，厭倦了編程的話，可以考慮技術(shù)銷售或項目管理之類的工作。