If you read a lot, you can really get an offer. Master these 3 points, and you will have no worries about cross-industry employment.
Today is World Book Day. Data from the 2019 China Digital Reading Conference shows that in 2018, the number of digital reading users in China reached 432 million, and the per capita digital reading volume reached 12.4. This is a time when everyone is reading.
Everyone has their own reasons, methods and harvests for reading. I like the British writer Maugham's view of reading very much:
He insisted that the real starting point of reading is to obtain "deep and lasting pleasure", not to conform to the taste of the public or to brag. Reading should not be utilitarian, and should not be far from the original intention of reading for pleasure.
He said - "As for the method of reading, it is best that you read according to your own interests."
If you read a lot, you can really get an offer. Master these 3 points, and you will have no worries about cross-industry employment.
Yes, when we take reading as a thing to relax and enjoy ourselves, you can follow your own interests, and what can make you relaxed and happy is a good book; when we take reading as a way to improve our quality, When it comes to broadening your horizons, you don't have to be too utilitarian and read books that you wouldn't normally read, but instead open up a new world for yourself.
However, have you ever thought that when our goal is to get an offer, we can also improve our competitiveness by reading books? Do you think reading is too slow to be on your to-do list? For example, do you put what you've read on your resume?
If you read a lot, you can really get an offer. Master these 3 points, and you will have no worries about cross-industry employment.
I revise a resume for public welfare every day, and I have also served as a judge for the resume competition organized by the school several times. As a result, more than a few thousand resumes have been passed. It is rare to write the books you have read on your resume, but they have achieved good results. For example, when I thought that students majoring in chemistry were applying for e-commerce positions across majors, they wrote this:
If you read a lot, you can really get an offer. Master these 3 points, and you will have no worries about cross-industry employment.
You might wonder: Will the interviewer be interested in seeing this? Will you score points for your interview? With this question in mind, I tracked the follow-up interview of this classmate:
The interviewer asked: Your resume says that you have read a lot of e-commerce books, why did you read them?
Answer: Because I interviewed a foreign company in Nanjing before, at the end of the interview (three sides), the boss said that my understanding of e-commerce was not deep enough, so he rejected me. After I came back, I immediately went to the library and borrowed 15 books to enrich the systematic e-commerce theory.
The interviewer asked: What did you learn from these books?
Answer: One is to understand the overall knowledge structure of e-commerce operation (such as e-commerce promotion, customer service, art, logistics support, etc.); the other is to understand the entire process of e-commerce operation (how to improve conversion rate, payment, increase sales volume) Methods).
If you read a lot, you can really get an offer. Master these 3 points, and you will have no worries about cross-industry employment.
For a real e-commerce operator, this answer may be a little immature; however, as a fresh graduate, I believe that the interviewer has fully acquired the interviewee's investment in the position of e-commerce, academic ability, and motivation. Of course, in the end, the student also got the offer he wanted.
Reading is an important channel to quickly acquire professional knowledge of the system, especially for students who are looking for a job across majors, reading books related to job-hunting positions can not only let them quickly understand the discourse system of the position or industry, but also give people a "" The feeling of being an insider"; moreover, it reflects that he is not just walking across the line, but is prepared, acted, and thoughtful.
So, what can be done to get better results? Combined with the case, I have 3 specific suggestions:
First, choose an introductory book recognized by the industry, focusing on basic cognition and process sorting in the short term:
Although opening books is beneficial and reading is endless, the purpose of the reading shared here is very clear, that is, to get an offer, especially to get an offer across majors, but also to pay attention to efficiency.
At this time, for particularly advanced (advanced stage) books, for books that focus on a certain detail, and for controversial books, don’t give up, choose introductory books that have basically been read by people in the industry, especially It is a book that sorts out the whole process, making it easier to establish a basic understanding in a short period of time.
So how do you find such books? I also have a simple and rude method for your reference:
In the first step, when selecting books on the sales platform, sort them according to the sales volume and praise, and select the top 10. If there is a difference between the two rankings, you can take a collection.
The second step is to enter the titles of these books online, and then read everyone's comments. This step is very important, not only to look at the comments, but also to find a lot of information related to this position or industry, such as websites, official accounts, and self-media Vs, which is an important channel for the next "intensive cultivation".
After passing these two steps, you may get the 10 must-read books for entry into the XXX industry? The list of must-read classics in the XXX industry needs to be intersected at this time - those with the most repeated recommendation must start to read, for example, the monthly salary of the "Recommendation Algorithm Post" is nearly 40,000, which majors are the closest and cross What should a professional prepare for? , about the learning materials, I found that the content in the picture below is highly recommended. At least you need to have a concept of the terms in it, so that you will be completely at a loss when you hear these words during the interview.
If you read a lot, you can really get an offer. Master these 3 points, and you will have no worries about cross-industry employment.
Second, reading is not only about seeing with your eyes, remembering with your mind, and thinking with your heart, but also writing and publishing.
Many friends can quickly absorb the essence of the book, and those who are particularly diligent and able to think can also make mind maps and systematically sort out the contents of the book. This is very good, but it is not enough! Do you feel the same as others? What do others think about this?
Reading is not much, but essence. Today, the word "fine" is also reflected in how many opinions you have after reading the book: you can express your opinions on your reading in your circle of friends and self-media platforms; you can also On a marked platform (such as WeChat reading), you can underline and comment on the content of the book, and express your own thoughts; you can also look at other people's thoughts and make interactive comments on other people's thoughts.
The job seeker I just introduced has often mixed with Zhihu during his studies, actively read other people's answers, and made his own answers. Now he has received an invitation from Zhihu's background to join the author group that outputs high-quality content.
Third, link people who read the same book to increase the source of information for job hunting.
As we all know, in our social relations, "classmates" are definitely the source of heavyweight contacts; then, "classmates" like "reading the same book" and having common views and attitudes towards one thing, of course It will also enhance the connection with each other.
In the previous step, the process of interacting with people who read the same book and care about the same topic is not only the output and absorption of opinions, but also an important way to establish links with each other. Then, in the specific scenario of job hunting, people who care about the same topic are likely to be colleagues, and of course they will increase the source of information for job hunting and help us achieve our job search goals.
Finally, it should be noted in particular that reading can be both emotionally nurturing and very utilitarian, but reading must not deceive oneself. The most important thing about the above methods is: you really like this industry or position, and you really put your heart into it.
If you really do the above 3 points, it will definitely provide you with real help, whether it is in your resume, in interviews, or in actual work.
World Book Day, let's read more, read good books, and be good at reading together!