所谓幸福感，它的来源可以是外在的某种成功和收获，更多的却是自己内心的体验，是由成就感、满足感、愉悦感交织的一种高峰体验。 工作中有幸福感吗？ 对大多数人而言，工作不仅意味着付出时间和精力，得到价值感和薪水，还有压力、厌倦等困扰。“工作中的幸福感”对许多人来说有点儿奢侈。 是谁偷走了我们的工作幸福？找到不幸福的理由，也许就找到了通往幸福的捷径。
偷走幸福感的1号大盗——竞争
竞争，是职场幸福感的头号杀手。同事之间为利益、职位而争是正常的。职场如战场，只有胜出者才能占领制高点，拥有更多的话语权以及现实利益。在企业管理中甚至有一条潜规则，如果一个单位太一团和气，员工之间太相安无事，领导反而会觉得没有生机，于是，会招募新的员工或者派来空降兵，以其“鲇鱼效应”搅动过于稳定的局面，引发彼此间的竞争。
职场上的竞争虽然不见刀光剑影，不见弥漫的硝烟，但是为了胜出，往往有人会不择手段，在能力以及业绩之外，更用上种种独门暗器，比如中伤，背后拆台，甚至揭其隐私，导致职场人丧失幸福感。
对症下药
诊断：一分为二地认识竞争。在良性的工作环境里，每个人都有明确的职责，员工各司其职，不需要无谓的竞争。但是，老板需要用竞争促进员工发挥潜能，员工也要在竞争中表现自己强势的一面。
药方：一方面要迎接挑战直面竞争；另一方面，该超脱时要超脱。身为职业经理人的孙悦说，竞争并非想像的那么可怕。她对于竞争从不畏惧，因为不怕输。职场没有永远的输家，从自己的竞争对手身上学习长处，让自己变强。孙悦最好的放松办法是，在感觉累的时候放慢工作节奏，转移注意力。这让她既有工作业绩，又有人气。工作对于她成为一件开心的事。
偷走幸福感的2号大盗——高强度工作
高强度工作是随着竞争而产生的。很多人承担正常负荷外的工作，只有做得多，才能体现业绩，才能成为老板欣赏的员工，成为岗位上无可替代的人。因为高强度的工作，员工过劳死、过劳伤事件时有出现，职业病、亚健康状态成为职业人士最大的健康隐患。
对症下药 诊断：要认清一个真实而且残酷的现实，在职场上，除老板和极个别人之外，多数人都并非不可替代。认识了这一点之后，不再被工作“绑架”。
药方：
● 懂得适可而止，对不合理的要求学会说“不”。经常主动跟上级沟通，让他了解你的工作负荷，避免因不了解而不断地给你加压。
● 对自己有知足以及接纳的态度。力所能及做好每一件事，并犒劳自己，尤其一单业务结束，和同事相聚庆祝，强化了成就感，对后面的工作也更充满期待和信心。不过于好强，某一单业务实在做不来的，可以向同事请教求助，或者干脆让给别人去做，不要打肿脸充胖子。
偷走幸福感的3号大盗——厌倦
这是在日复一日的工作中最容易出现的一种心理现象。随着熟练程度的增加，工作于你不再是挑战，更多的是一种简单重复，厌倦感油然而生。 对症下药 诊断：重要的是避免误区——有比这更有意思的工作。 任何职业本身都无所谓有趣或者乏味，有趣与否在于你对它的理解和态度。摆脱厌倦首先要在工作中找到自己的位置，发挥你的创造性。我们总能在工作中变得更聪明，发现更有效率的方法，把事情做得更漂亮。 药方：当你感到厌倦时不妨检讨一下自己，究竟是工作没有给你新鲜感，还是你在日复一日的工作中产生了不自觉的惰性，对自己的要求日渐降低。学无止境，工作也一样。创新的人和墨守成规的人，其实都处在同样的工作环境中，但她们的应对方式不同，结果就不同。其实从大一点讲，人生难道不就是一个不断与厌倦作斗争的过程吗？厌倦的时候，就在工作中去寻找新的兴奋点吧。
偷走幸福感的4号大盗——低薪
低薪是相对的。相对的标准，一是同城同类工作同一岗位；一是自己的心里预期。如果是前者，可以考虑换工；如果是后者，就得调整自己的心态。
对症下药
诊断：每个单位都有各自的薪酬标准，提薪的最好方式是以业绩说话。所以，在薪酬问题上，个人往往没有太多的发言权。唯一能做的是，在进公司前，尽可能了解自己对于薪水的期待与单位能提供的薪酬是否匹配。进了公司之后，你要了解的是当初的承诺能否兑现，自己的付出与收入是否匹配。
药方：
● 辞职。当薪水低到你觉得自己的工作价值被严重低估，低到让你实在无法接受的时候，辞职恐怕是你的选择。
● 调整心态。如果还没有到这个程度，而你又总是为低薪而苦恼的时候，不妨想一想，这份工在薪水之外，还给你提供了其他机会没有？比如个人成长的空间、学习与提高的机会、事业发展的平台、大大小小的福利。
偷走幸福感的5号大盗——紧张的人际关系
人是社会的动物，有人的地方就有政治，也就有相关的帮派、小团体，由此往往产生摩擦，引发对立情绪以及若有似无的紧张感。 对症下药 诊断：职场上，首先是做好工作，然后才是人际关系。一个过于看重人际关系的人，或者一个只有人际关系没有工作实力的人，往往只得到一个“老好人”或者“精角”的称谓，在裁员或人事调整时，最容易成为刀下鬼。 药方：要在工作中不为人际关系而苦恼，首先当然是摆正心态，与同事多合作。另外，做一个轻松开心容易相处的人，在个性之外，也有一些小技巧，比如准备一些段子与同事交流，制造一点“开心一刻”。
偷走幸福感的6号大盗——过于嘈杂的工作环境
喜欢工作，却又觉得工作环境不够好。过于遥远的上班路途，过于嘈杂的工作环境，格子间一览无余没有个人空间，有人大声喧哗言语粗俗……都会影响我们对于工作的感受。 对症下药 诊断：工作不是休闲娱乐场所，一个专注地投入手头工作的人，不会计较自己所处的工作场所是否幽静，是否有个人空间。很多公司的业务员甚至都没有自己的桌子，但他们一样可以工作。 药方：可以用心把自己的格子间收拾得温馨可人，比如买一个心仪很久的漂亮水杯，使用别致好看的文具，贴上一两张有趣的贴画，摆一两盆绿色植物，变换电脑屏保。这样的办公桌很有个人氛围，会使你的情绪放松下来。
偷走幸福感的7号大盗——严格的考勤制度
你们坐班吗？你们考勤打得严吗？这是上班族通常会问到的话题。如果不坐班，如果打卡机不那么无情，就觉得是单位的福利，个人相对自由很多。
对症下药
诊断：为考勤制度苦恼的人，往往是心向自由，但又放弃不了单位那种旱涝保收、到期领薪的安稳日子的人。我们需要的是和现实妥协，我们不可能同时拥有一切。既然老板给了这份薪水，他就收买了你的工作时间，你就必须敬业地朝九晚五。如果你希望承担更多的责任，毫无疑问，同时就会丧失更多的闲暇时间。
药方：放弃鱼和熊掌兼得的想法，平和地抛开一部分欲求，才不会经常有挫折感。不妨学习一些在工作中保持相对自由的技巧。比如，实在是觉得脑袋里一片糨糊时，可以溜班中途跑出去，喝一杯咖啡，或者与朋友小聚，忙里偷闲，心情也许会豁然开朗。
有一则小故事：两个建筑工人在砌墙。某人问，你们在做什么？甲工人说，我在打工挣钱；乙工人说，我在给孩子们做一间将来他们读书的教室。想一想，谁会在工作中更有幸福感？当然是后者。同样的工作，在甲工人看，是枯燥单调的，更计较得失；在乙工人那里，却是一件美好的事，这激励了他，赋与了工作以一种意义。所以，工作可以是幸福的，这不仅仅决定于客观环境，更决定于一个人积极开朗的心态。
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Hedge Fund Manager Hendry Bets on Deflation With U.K. War Loans
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Hugh Hendry, who oversees about $500 million as co-founder of Ecletica Asset Management in London, said he’s buying World War I debt on the bet the U.K. is due for its worst round of deflation since the Great Depression.
The gilts, known as perpetuals because they have no maturity date, have a coupon of 3.5 percent compared with the U.K.’s 4.5 percent inflation rate. Investors hold about 1.9 billion pounds ($2.9 billion) of the securities that still pay interest 90 years after the end of the Great War, according to the U.K.’s Debt Management Office.
“If you have a deflationary shock, the only instrument that will perform will be government debt,” said Hendry, 39, whose Eclectica Fund returned 38 percent this year, putting it in the top 1 percent of 1,817 funds tracked by Bloomberg. “Inflation is going to be back some day. But forget the next 12 years; it’s the next 12 months that matter.”
The Bank of England lowered its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points last month, its biggest move in 16 years, as the credit crisis pushes the country’s economy into recession. Governor Mervyn King told lawmakers last week that failure to get banks lending again could raise the risk of deflation. As interest rates drop and investors shun risk, even government debt with a low coupon will rise in value, Hendry said.
The five-year breakeven rate, a gauge of inflation expectations as measured by the difference in yield between regular bonds and index-linked debt, has been negative for more than month, suggesting investors are betting a recession will lead to deflation. The gauge fell to minus 102 basis points today; it was at positive 105 basis points at the start of last month.
‘Jolly Long Bond’
The “Jolly Long Bond,” as Hendry calls the war loan, will be the most reactive to deflation because not having a maturity means it has long duration, said Charles Diebel, head of European interest-rate strategy at Nomura International Plc in London. A bond with a higher duration will increase more in value than one with a shorter duration for a given decline in yield.
“His philosophy behind it makes a lot of sense,” Diebel said. “If you have an extended period of time where inflation is not a problem, you get no yield at the front end of the curve and people will be forced out the yield curve. You can’t be forced out further on the yield curve than a perpetual.”
A yield curve is a chart of yields on bonds of a range of maturities. Longer-dated bonds typically yield more than shorter- dated notes to compensate investors for the risk of holding them over time.
The bonds trade so infrequently Hendry said he bought them for his personal account, rather than for the funds he manages.
“You’d become a bit of a hostage” by holding too much of a rarely traded bond like the perpetual, he said. “Managing a hedge fund means reserving the right to change your mind all the time.”
The biggest risk to the investment is inflation, which Hendry said ultimately will return because of the actions policymakers are taking today to thaw credit markets.
‘Help Your Country’
The U.K. government sold the perpetual in 1917, as British forces deployed tanks at the Battle of Cambrai, to repay loans it had sold since the conflict started in 1914. It marketed the debt with advertisements playing on patriotic sentiment.
“If you cannot fight, you can help your country by investing all you can in 5 percent exchequer bonds,” the advertisements said, according to an account in “The Financiers and the Nation,” by Thomas Johnston. “Unlike the soldier, the investor runs no risk.”
The 1917 notes were first sold with a coupon of 5 percent, a rate Prime Minister Lloyd George regarded as “penal,” according to Johnston’s book, first published in 1934 and republished by Ossian Publishers Ltd. in 1994. Neville Chamberlain, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, cut the coupon payment to 3.5 percent in 1932, where it has remained ever since.
The U.K. is unlikely to call the debt or retire it early because it would have to buy the bonds back at par, Hendry added. The gilts trade at about 78 pence today.
“The vast majority of this is locked up with retail investors,” said Diebel. Were the government to call the loans “they would be taking it away from households, rather than banks,” he added.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
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1. 喜欢的东西自己努力买，不要指望别人送。
2.寂寞的时候，不要听慢歌，怀旧或者腻死在网上，站起来做运动或者去找朋友八卦。
3.认真游戏，但牢记只是游戏。
4.收到甜言蜜语的短信，记得微笑，然后删除。
5.想吃饼干前，把手放在自己的肚子上感受脂肪的存在。
6.少喝果汁多吃水果，少吃零食多喝水，少坐多站，少想多看，少说多做，少怀旧多憧憬。
7.永远不会再有第二个男人像爸爸这样爱你，所以最爱的男人当然是爸爸
8.在QQ，手机里删除前男友的号码，避免神经脆弱的时候主动找他。
9.减肥是为了更美好的人生。要是因为减肥而失去了生活的乐趣，不如放弃。
10.每天树立小目标然后努力实现。
11.坚决不买大一号的衣服，不给自己肥胖的空间。
12.吃下去的就坚决不再吐出来，所以吃之前要想清楚。恋爱也是。
13.生日、圣诞节、情人节，记得买礼物送给自己。
14.想办法努力赚钱，而不是如何省钱。
15.相信爱情和mr.right的存在，在此之前也不拒绝和mr.wrong们分享人生。
16.看透的时候，假装没看透。
17.内衣一旦出现破损，决不再穿，立即扔掉。
18.每天和爸爸联系，经常跟死党交流，偶尔给不常联系的朋友发短信问候，绝不回头找以前的恋人。
19.记得自己的错误并想办法弥补，但永远不要责怪自己。
20.愤怒的时候数到30再说话。
21.做好防晒，但记得适当地晒晒太阳。心情也会进行光合作用。真的。
22.为BF付出之前，想想有没有这样对待过自己。
23.状态低靡的中午不如睡觉，遇到低谷就放自己大假。
24.真正看中的东西就买，不要借钱。真正喜欢的男人就追，量力而行。
25.节假日上街疯狂雪拼之前，从钱包里扣下一百块。
26.银行卡的密码不要用男友的生日。
27.永远不向从前的恋人诉苦。
28.出门之前，根据步行的时间和强度考虑要穿的鞋子。
29.即便只是下楼买水果，也记得别穿的太邋遢。你永远不知道会在什么时候遇上什么人。
30.挤公车的时候不要和别人挤的太紧，给自己预留几公分空间。工作也是，学习也是。
31.随身携带：面纸，镜子，护垫，钱包（里面有钱），钥匙。不随身携带：旧情人送的戒指，照片，回忆。
32.选一项喜欢的运动并且坚持下去。
33.可以淘便宜的衣服，但记得自己的品位比这个价位高。
34.桌上的护肤品永远比化妆品多，贵，好，对于女人来说外养不如内调。
35.洗衣服之前戴手套，保护自己总没错。
36.养成写日记的习惯，哪怕只言片语。
37.可以不认同，但学会尊重。
38.打电话的时候记得微笑，对方听的见。
39.注重内心，但不忽略外表。
40.每月记帐，每月储蓄。
41.了解潮流，但不必跟风。
42.看起来多大年龄，就有多大年龄。
43.做不了决定的时候，让时间帮你决定。如果还是无法决定，做了再说。宁愿犯错，不留遗憾。
2.寂寞的时候，不要听慢歌，怀旧或者腻死在网上，站起来做运动或者去找朋友八卦。
3.认真游戏，但牢记只是游戏。
4.收到甜言蜜语的短信，记得微笑，然后删除。
5.想吃饼干前，把手放在自己的肚子上感受脂肪的存在。
6.少喝果汁多吃水果，少吃零食多喝水，少坐多站，少想多看，少说多做，少怀旧多憧憬。
7.永远不会再有第二个男人像爸爸这样爱你，所以最爱的男人当然是爸爸
8.在QQ，手机里删除前男友的号码，避免神经脆弱的时候主动找他。
9.减肥是为了更美好的人生。要是因为减肥而失去了生活的乐趣，不如放弃。
10.每天树立小目标然后努力实现。
11.坚决不买大一号的衣服，不给自己肥胖的空间。
12.吃下去的就坚决不再吐出来，所以吃之前要想清楚。恋爱也是。
13.生日、圣诞节、情人节，记得买礼物送给自己。
14.想办法努力赚钱，而不是如何省钱。
15.相信爱情和mr.right的存在，在此之前也不拒绝和mr.wrong们分享人生。
16.看透的时候，假装没看透。
17.内衣一旦出现破损，决不再穿，立即扔掉。
18.每天和爸爸联系，经常跟死党交流，偶尔给不常联系的朋友发短信问候，绝不回头找以前的恋人。
19.记得自己的错误并想办法弥补，但永远不要责怪自己。
20.愤怒的时候数到30再说话。
21.做好防晒，但记得适当地晒晒太阳。心情也会进行光合作用。真的。
22.为BF付出之前，想想有没有这样对待过自己。
23.状态低靡的中午不如睡觉，遇到低谷就放自己大假。
24.真正看中的东西就买，不要借钱。真正喜欢的男人就追，量力而行。
25.节假日上街疯狂雪拼之前，从钱包里扣下一百块。
26.银行卡的密码不要用男友的生日。
27.永远不向从前的恋人诉苦。
28.出门之前，根据步行的时间和强度考虑要穿的鞋子。
29.即便只是下楼买水果，也记得别穿的太邋遢。你永远不知道会在什么时候遇上什么人。
30.挤公车的时候不要和别人挤的太紧，给自己预留几公分空间。工作也是，学习也是。
31.随身携带：面纸，镜子，护垫，钱包（里面有钱），钥匙。不随身携带：旧情人送的戒指，照片，回忆。
32.选一项喜欢的运动并且坚持下去。
33.可以淘便宜的衣服，但记得自己的品位比这个价位高。
34.桌上的护肤品永远比化妆品多，贵，好，对于女人来说外养不如内调。
35.洗衣服之前戴手套，保护自己总没错。
36.养成写日记的习惯，哪怕只言片语。
37.可以不认同，但学会尊重。
38.打电话的时候记得微笑，对方听的见。
39.注重内心，但不忽略外表。
40.每月记帐，每月储蓄。
41.了解潮流，但不必跟风。
42.看起来多大年龄，就有多大年龄。
43.做不了决定的时候，让时间帮你决定。如果还是无法决定，做了再说。宁愿犯错，不留遗憾。
Thursday, November 6, 2008
qualities
Mature，dynamic and honest．
Excellent ability of systematical management．
Ability to work independent1y，mature and resourcefu1．
A person with ability plus flexibility should app1y.
A stable personality and high sense of responsibility are desirable.
Work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force.
Bright，aggressive applicants.
Ambitious attitude essential．
Initiative，independent and good communication skill．
Willing to work under pressure with leardership quality．
Willing to assume responsibilities.
Mature，self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.
Energetic，fashion-minded person.
With a pleasant mature attitude.
Strong determination to succeed．
Strong leadership skills．
Ability to work well with others.
Highly-motivated and reliable person with excellent health and pleasant personality.
The ability to initiate and operate independently.
Strong leadership skill while possessing a great team spirit.
Be highly organized and effecient．
Willing to learn and progress．
Good presentation skills.
Positive active mind essential．
Ability to deal with personnel at all levels effectively。
Have positive work attitude and be willing and able to work diligently without supervision。
Young，bright，energetic with strong career-ambition.
Good people management and communication skills. Team player.
Able to work under high pressure and time limitation.
Be elegant and with nice personality.
With good managerial skills and organizational capabilities.
The main qualities required are preparedness to work hard, ability to learn, ambition and good health.
Having good and extensive social connections.
Being active, creative and innonative is a plus.
With good analytical capability.
Excellent ability of systematical management．
Ability to work independent1y，mature and resourcefu1．
A person with ability plus flexibility should app1y.
A stable personality and high sense of responsibility are desirable.
Work well with a multi-cultural and diverse work force.
Bright，aggressive applicants.
Ambitious attitude essential．
Initiative，independent and good communication skill．
Willing to work under pressure with leardership quality．
Willing to assume responsibilities.
Mature，self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.
Energetic，fashion-minded person.
With a pleasant mature attitude.
Strong determination to succeed．
Strong leadership skills．
Ability to work well with others.
Highly-motivated and reliable person with excellent health and pleasant personality.
The ability to initiate and operate independently.
Strong leadership skill while possessing a great team spirit.
Be highly organized and effecient．
Willing to learn and progress．
Good presentation skills.
Positive active mind essential．
Ability to deal with personnel at all levels effectively。
Have positive work attitude and be willing and able to work diligently without supervision。
Young，bright，energetic with strong career-ambition.
Good people management and communication skills. Team player.
Able to work under high pressure and time limitation.
Be elegant and with nice personality.
With good managerial skills and organizational capabilities.
The main qualities required are preparedness to work hard, ability to learn, ambition and good health.
Having good and extensive social connections.
Being active, creative and innonative is a plus.
With good analytical capability.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interview
Being prepared is half the battle.
If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and embarking on a New Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand. The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match.
This article has been excerpted from "PARTING COMPANY: How to Survive the Loss of a Job and Find Another Successfully" by William J. Morin and James C. Cabrera. Copyright by Drake Beam Morin, inc. Publised by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Morin is chairman and Cabrera is president of New York-based Drake Beam Morin, nation's major outplacement firm, which has opened offices in Philadelphia.
1. Tell me about yourself.
Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extracareful that you don't run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two at most. Cover four topics: early years, education, work history, and recent career experience. Emphasize this last subject. Remember that this is likely to be a warm-up question. Don't waste your best points on it.
2. What do you know about our organization?
You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image, goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. But don't act as if you know everything about the place. Let your answer show that you have taken the time to do some research, but don't overwhelm the interviewer, and make it clear that you wish to learn more.
You might start your answer in this manner: "In my job search, I've investigated a number of companies.
Yours is one of the few that interests me, for these reasons..."
Give your answer a positive tone. Don't say, "Well, everyone tells me that you're in all sorts of trouble, and that's why I'm here", even if that is why you're there.
3. Why do you want to work for us?
The deadliest answer you can give is "Because I like people." What else would you like-animals?
Here, and throughout the interview, a good answer comes from having done your homework so that you can speak in terms of the company's needs. You might say that your research has shown that the company is doing things you would like to be involved with, and that it's doing them in ways that greatly interest you. For example, if the organization is known for strong management, your answer should mention that fact and show that you would like to be a part of that team. If the company places a great deal of emphasis on research and development, emphasize the fact that you want to create new things and that you know this is a place in which such activity is encouraged. If the organization stresses financial controls, your answer should mention a reverence for numbers.
If you feel that you have to concoct an answer to this question - if, for example, the company stresses research, and you feel that you should mention it even though it really doesn't interest you- then you probably should not be taking that interview, because you probably shouldn't be considering a job with that organization.
Your homework should include learning enough about the company to avoid approaching places where you wouldn't be able -or wouldn't want- to function. Since most of us are poor liars, it's difficult to con anyone in an interview. But even if you should succeed at it, your prize is a job you don't really want.
4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?
Here you have every right, and perhaps an obligation, to toot your own horn and be a bit egotistical. Talk about your record of getting things done, and mention specifics from your resume or list of career accomplishments. Say that your skills and interests, combined with this history of getting results, make you valuable. Mention your ability to set priorities, identify problems, and use your experience and energy to solve them.
5. What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least attractive about it?
List three or four attractive factors of the job, and mention a single, minor, unattractive item.
6. Why should we hire you?
Create your answer by thinking in terms of your ability, your experience, and your energy. (See question 4.)
7. What do you look for in a job?
Keep your answer oriented to opportunities at this organization. Talk about your desire to perform and be recognized for your contributions. Make your answer oriented toward opportunity rather than personal security.
8. Please give me your defintion of [the position for which you are being interviewed.
Keep your answer brief and taskoriented. Think in in terms of responsibilities and accountability. Make sure that you really do understand what the position involves before you attempt an answer. If you are not certain. ask the interviewer; he or she may answer the question for you.
9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
Be realistic. Say that, while you would expect to meet pressing demands and pull your own weight from the first day, it might take six months to a year before you could expect to know the organization and its needs well enough to make a major contribution.
10. How long would you stay with us?
Say that you are interested in a career with the organization, but admit that you would have to continue to feel challenged to remain with any organization. Think in terms of, "As long as we both feel achievement-oriented."
11. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What's Your opinion?
Emphasize your interest in establishing a long-term association with the organization, and say that you assume that if you perform well in his job, new opportunities will open up for you. Mention that a strong company needs a strong staff. Observe that experienced executives are always at a premium. Suggest that since you are so wellqualified, the employer will get a fast return on his investment. Say that a growing, energetic company can never have too much talent.
12. What is your management style?
You should know enough about the company's style to know that your management style will complement it. Possible styles include: task oriented (I'll enjoy problem-solving identifying what's wrong, choosing a solution and implementing it"), results-oriented ("Every management decision I make is determined by how it will affect the bottom line"), or even paternalistic ("I'm committed to taking care of my subordinates and pointing them in the right direction").
A participative style is currently quite popular: an open-door method of managing in which you get things done by motivating people and delegating responsibility.
As you consider this question, think about whether your style will let you work hatppily and effectively within the organization.
13. Are you a good manager? Can you give me some examples? Do you feel that you have top managerial potential?
Keep your answer achievementand ask-oriented. Rely on examples from your career to buttress your argument. Stress your experience and your energy.
14. What do you look for when You hire people?
Think in terms of skills. initiative, and the adaptability to be able to work comfortably and effectively with others. Mention that you like to hire people who appear capable of moving up in the organization.
15. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons, and how did you handle the situation?
Admit that the situation was not easy, but say that it worked out well, both for the company and, you think, for the individual. Show that, like anyone else, you don't enjoy unpleasant tasks but that you can resolve them efficiently and -in the case of firing someone- humanely.
16. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or executive?
Mention planning, execution, and cost-control. The most difficult task is to motivate and manage employess to get something planned and completed on time and within the budget.
17. What important trends do you see in our industry?
Be prepared with two or three trends that illustrate how well you understand your industry. You might consider technological challenges or opportunities, economic conditions, or even regulatory demands as you collect your thoughts about the direction in which your business is heading.
18. Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job?
Be brief, to the point, and as honest as you can without hurting yourself. Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. where you considered this topic as you set your reference statements. If you were laid off in an across-the-board cutback, say so; otherwise, indicate that the move was your decision, the result of your action. Do not mention personality conflicts.
The interviewer may spend some time probing you on this issue, particularly if it is clear that you were terminated. The "We agreed to disagree" approach may be useful. Remember hat your references are likely to be checked, so don't concoct a story for an interview.
19. How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?
Mention that you are concerned, naturally, but not panicked. You are willing to accept some risk to find the right job for yourself. Don't suggest that security might interest you more than getting the job done successfully.
20. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least?
Be careful and be positive. Describe more features that you liked than disliked. Don't cite personality problems. If you make your last job sound terrible, an interviewer may wonder why you remained there until now.
21. What do you think of your boss?
Be as positive as you can. A potential boss is likely to wonder if you might talk about him in similar terms at some point in the future.
22. Why aren't you earning more at your age?
Say that this is one reason that you are conducting this job search. Don't be defensive.
23. What do you feel this position should pay?
Salary is a delicate topic. We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise figure for as long as you can do so politely. You might say, "I understand that the range for this job is between $______ and $______. That seems appropriate for the job as I understand it." You might answer the question with a question: "Perhaps you can help me on this one. Can you tell me if there is a range for similar jobs in the organization?"
If you are asked the question during an initial screening interview, you might say that you feel you need to know more about the position's responsibilities before you could give a meaningful answer to that question. Here, too, either by asking the interviewer or search executive (if one is involved), or in research done as part of your homework, you can try to find out whether there is a salary grade attached to the job. If there is, and if you can live with it, say that the range seems right to you.
If the interviewer continues to probe, you might say, "You know that I'm making $______ now. Like everyone else, I'd like to improve on that figure, but my major interest is with the job itself." Remember that the act of taking a new job does not, in and of itself, make you worth more money.
If a search firm is involved, your contact there may be able to help with the salary question. He or she may even be able to run interference for you. If, for instance, he tells you what the position pays, and you tell him that you are earning that amount now and would Like to do a bit better, he might go back to the employer and propose that you be offered an additional 10%.
If no price range is attached to the job, and the interviewer continues to press the subject, then you will have to restpond with a number. You cannot leave the impression that it does not really matter, that you'll accept whatever is offered. If you've been making $80,000 a year, you can't say that a $35,000 figure would be fine without sounding as if you've given up on yourself. (If you are making a radical career change, however, this kind of disparity may be more reasonable and understandable.)
Don't sell yourself short, but continue to stress the fact that the job itself is the most important thing in your mind. The interviewer may be trying to determine just how much you want the job. Don't leave the impression that money is the only thing that is important to you. Link questions of salary to the work itself.
But whenever possible, say as little as you can about salary until you reach the "final" stage of the interview process. At that point, you know that the company is genuinely interested in you and that it is likely to be flexible in salary negotiations.
24. What are your long-range goals?
Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Don't answer, "I want the job you've advertised." Relate your goals to the company you are interviewing: 'in a firm like yours, I would like to..."
25. How successful do you you've been so far?
Say that, all-in-all, you're happy with the way your career has progressed so far. Given the normal ups and downs of life, you feel that you've done quite well and have no complaints.
Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don't overstate your case. An answer like, "Everything's wonderful! I can't think of a time when things were going better! I'm overjoyed!" is likely to make an interviewer wonder whether you're trying to fool him . . . or yourself. The most convincing confidence is usually quiet confidence.
If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and embarking on a New Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand. The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match.
This article has been excerpted from "PARTING COMPANY: How to Survive the Loss of a Job and Find Another Successfully" by William J. Morin and James C. Cabrera. Copyright by Drake Beam Morin, inc. Publised by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Morin is chairman and Cabrera is president of New York-based Drake Beam Morin, nation's major outplacement firm, which has opened offices in Philadelphia.
1. Tell me about yourself.
Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extracareful that you don't run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two at most. Cover four topics: early years, education, work history, and recent career experience. Emphasize this last subject. Remember that this is likely to be a warm-up question. Don't waste your best points on it.
2. What do you know about our organization?
You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image, goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. But don't act as if you know everything about the place. Let your answer show that you have taken the time to do some research, but don't overwhelm the interviewer, and make it clear that you wish to learn more.
You might start your answer in this manner: "In my job search, I've investigated a number of companies.
Yours is one of the few that interests me, for these reasons..."
Give your answer a positive tone. Don't say, "Well, everyone tells me that you're in all sorts of trouble, and that's why I'm here", even if that is why you're there.
3. Why do you want to work for us?
The deadliest answer you can give is "Because I like people." What else would you like-animals?
Here, and throughout the interview, a good answer comes from having done your homework so that you can speak in terms of the company's needs. You might say that your research has shown that the company is doing things you would like to be involved with, and that it's doing them in ways that greatly interest you. For example, if the organization is known for strong management, your answer should mention that fact and show that you would like to be a part of that team. If the company places a great deal of emphasis on research and development, emphasize the fact that you want to create new things and that you know this is a place in which such activity is encouraged. If the organization stresses financial controls, your answer should mention a reverence for numbers.
If you feel that you have to concoct an answer to this question - if, for example, the company stresses research, and you feel that you should mention it even though it really doesn't interest you- then you probably should not be taking that interview, because you probably shouldn't be considering a job with that organization.
Your homework should include learning enough about the company to avoid approaching places where you wouldn't be able -or wouldn't want- to function. Since most of us are poor liars, it's difficult to con anyone in an interview. But even if you should succeed at it, your prize is a job you don't really want.
4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?
Here you have every right, and perhaps an obligation, to toot your own horn and be a bit egotistical. Talk about your record of getting things done, and mention specifics from your resume or list of career accomplishments. Say that your skills and interests, combined with this history of getting results, make you valuable. Mention your ability to set priorities, identify problems, and use your experience and energy to solve them.
5. What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least attractive about it?
List three or four attractive factors of the job, and mention a single, minor, unattractive item.
6. Why should we hire you?
Create your answer by thinking in terms of your ability, your experience, and your energy. (See question 4.)
7. What do you look for in a job?
Keep your answer oriented to opportunities at this organization. Talk about your desire to perform and be recognized for your contributions. Make your answer oriented toward opportunity rather than personal security.
8. Please give me your defintion of [the position for which you are being interviewed.
Keep your answer brief and taskoriented. Think in in terms of responsibilities and accountability. Make sure that you really do understand what the position involves before you attempt an answer. If you are not certain. ask the interviewer; he or she may answer the question for you.
9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
Be realistic. Say that, while you would expect to meet pressing demands and pull your own weight from the first day, it might take six months to a year before you could expect to know the organization and its needs well enough to make a major contribution.
10. How long would you stay with us?
Say that you are interested in a career with the organization, but admit that you would have to continue to feel challenged to remain with any organization. Think in terms of, "As long as we both feel achievement-oriented."
11. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too experienced for this position. What's Your opinion?
Emphasize your interest in establishing a long-term association with the organization, and say that you assume that if you perform well in his job, new opportunities will open up for you. Mention that a strong company needs a strong staff. Observe that experienced executives are always at a premium. Suggest that since you are so wellqualified, the employer will get a fast return on his investment. Say that a growing, energetic company can never have too much talent.
12. What is your management style?
You should know enough about the company's style to know that your management style will complement it. Possible styles include: task oriented (I'll enjoy problem-solving identifying what's wrong, choosing a solution and implementing it"), results-oriented ("Every management decision I make is determined by how it will affect the bottom line"), or even paternalistic ("I'm committed to taking care of my subordinates and pointing them in the right direction").
A participative style is currently quite popular: an open-door method of managing in which you get things done by motivating people and delegating responsibility.
As you consider this question, think about whether your style will let you work hatppily and effectively within the organization.
13. Are you a good manager? Can you give me some examples? Do you feel that you have top managerial potential?
Keep your answer achievementand ask-oriented. Rely on examples from your career to buttress your argument. Stress your experience and your energy.
14. What do you look for when You hire people?
Think in terms of skills. initiative, and the adaptability to be able to work comfortably and effectively with others. Mention that you like to hire people who appear capable of moving up in the organization.
15. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons, and how did you handle the situation?
Admit that the situation was not easy, but say that it worked out well, both for the company and, you think, for the individual. Show that, like anyone else, you don't enjoy unpleasant tasks but that you can resolve them efficiently and -in the case of firing someone- humanely.
16. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or executive?
Mention planning, execution, and cost-control. The most difficult task is to motivate and manage employess to get something planned and completed on time and within the budget.
17. What important trends do you see in our industry?
Be prepared with two or three trends that illustrate how well you understand your industry. You might consider technological challenges or opportunities, economic conditions, or even regulatory demands as you collect your thoughts about the direction in which your business is heading.
18. Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job?
Be brief, to the point, and as honest as you can without hurting yourself. Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. where you considered this topic as you set your reference statements. If you were laid off in an across-the-board cutback, say so; otherwise, indicate that the move was your decision, the result of your action. Do not mention personality conflicts.
The interviewer may spend some time probing you on this issue, particularly if it is clear that you were terminated. The "We agreed to disagree" approach may be useful. Remember hat your references are likely to be checked, so don't concoct a story for an interview.
19. How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?
Mention that you are concerned, naturally, but not panicked. You are willing to accept some risk to find the right job for yourself. Don't suggest that security might interest you more than getting the job done successfully.
20. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least?
Be careful and be positive. Describe more features that you liked than disliked. Don't cite personality problems. If you make your last job sound terrible, an interviewer may wonder why you remained there until now.
21. What do you think of your boss?
Be as positive as you can. A potential boss is likely to wonder if you might talk about him in similar terms at some point in the future.
22. Why aren't you earning more at your age?
Say that this is one reason that you are conducting this job search. Don't be defensive.
23. What do you feel this position should pay?
Salary is a delicate topic. We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise figure for as long as you can do so politely. You might say, "I understand that the range for this job is between $______ and $______. That seems appropriate for the job as I understand it." You might answer the question with a question: "Perhaps you can help me on this one. Can you tell me if there is a range for similar jobs in the organization?"
If you are asked the question during an initial screening interview, you might say that you feel you need to know more about the position's responsibilities before you could give a meaningful answer to that question. Here, too, either by asking the interviewer or search executive (if one is involved), or in research done as part of your homework, you can try to find out whether there is a salary grade attached to the job. If there is, and if you can live with it, say that the range seems right to you.
If the interviewer continues to probe, you might say, "You know that I'm making $______ now. Like everyone else, I'd like to improve on that figure, but my major interest is with the job itself." Remember that the act of taking a new job does not, in and of itself, make you worth more money.
If a search firm is involved, your contact there may be able to help with the salary question. He or she may even be able to run interference for you. If, for instance, he tells you what the position pays, and you tell him that you are earning that amount now and would Like to do a bit better, he might go back to the employer and propose that you be offered an additional 10%.
If no price range is attached to the job, and the interviewer continues to press the subject, then you will have to restpond with a number. You cannot leave the impression that it does not really matter, that you'll accept whatever is offered. If you've been making $80,000 a year, you can't say that a $35,000 figure would be fine without sounding as if you've given up on yourself. (If you are making a radical career change, however, this kind of disparity may be more reasonable and understandable.)
Don't sell yourself short, but continue to stress the fact that the job itself is the most important thing in your mind. The interviewer may be trying to determine just how much you want the job. Don't leave the impression that money is the only thing that is important to you. Link questions of salary to the work itself.
But whenever possible, say as little as you can about salary until you reach the "final" stage of the interview process. At that point, you know that the company is genuinely interested in you and that it is likely to be flexible in salary negotiations.
24. What are your long-range goals?
Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Don't answer, "I want the job you've advertised." Relate your goals to the company you are interviewing: 'in a firm like yours, I would like to..."
25. How successful do you you've been so far?
Say that, all-in-all, you're happy with the way your career has progressed so far. Given the normal ups and downs of life, you feel that you've done quite well and have no complaints.
Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don't overstate your case. An answer like, "Everything's wonderful! I can't think of a time when things were going better! I'm overjoyed!" is likely to make an interviewer wonder whether you're trying to fool him . . . or yourself. The most convincing confidence is usually quiet confidence.
道德底线（男女都该看）
分手之后，可以伤心难过，但过渡期不能太长，因为这期间是绝佳的学习和工作时间。如果你实在奈不住寂寞，至少等上大半年，否则你不仅否定了她，也否定了你自己。
不喜欢的人少接触，但别在背后说坏话，说是非之人，必定是是非之人，谨记，祸从口出。
给老师或者领导留下好印象，他们不会在你沉沦时再踩你几脚，相反可能会拉你一把。在社交中，原则是跌停股，世俗是潜力股。
拿出极限，尽力而为。你要想的是成功，而不是失败。所以面对困难首先就是拿出信心。除了你心爱女人的鼓励，这应该是最有用的东西。
定时整理书桌书柜，良好的精神面貌可以让你事半功倍。
坚持做运动，俯卧撑可以锻炼你的胸肌和腹肌，请记住游泳圈是成功人事才有资格拥有的奢侈品。
每天早上一杯水，预防胆结实。睡前一小时不要喝水，否则会过早出现眼袋。
新同事或新朋友请你吃饭，不要觉得理所当然，请礼尚往来，否则你的名声会越来越臭。无论是大学还是公司，很多故事都是听来的。
每年回母校看看那些为你付出过的老师，走上社会你才了解她们才是无私的，比起那点学费，她们简直太伟大了。学会感恩。
回家帮父母做点简单家务，陪他们买菜，做饭，逛街，冬天送他们一人一件羽绒服，他们并不奢望什么，但他们需要得到你的承认，中国的父母是最苦的，孩子是最幸福的。
接到陌生电话请先说，“你好，找哪位”
想发脾气时，尽量忍，忍不住就去厕所蹲半个小时，或是找个海拔较高的地方站半个小时。
在她兜里放些零钱，在她不常用的兜里放张一百。
如果可以，给你的对手留条生路，钱是赚不完的。这个世界上，没有天生的敌人。
要做一件事，成功之前，没必要告诉其他人，成功之后，和他们分享快乐。
享受孤独，地球不会因为只有你一个人而停止转动，也许她会很晚才出现，在此之前，你要学会正确利用时间，并且让自己发光发亮。
公司的东西不要带回家，即使有小便宜，也别参与，在你成为领导前，也别指责，这是你管不到的。
朋友之间不要合作做生意，或者办公司。麻烦会接踵而来。你要减轻负担，减小风险，可以，找陌生人。
感谢曾经爱过你的人，她祝福你的短信，一定要回
每学期给自己写总结，上课认真学习，所谓的好好学习，天天向上，学好了，就是最管用的绝招。机会常常伪装成麻烦，从你身边路过，也只会留给做好准备的人。上班的朋友同理
有了手机，尽量少上网，就算你仅仅是看新闻，读文章，大把时间也会不经意从你身边流失。
力求上进的人，不要总想着靠谁谁，人都是自私的，自己才是最靠得住的人。
面对失败，不要太计较，天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿起体肤....但要学会自责，找到原因，且改掉坏习惯。
不喜欢的人少接触，但别在背后说坏话，说是非之人，必定是是非之人，谨记，祸从口出。
给老师或者领导留下好印象，他们不会在你沉沦时再踩你几脚，相反可能会拉你一把。在社交中，原则是跌停股，世俗是潜力股。
拿出极限，尽力而为。你要想的是成功，而不是失败。所以面对困难首先就是拿出信心。除了你心爱女人的鼓励，这应该是最有用的东西。
定时整理书桌书柜，良好的精神面貌可以让你事半功倍。
坚持做运动，俯卧撑可以锻炼你的胸肌和腹肌，请记住游泳圈是成功人事才有资格拥有的奢侈品。
每天早上一杯水，预防胆结实。睡前一小时不要喝水，否则会过早出现眼袋。
新同事或新朋友请你吃饭，不要觉得理所当然，请礼尚往来，否则你的名声会越来越臭。无论是大学还是公司，很多故事都是听来的。
每年回母校看看那些为你付出过的老师，走上社会你才了解她们才是无私的，比起那点学费，她们简直太伟大了。学会感恩。
回家帮父母做点简单家务，陪他们买菜，做饭，逛街，冬天送他们一人一件羽绒服，他们并不奢望什么，但他们需要得到你的承认，中国的父母是最苦的，孩子是最幸福的。
接到陌生电话请先说，“你好，找哪位”
想发脾气时，尽量忍，忍不住就去厕所蹲半个小时，或是找个海拔较高的地方站半个小时。
在她兜里放些零钱，在她不常用的兜里放张一百。
如果可以，给你的对手留条生路，钱是赚不完的。这个世界上，没有天生的敌人。
要做一件事，成功之前，没必要告诉其他人，成功之后，和他们分享快乐。
享受孤独，地球不会因为只有你一个人而停止转动，也许她会很晚才出现，在此之前，你要学会正确利用时间，并且让自己发光发亮。
公司的东西不要带回家，即使有小便宜，也别参与，在你成为领导前，也别指责，这是你管不到的。
朋友之间不要合作做生意，或者办公司。麻烦会接踵而来。你要减轻负担，减小风险，可以，找陌生人。
感谢曾经爱过你的人，她祝福你的短信，一定要回
每学期给自己写总结，上课认真学习，所谓的好好学习，天天向上，学好了，就是最管用的绝招。机会常常伪装成麻烦，从你身边路过，也只会留给做好准备的人。上班的朋友同理
有了手机，尽量少上网，就算你仅仅是看新闻，读文章，大把时间也会不经意从你身边流失。
力求上进的人，不要总想着靠谁谁，人都是自私的，自己才是最靠得住的人。
面对失败，不要太计较，天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿起体肤....但要学会自责，找到原因，且改掉坏习惯。
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Job Seeking Project
1st stage:
Resume/ Prepare different version of resumes (Category by job function) resume edge, career centre
Cover Letters(Category by job function & company type) resume edge, career centre
Unofficial transcript
writing sample
2nd stage:
Seek jobs: (category by different channels: On-campus, corporate website, on-line job-listing website, head-hunter, networking)
3rd stage:
Interview preparation:
general interview questions (interview stream, mock interview)
job related general behavior interview questions (interview stream, mock interview)
general quantitative & analytic questions -- heard on the street
specific technical questions (category by job functions) mainly CFA level I, John Hull, Economics by Paul A. Samuelson
programming Skills, SQL and VBA Spreadsheet key-board shortcut
Resume/ Prepare different version of resumes (Category by job function) resume edge, career centre
Cover Letters(Category by job function & company type) resume edge, career centre
Unofficial transcript
writing sample
2nd stage:
Seek jobs: (category by different channels: On-campus, corporate website, on-line job-listing website, head-hunter, networking)
3rd stage:
Interview preparation:
general interview questions (interview stream, mock interview)
job related general behavior interview questions (interview stream, mock interview)
general quantitative & analytic questions -- heard on the street
specific technical questions (category by job functions) mainly CFA level I, John Hull, Economics by Paul A. Samuelson
programming Skills, SQL and VBA Spreadsheet key-board shortcut
Saturday, October 25, 2008
My goals but always ready to be modified
Life goals:
1. Maximizing self with knowledge that perfect is unreachable.
2. Making contributions to others without request for equivalent pay back.
3. Exploring new territories with understanding of possible consequences.
Long-term goals:
1. Understand people
2. Understand the world
3. Understand the market
4. Understand techniques
Recent goals:
1. Launch career.
2. Make friends.
3. Acquire more tools, especially Statistics & Excel.
4. Expand knowledge.
记九溪十八涧 林纾
过龙井山数里，溪色澄然迎面，九溪之北流也。溪发源于杨梅坞。余之溯溪，则自龙井始。
溪流道万山中，山不峭而堑, 踵趾错互，苍碧莫辨途径。沿溪取道，东瞥西匿，前若有阻而旋得路。水之未入溪号皆曰涧。涧以十八，数倍于九也。
余遇涧即止。过涧之水，必有大石亘其流。水石冲激，蒲藻交舞。溪身广四五尺，浅者沮洳，由草中行；其稍深者，虽状渟蓄犹见沙石。
其山多茶树，多枫叶，多松。过小石桥，向安理寺路，石犹诡异。春箨始解，攒动岩顶，如老人?发怪石折叠，隐起山腹，若橱，若几，若函书。即林表望之，蓊然带云气。杜鹃作花，点缀山路；岩日翳吐。出山已亭午矣。
溪流道万山中，山不峭而堑, 踵趾错互，苍碧莫辨途径。沿溪取道，东瞥西匿，前若有阻而旋得路。水之未入溪号皆曰涧。涧以十八，数倍于九也。
余遇涧即止。过涧之水，必有大石亘其流。水石冲激，蒲藻交舞。溪身广四五尺，浅者沮洳，由草中行；其稍深者，虽状渟蓄犹见沙石。
其山多茶树，多枫叶，多松。过小石桥，向安理寺路，石犹诡异。春箨始解，攒动岩顶，如老人?发怪石折叠，隐起山腹，若橱，若几，若函书。即林表望之，蓊然带云气。杜鹃作花，点缀山路；岩日翳吐。出山已亭午矣。
Start blogging
Certainly, it is my first blog. The motivation for creating a blog when the trend of blogging is diminishing is that I'm starting jotting down my reflection about the world. Originally, I put it on facebook's notes but it is not a great application if you need more than text. So I got myself a better place, here. Reflection not only for finance but the world and life. Also reflection of my thoughts and nature.
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