Despitethefactthatyoualwaysdreamedofbeingthatpersonwholandedacornerofficebeforeyouturned30,you'resomehowstilltoilingawayatanentry-leveljob.It'sroughwantingmore,butfeelingindefinitelystuckatthelowerrungsoftheladder.别幻想自己能够在30岁的时候升职并拥有属于自己的边位办公室了,你其实还在这份工作的初步阶段,每天仍然需要埋头苦干。很难大胆去开口要求更多,却漫无目的地感觉自己困在这把事业阶梯的底层。However,themoretimeyouwastefeelingsorryforyourself,thelesstimeyou'respendingonimprovingyourowncareer.Andbelieveitornot,youcanleverageyourcurrentpositiontolaunchyourselfintoyourdreamjob.Or,attheveryleast,thenextlevelatyourcurrentcompany.It'sallaboutseizingtheopportunityandknowingthatsuccessiscloserthanyoumightthink.然而,你自怨自艾的时间越多,你为事业进步的所花的时间就越少。不管你相信与否,你可以给自己推一把,把当前的现状改变为自己理想的工作状态。或者,至少在当前的职位阶梯上更进一步。这只是有没有抓紧机会以及意识到成功其实比你想象中更接近的问题而已。Herearefivewaystomakethemostofyournot-quite-dreamjob.这里有五个方法,为“没那么理想”的工作阶梯上迈出第一步。1.Designyourdreamjob,thenstrategicallybringaspectsofitintoyourcurrentrole1.设计你的理想职业,然后技巧性有策略地把各个方面融合到当前的职务当中。Youmaynotlikeeverythingyourjobentailsrightnow,andyoumightthinkyou'reoverqualifiedfortheworkthatyou'redoing.But,ratherthandwellingonthat,useyourtimeinthispositionasanopportunitytofigureoutwheretheoverlapisbetweenyourinterestsandyourstrengths.Asyougothroughyourdailyroutine,askyourselfwhichspecifictasksexciteyou(aswellaswhichonesdon't).Whataboutthosetasksaresoenjoyable?你也许并不喜欢当前这份职业的所包含的内容,并且你可能会认为自己拥有的资格技能早已超出这份工作的要求了。但是,与其纠缠在这些问题上,还不如充分利用自己在这个岗位上的时间,把它看作一个看清自己的兴趣与优势的相同之处的机会。当你在浏览每天的工作日程时,你就问问自己那一项任务让你特别感到兴趣大增(以及别的并不引起你的兴趣)。不妨考虑考虑那些让你感到非常乐在其中的任务吧。Onceyouhaveananswer,setupameetingwithyourmanagertodiscussyourfindings.Comepreparedwithsomesuggestionsofhowyoucanaddoneortwoofyourdreamtasksintoyourschedule.Don'tforgettoexplainwhythesetasksaregoodforthecompany'sgoalsaswell.Aslongasyou'renotputtingoffyourotherresponsibilities,it'slikelyyourmanagerwillsayyes.当你找到了答案,那就与你的经理约定一个会议,讨论讨论自己的发现。见面前准备几个有助增加一个或两个理想情况任务的提议。千万别忘了解释为什么这些任务同样也对实现公司发展目标的好处。当你不再推掉别的任务时,你的经理就会同意你的提议。Onceyouprovethatyou'recapableofmotivatingyourself,you'llbeviewedasanassettotheorganization.Andthemoreyoumeetthenewgoalsyousetforyourself,themoreyourmanager(andhermanager!)willrespectyoufortakingthereinsofyourowncareer.Whenannualreviewscomearound,itwillbeharderthanevertonotofferyouapromotion.当你发现你非常善于给自己找到动力的,那你就会被视为公司的重要资产了。并且,如果你实现了为自己所设定的新目标越多,你的经理(以及她的经理!)就会尊重你追求自己事业发展的那份激情。那么每当到达年终评核的阶段,主管们不给你升职加薪都很难了。2.Findamentor(ortwo)2.寻找1-2名职业导师。Youshouldhavedreams.Butyoushouldalsohaveamentorwho'saccomplishedagoalyoudesire.Theycanhelpguideyoutowardthosedreamsbyofferingrealisticadviceandguidance.Thereareallkindsofmentors,andit'sworththeefforttofindmorethanone.Infact,researchshowsthatit'sespeciallybeneficialtohavemultiple,diversementors....