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Ten Steps to a Successful Good-bye
http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/06/27 10:50  《英语学习》

  How to complete the final chapter in your current job

  By Pat Stevens 仁凡 选注

  The first impression you make on a new job is important, but so is your last one. In a volatile<注1> workplace, your resume is likely to become dotted with career changes and new skills.

  Being flexible and adjusting emotionally as you leave one job and prepare for another are essential career-survival skills.<注2>How you leave says a lot about you, whatever the circumstances.<注3> The process of leaving isn't about packing a box and moving to a new place. It's about cementing<注4> relationships and establishing a network that will ensure you a place in the business world.

  It's also about realizing that the desk next to you at a future employer may be occupied by your former boss.<注5>

  To stay emotionally grounded<注6> while saying good-bye and beginning your transition, apply the following 10 strategies:

  1. Express your appreciation and stay connected.

  Take time to reminisce with colleagues about projects you've worked on, special times you shared and joint accomplishments.<注7> Consider sending short thank-you notes after you leave that mention their contributions to your success. Make sure co-workers have your address and phone numbers and remember to stay in touch with them.

  Regardless of the circumstances involving a job change, it's important to "maintain dignity" and avoid embarrassing yourself by burning bridges with co-workers and managers. Their ties to you are important links to your future.

  2. Let go.

  Letting go of security, embracing a new opportunity and exploring the unknown takes courage. Focus on what is instead of what was. Since the primary safety net during periods of change is self-confidence, employees are reminded in transition that they'll fit in and find a new identity.

  During change, your ability to tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty will stand as a critical skill.<注8> Learn to loosen up and be willing to wing it.<注9>

  3. Leave your office in top shape.

  Be meticulous<注10> about how you leave your office. Only take files that belong to you and make sure your desk, computer, records, and files are neat, organized and complete. Provide employees with updates and leave notes on on-going projects.

  4. Create a morale-building file.

  Keep a file of positive work evaluations, thank-you notes and other documents that will supply you with enthusiasm, courage and hope in the upcoming weeks. Realize you've made a difference in others' lives and will do so again.

  5. Don't be critical.

  Avoid criticizing your company, co-workers and managers or participating in negative conversations about these subjects. You may feel bitter and demoralized, but letting others know your feelings will backfire.<注11>

  Remember and discuss the positive events you experienced, even if there were only a few of them. Those left behind can feel disoriented or unsettled.<注12> Being a peacemaker will help you be remembered positively.

  6. Prepare, reflect and move on.

  Recognize that every work experience has value, and view your job as a bridge to the next one. Be introspective,<注13> realistic and excited. Dream about what might be.<注14> Remember "There's always a place for talented people."

  7.Take time to play.

  Schedule an enjoyable event before beginning the next phase of your life. It can be something simple like visiting a botanical garden with your family,shavingsfriends over for a barbecue<注15> or pursuing an activity you never had time for. Consider taking a vacation if time allows. Even long leisurely weekends can provide opportunities to laugh, become energized and relaxed.

  8. Recognize the value of friends.

  Don't neglect friends and networking opportunities. This change may make you feel reclusive and want to retreat into a corner.<注16> But contact with and reassurance<注17> from others may be what you need most.

  You may be surprised to discover that many others have been through similar experiences. Successful people often have experienced worse or more unsettling events than a job loss. Identify supportive people and maintain contact with them. Also keep up a routine that balances church, family and social obligations even if you don't feel like it.

  9. Analyze your financial status.

  Review your finances and take steps to become more secure in a time of transition. Determine how leaving a job and taking a new one will affect your retirement plans. Double-check your health, disability and life insurance plans to ensure your family will be covered during the transition. If not, review your COBRA<注18> rights and other options so that unexpected medical bills won't disrupt your financial security.

  10. Be open to new possibilities.

  Change always comes bearing gifts.<注19> It's up to you to find them. Your job change can be an opportunity in disguise. Don't be so reluctant to embrace change that you can't see new opportunities that become available.<注20>

  Starting over is part of career advancement in today's turbulent workplace. Successfully ending the final chapter of one job will give you a good start in the first chapter of a new one.




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《英语学习》2002年5期 专题

Annotation

1. volatile:多变的。

2.离开一个工作、准备就职另一个工作时,保持灵活和调整自己的情绪,这是重要的职场生存之道。

3.不管是什么情形,你离职的方式很能说明你是什么样的人。

4. cement:巩固,使团结。

5.也要意识到在你的未来雇主那里,坐你隔壁座位上的也许会是你的前任老板,即前任老板可能会与你共事。

6. stay grounded:保持情绪稳定。

7. reminisce/;remi#nis/:回忆,话旧;joint accomplishment:共同的成绩。

8. ambiguity/;*mbi#gju:iti/:不明确;critical:决定性的,重大的。

9. loosen up: (使)松弛;wing:飞越。

10. meticulous/mi#tikj%l2s/:非常注意细节的。

11. demoralize/;di#m0r2laiz/:使泄气;backfire:发生逆火,产生事与愿违的结果。

12.那些留下来的人会感到迷惑和不安。

13. introspective:(好)内省的,(好)自省的。

14.设想一下可能发生的事情。

15. botanical garden:植物园;

barbecue:户外烤肉餐。

16.这个改变也许会让你想要避开人群,缩到一个角落里去。

17. reassurance:再安慰。

18. COBRA:即美国的Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act<综合预算统一调节法令>,颁布于1986年,目的是给那些因失业、工作时间减少或处于转换工作期间而失去健康福利的工人和家属有条件地提供集体健康福利。

19.变化总会带着馈赠。

20.不要不情不愿地去接受变化,以至于看不到可获得的机会。


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