[教育]你有幾張“睡眠證書”？

節(jié)后，大小招聘會陸續(xù)地開始了。招聘會場人山人海，求職簡歷更是五花八門。證書(certificate)是求職材料中必備的一項。以前，人們總認為證書越多工作就越好找，可在當下這個競爭極度激烈的時代，一堆證書能換來一份工作嗎？

 

Curious about that snoring sound coming from your desk drawer? It`s probably just a "sleeping certificate" – a new term entering the lexicon of young Chinese white-collar workers, one that refers to the certificates earned from short-term training programs that hold dubious significance in the professional world.
你會對從抽屜里傳出的呼嚕聲感到好奇嗎？這聲音可能來自于你的“睡眠證書”——這是中國年輕白領(lǐng)新造的一個潮詞，它是指一個人經(jīng)過短期的培訓所考取的證書，而這些證書在職場中到底能發(fā)揮多大作用卻是一個未知數(shù)。

Some experts say it`s necessary to "wake up" these certificates and make use of them to bolster one`s job-hunting prospects. This month, with the peak season of job-hunting fast approaching, lots of job-hunters will open their drawers and dust off these credentials.
一些專家認為有必要“喚醒”這些證書并利用其增加求職資本。這個月，隨著求職高峰期的快速逼近，許多求職者紛紛打開他們的抽屜，撣去落在他們證書上的灰塵。

Wang is one of them. An editor of a website in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, Wang developed an interest in the stock market and in 2009 earned a certificate in securities management after a month-long course.
王先生就是其中之一。他是廣東深圳某網(wǎng)站的編輯，曾對證券市場產(chǎn)生了興趣。2009年，經(jīng)過一個月的培訓后，他獲得了證券管理方面的證書。

After the Spring Festival and looking to change career tracks, Wang, armed with his certificate, turned to the securities industry to find a new job.
春節(jié)過后，期待改變職業(yè)道路的王先生懷揣證書，轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)證券業(yè)，尋找新工作。

Some experts believe that activating one`s sleeping certificates is good for assessing one`s career goals and looking for part-time jobs.
一些專家認為，喚醒“睡眠證書”對求職者評估個人職業(yè)目標以及尋找兼職工作都有好處。

Others, however, think the certificates won`t necessarily come in handy for career development since most certificate holders lack relevant working experiences, which are more highlighted by employers.
但也有人認為，這些證書未必對職業(yè)發(fā)展有幫助，因為很多持有證書的人都缺乏相關(guān)工作經(jīng)驗，而這些經(jīng)驗才是應聘單位更為看重的。

Unless they`re made use of right away, however, quite a few white-collar workers will leave their certificates in an unknown corner and forget them.
然而，很多白領(lǐng)會把他們的證書扔在一邊，之后就忘了這回事，除非這些證書在考取后能立馬派上用場。

Lately, however, employers have put more stress on one`s experiences and capabilities rather than certificates, according to Sun, a manager of a brand promotion firm in Guangdong Province. If applicants hold English interpretation certificates, for example, he will ask them to immediately interpret some materials.
不過，據(jù)廣東某品牌推廣公司經(jīng)理孫先生講，現(xiàn)在應聘單位側(cè)重于求職者的經(jīng)驗和能力而不是證書。舉個例子，如果求職者取得了英語口譯證書，他會要求其立即現(xiàn)場口譯一些材料。

"Some applicants will sell themselves on these certificates even if they have no real foundation and experiences in certain fields," Sun said.
孫先生稱：“有的求職者即使在某領(lǐng)域并沒有實踐經(jīng)驗，但他們還是會利用這些證書來吹噓自己的才能”。