New employees are often expected to be energetic and motivated at the beginning of their careers. However, from the newbies' perspective, a guarantee of time off and a reasonable work-life balance might be more important.

　　人們總是期望新員工能在入職之初充滿活力、積極進取。然而從職場新人的角度來說，他們可能更看重足夠的休假保障及工作與生活間的合理平衡。

　　At a job fair at Huazhong University of Science and Technology last week, staff from Gree Electric Appliances Inc. were surprised to hear that overtime payments and the number of days off, instead of salary, had become the top concerns of applicants.

　　在上周的華中科技大學招聘會上，格力電器的招聘人員驚奇地發(fā)現加班費和休假天數取代工資，成為求職者首要關注的問題。

　　Zhang Jingyi, a 23-year-old graduate from Beijing Foreign Studies University, also prioritized work-life balance when she looked for a full-time job.

　　23歲的北京外國語大學畢業(yè)生張靜怡（音譯）在選擇一份全職工作時，也優(yōu)先考慮工作與生活的平衡。

　　She used to intern at a private PR company. Her boss assigned tasks regardless of her study load or work-rest schedule. Once, her boss messaged her at 0:30 AM to inform her of new work.

　　她曾在一家私營公關公司實習。老板安派工作時，根本不考慮她的學習任務或作息安排。一次老板在午夜零點三十分時發(fā)短信給她，告知她新的工作。

　　"Now I don't care whether I can get a high salary or top work performance. I'll be satisfied if I can go back home on time most days," said Zhang.

　　“現在我不在意收入高低或工作業(yè)績出色與否。如果大部分日子可以按時回家，我就很滿足了。”

　　Release the pressure 釋放壓力

　　Many people would prefer an "easygoing" job to a well-paid but stressful one.

　　許多人更傾向于找到一份輕松愜意的工作而非那些收入高、壓力大的工作。

　　In a MyCOS survey this May, 55 percent of 150,000 college student respondents wanted a job at state-owned enterprises and institutional units. Foreign companies usually offer higher salaries, but only won the hearts of 28 percent of respondents.

　　今年五月麥可思公司所做的調查顯示，在受訪的十五萬大學生中，有55%的人想在國企和事業(yè)單位工作。盡管收入很高，但只有28%的受訪者愿意去外企工作。

　　But during interviews, Zhang was not as bold as the students at the Gree campus recruitment who asked directly about days off and overtime payments.

　　但面試時，張靜怡（音譯）沒有像參加格力校園招聘的同學那樣，直接大膽地詢問休假天數及加班費這些問題。

　　"I dare not give the impression of not being motivated or hardworking enough," Zhang said.

　　張靜怡表示：“我不想給人留下不夠積極和勤奮的印象。”來自北京國際MBA，現為拉法基瑞安水泥有限公司人力資源經理的夏宇飛（音譯）稱，求職者應該做好心理準備，因為上班要比上學時忙得多。

　　Fitting in 融入新環(huán)境

　　"In order to blend into the workplace as soon as possible, newbies need to enrich their knowledge and skills in both professional work and interpersonal communication," said Xia. "And that comes from practice."

　　夏宇飛說：“為了能盡早融入工作環(huán)境，職場新人要具備豐富的專業(yè)知識，并洞悉人際交往技巧，而這兩者都來要從實踐中獲得。”

　　However, applicants won't be discriminated against for pursuing a work-life balance.

　　然而，那些尋求工作與生活合理平衡的求職者也不會受歧視。

　　"Concerns over days off doesn't indicate that the jobseeker is lazy or unmotivated, as long as the issue is raised in a skillful way," said Xia.

　　關注休假并不意味著求職者懶惰、不夠主動積極，只要詢問時講究技巧就可以。

　　It's unwise to directly ask "Do I need to work overtime?", said Xia. You may sound as if you are more concerned about your social life rather than the job itself.

　　夏宇飛表示，直接問“是否需要加班？”并不是明智的做法。這可能會讓人覺得你更注重自己的社交生活而非工作本身。

　　Xia suggests a more skillful way to raise the question: "I believe that your company, as one with standardized operation, must have well-developed rules about overtime work and corresponding payments. I'd like to have some knowledge about the rules."

　　夏宇飛建議可以更巧妙地提出這一問題：“我相信作為一家規(guī)范操作的公司，貴公司一定對加班及加班費有完善的制度，我想對此做一下了解。”

　　Also, when HRs raise such questions and probe your attitude, you’d better not say "No" directly, suggests Xia.

　　夏宇飛還建議，當人事提出此類問題來探究你的態(tài)度時，最好不要直接拒絕。

　　"Wise jobseekers will first make it clear that they are willing to sacrifice their spare time for work if necessary," said Xia. "But they will be smart and imply that they would like to finish work 'on time within the office hours'. The HR can read between the lines."

　　夏宇飛稱，聰明的求職者首先要表明，如果必要，他們愿意為了工作犧牲空暇時間。但是他們會巧妙地暗示自己更愿意在工作時間內按時完成工作。而人力資源人員顯然能讀懂你的意思。

　　To go viral 原意是“像病毒一樣傳播”，引申為“快速傳播”，多指通過互聯網。

　　Within one week of uploading the video clip to the Internet, the video had gone viral and had already been seen by over one million people.

　　這段視頻傳到互聯網上還不到一周，就已經快速傳播開了，目前已有上百萬人看過這段視頻。

　　To do a 180 “發(fā)生180度轉變”，即“變得完全相反”。

　　When the client did a 180 and decided to go after a completely different target audience, our hard work over the last six months was completely wasted.

　　當客戶改變主意，決定去追逐一個完全不同的目標消費群體時，我們過去半年的辛苦工作都變成無用功了。

　　To climb the corporate ladder 意為“在事業(yè)上慢慢發(fā)展”。

　　To the shock of friends and family, Alex decided after 10 years of climbing the corporate ladder at the law firm that it was time for a change. He quit his job and started his own business.

　　在律師事務所打拼了10年之后，Alex決定做出改變，他辭去了這份工作并開始了自己的事業(yè)。這一決定令他的朋友和家人感到吃驚。

　　To go down the drain 意為“失敗，前功盡棄”。

　　All of his hopes and dreams of one day becoming the company’s CEO went down the drain when the company went bankrupt.

　　隨著公司的破產，他所有的希望以及有朝一日成為公司總裁的夢想都破碎了。