面试英语：申请工作后无回复五个原由（双语）

5 Reasons Why You Never Hear Back After Applying For A Job

People often wonder why they never hear anything back after they hit ‘send’ on the email with a resume attached or on the on-line job application. If you’re very lucky, you might have a preliminary email exchange with a recruiter and then never hear from them again.

It’s a depressing experience, and one which also casts a shadow on the hiring company’s reputation. So why does it happen? Is it you, is it them, or is it just something every candidate must prepare for in the hiring process?

There’s no question job seekers face an uphill climb. High unemployment nationally means more competition for every position; according to a January 2012 article in the Wall Street Journal, Starbucks “… attracted 7.6 million job applicants over the past 12 months for about 65,000 corporate and retail job openings…”

An oft-cited recruiter’s complaint is that as many as 50 percent of people applying for a given job simply aren’t qualified. Adding to the challenge, most large companies – and many smaller ones – use talent-management software to screen resumes, weeding out up to 50 percent of applicants before a human even looks at a resume or cover letter. The deck is definitely stacked against the job seeker. So how do you break through?

Here are my top 5 reasons you’re not hearing back after applying for a job, with five suggestions for ways to avoid the Resume Black Hole.

Why You Never Hear Back:

You really aren’t qualified. If a job description specifies a software developer with 3-5 years of experience and you’re a recent graduate with one internship, it’s unlikely you’ll get a call. Avoid disappointment – don’t apply for jobs for which you lack qualifications. Most job descriptions are written with very specific requirements. Yes, the company is trying to find the most qualified candidate; yes, they are trying to weed people out. It’s not personal, it’s business.

You haven’t keyword-optimized your resume or application. Job descriptions are salted with keywords specific to the skills or attributes the company seeks in applicants. A close read of the job description is a necessity, as is keyword-optimizing your resume and cover letter, if you’re using one, or email. If the job description lists words in a certain order, e.g. a list of programming languages required, use the same order in your resume.

Your resume isn’t formatted properly. You might think distinctive formatting will set your resume apart, but automated programs don’t care if a document is pretty. Help a machine out. Be consistent in formatting – consider using separate lines for former employer, job title, and years worked.

Your resume is substantially different from your online profile. LinkedIn, Dice and other online profile sites can be useful tools, so it‘s important to make sure they match what’s on your resume. This may seem to be a contradiction – in #1 I advised keyword optimization – but it’s really common sense. Jobs worked, employers, years on the job and other details should match. The subtext here is always tell the truth.

The company received 500 resumes for one job posting, and yours was 499th in. Looking for a job is a job. Do your research – know which companies you want to work for, organizations where you sense culture fit. Every morning scour the job postings and jump on anything for which you’re qualified (and in which you’re interested.) Being early with your resume or application does matter. Check back often in the first few days to make sure the listing hasn’t changed. Often a company will post a job and halfway through the process change the description.

It’s hard to game the system. Your best bet is still a personal referral, and even that may not be enough to get a call. A guy I know gave his resume to a woman who worked at a company where a good job had been posted. He received an automated email noting his resume had been received but never heard another word. After a month he asked his friend to check with the recruiter. It turned out the job description had changed, but the recruiter never bothered to let the referring employee – or the applicant – know. This isn’t unusual, unfortunately. So what can you do?

参考译文：

人们往往不知道为什么他们从来没有听到任何东西回来后，他们打“发送电子邮件附加恢复或上线工作的应用。如果你很幸运，你可能有一个初步的电子邮件交流与招聘，从来没有从他们再次听到。

这是一个令人沮丧的经验，这也对招聘公司的声誉蒙上了一层阴影。那么，它为什么发生？是你，是他们，或者是它只是每名候选人必须准备在招聘过程中吗？

毫无疑问，求职者面临一个爬坡。国内高失业率意味着更多的每一个位置的竞争，根据2012年一月，星巴克在华尔街日报的文章“......在过去12个月吸引了超过760万求职者企业和零售业的职位空缺约65000......”

一个经常被引用的猎头公司的投诉多达50％的人申请一个给定的作业，根本没有资格。增加的挑战，多数大公司 - 和许多较小的 - 使用人才管理软件来筛选简历，淘汰了50％的申请之前，一个人甚至看起来在简历或求职信。肯定是对求职者的堆放在甲板上。那么，你如何突破？

下面是5个理由申请工作不回，五个建议的方法，以避免继续黑洞。

5个理由：

1、你真的没有资格。如果工作描述指定用3-5年的经验的软件开发人员，你是最近一个实习的毕业生，这是不太可能，你会得到一个呼叫。避免失望 - 不你没有资格申请工作。大多数职位描述都写的非常具体的要求。是的，该公司正试图找到最合格的候选人;是，他们正试图对杂草的人出来。这不是个人，它的业务。
2、你有没有关键字优化你的简历或申请。工作描述盐腌公司旨在申请人的技能或属性的特定的关键字。阅读职位描述一位接近是必要的，为的是关键字优化你的简历和求职信，如果你正在使用，或发送电子邮件。如果工作描述列出了在一个特定的顺序，如单词所需的编程语言列表中，使用相同的顺序，在你的简历。
3、你的简历格式不正确。你可能会认为独特的格式将设置你的简历外，但如果一个文件是漂亮的自动化程序不关心。帮助一台机器了。格式一致 - 考虑使用单独的行前雇主，职位，年的工作。
4、你的简历从您的网上个人资料是大大不同。 LinkedIn的骰子和其他网上个人资料的网站可以成为有用的工具，所以这一点很重要，以确保它们符合你的简历上的内容。这似乎是一对矛盾，我劝关键字优化 - 但它确实常识。就业工作，雇主，在多年的工作和其他细节，应匹配。这里的潜台词总是说实话。
5、该公司接到一个招聘启事500的简历，你是499英寸找工作，是一份工作。做你的研究 - 知道你想，你感觉到文化适合的组织工作的公司。每天早上冲刷的工作职位和跳什么你资格（和你感兴趣。）早与你的简历或应用程序的问题。在最初的几天，经常回来检查，以确保上市并没有改变。通常，公司将发布工作，整个过程中途更改描述。