Finding a Job is No Joke 找工作可不易！
Finding a Job is No Joke 找工作可不易！
英語學習點: The Job Market 人才市場
Joe, a UK graduate, has found a way to stand out from the crowd.
Most people feel miserable when they are made redundant from their job.
Not Jason Schneider. After struggling to find a new post, this 26-year-old American decided to go freelance.
You'll find him in New York's Central Park holding a sign advertising his services: it says that he tells jokes for a dollar and that laughter is guaranteed.
But Schneider says that it is not an easy way to make a living. He finds himself on duty 80 to 88 hours a week.
Times have been hard for job seekers in many developed economies since the economic downturn started in 2008.
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As with everywhere else, in Britain the job market has been slow and vacancies are difficult to come by.
Jobless people are having to think outside the box in order to rejoin the workforce at a time when companies are having to lay off staff.
Joe Busby, a graduate from Gateshead, has also found a way to stand out from the crowd and possibly catch the attention of a prospective employer. Busby has printed his CV on a T-shirt.
But there are more conventional ways to win a new position. Experts advise job hunters to brush up on their skills.
They should intensify their networking and consider applying for jobs for which they are overqualified.
Glossary 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
- to be made redundant 被裁員了
- a post 一份工作
- to go freelance 成為自由職業者
- to make a living 掙錢
- on duty 值班
- a job seeker 找工作者
- the economic downturn 經濟低迷
- a vacancy 一個工作空缺
- to come by something 得到什么東西
- jobless 失業了
- to think outside the box （成語）跳出常規模式來思考問題
- workforce 勞動人口，勞動力
- to lay someone off （為了節省開支而）解雇工作人員
- to stand out from the crowd 鶴立雞群，與眾不同
- a prospective employer 可能給你工作的公司
- a CV 一份個人履歷
- a new position 一個新工作、新職位
- to brush up on one's skills 復習、提高一個人的技能
- overqualified 資歷過高的
- networking 人脈網絡
