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Conventional wisdom holds that job searching during the holidays is a huge waste of time.Employers simply don't hire this time of year, so those in the job market often take December off, resolving to start fresh in the new year.
傳統觀點認為，在假期找工作非常浪費時間。每年這個時候雇主沒有招聘計劃，所以那些找工作的人往往忽視12月，下決心在新的一年重新開始。
But waiting may not be wise. A recent survey of executive recruiters showed that more than two-thirds (69 percent) of employers said the number of jobs posted increases during November and December or remains the same as the rest of the year.After all, many employers are keen on hiring to ensure that they are fully staffed at the beginning of the year.
但等待可能并不明智。最近對招聘人員的一項調查顯示，超過三分之二（69％）的雇主說會在11月和12月增加發布的職位數，或者保持職位數量與其余時間一樣。畢竟，很多雇主熱衷招聘以確保他們在年初有足夠人手。
Companies have specific goals that they need to meet in any given year, and it can be hard to meet those goals if one department or another is understaffed.They don't want more work being added to the people who are there, for no one wants to be doing two or three jobs at the same time.
在任何一年，公司都需要完成特定目標，如果有部門人手不足，實現這些目標會很困難。而他們又不希望加給現有員工更多工作，因為沒有人愿意同時做兩三份活。
Employers looking to hire people before the end of the year are busy interviewing applicants right now, so don't assume that everybody has taken off and no one's paying attention.In fact, November and December are a prime time to reach out to recruiters, as 78 percent of respondents.
希望在年底之前聘到人的雇主們正忙著面試，所以，別以為每個人都在忙，而沒有人關注招聘的事。事實上，78％的受訪者說11月和12月是招聘人員的黃金時間。
If you're just starting your job search, a good place to start, of course, is with your resume — by getting it in front of as many hiring managers as possible. That doesn't mean simply emailing or snail-mailing a bunch of them .Rather, it means spending significant time targeting particular employers and jobs, and using key words to craft cover letters and resumes to the companies you're looking to work for and the job you're looking to get.
如果你只是剛開始求職，從簡歷著手會是一個良好的開端——盡可能讓更多招聘經理看到。這并不意味著只是簡單發電子郵件或集體群發郵件。相反，要花大量時間研究特定雇主和職位，并用關鍵詞為你想進的公司和想做的工作寫求職信和簡歷。
