当房间读懂你:学生将简历印上T恤,只为吸引雇主目光

内容总结:
在科技行业裁员潮涌动、就业市场竞争激烈的当下,一名来自哈萨克斯坦的国际学生以别出心裁的方式为自己争取机会。当地时间周四晚,在超过750名科技界人士参与的西雅图GeekWire颁奖晚宴上,身着白色定制T恤的叶尔詹(英文名杰森)·艾特成为全场焦点——他的胸前印着个人简历,背后则醒目地标注着“寻求实习机会,简历详见正面”。
目前正在华盛顿大学攻读传播学硕士学位的艾特坦言,作为非母语者,在陌生环境中需要找到脱颖而出的方法。这件T恤成功吸引了众多与会者的注意,当晚有近30人主动与他交谈并交换联系方式。尽管最初因与行业精英交流感到紧张,甚至活动前两小时仍在赶制T恤,但艾特最终克服了心理障碍。
艾特将于今年6月毕业,期待在人员管理、产品开发等领域寻找实习或初级职位。他在领英上分享了此次经历,将其称为给国际学生的“小型行动指南”,并总结道:“参与行业活动就像锻炼肌肉,每次都能让我变得更自信、更敏锐。”这份勇气背后,是他离开阿拉木图的舒适生活,在全新环境中突破自我的决心。正如他所说:“虽然前路充满不确定,但我确信自己正走在正确的方向上。”
中文翻译:
许多人习惯将情感表露无遗,而叶尔詹·艾特(Yerjasn Ait)则选择将简历穿在身上。在周四晚上的极客线庆典上,这位年轻人巧妙利用了西雅图科技界750余名精英齐聚的场合,身穿一件正面印着完整简历的白色T恤惊艳亮相。
若有人未能看清T恤正面的细密文字,他背后醒目的标语会直接宣告:"寻求实习机会,简历详见正面"。在裁员潮席卷、就业市场严峻的当下,当众多科技行业求职者苦寻出路之际,艾特这番着装选择堪称精准把握场合的典范——或者说,他成功让场合记住了他。
"作为国际学生,我的英语并不完美,还在学习很多新事物,所以一直在思考如何脱颖而出。"艾特向极客线坦言。他在哈萨克斯坦的阿拉木图长大,一年半前来到美国华盛顿大学攻读传播学硕士学位。"留学曾是我儿时的梦想,尤其是进入顶尖学府。"他补充道。
今年六月即将毕业的艾特,正如T恤所展示的,正在寻找能发挥其人员管理、产品开发、问题解决等能力的实习或初级职位。这件创意T恤在庆典上引发了强烈关注,据艾特回忆,约有25至30位与会者主动与他交谈,称赞这个创意并递上名片。这仅是他第二次参加此类活动,克服心理障碍实属不易。
"最初我甚至不敢与那些功成名就的专业人士交流,就像患上了冒名顶替综合征。"他坦言,"但最终我突破了恐惧,开始主动与人交谈,这过程其实充满乐趣。"活动前两小时仍在赶印T恤的艾特其实颇为紧张,原本设计包含数字简历二维码却未能实现,又遭遇西雅图南向交通拥堵,可谓一波三折。
当前就业困境对于条件优于艾特的求职者尚且艰难,科技行业职位数量仍远低于疫情前水平。宏观经济逆风与人工智能时代的变革浪潮,更增添了不确定性。"在祖国我拥有理想的工作、舒适的居所和安稳的生活。"艾特感慨道,"但我选择挑战自我,来到全新环境面对陌生的语言与人群。虽然偶有迷茫,但现在我确信自己正走在正确的道路上。"
庆典次日清晨,艾特在领英分享了这次特殊经历的感悟,为同样寻求机会的国际学生提供了一份"实用指南"。他总结道:"多参加这类活动就像锻炼肌肉,每次都能让我变得更自信、更敏锐、更从容。"
英文来源:
Plenty of people wear their heart on their sleeve. Yerjasn (Jason) Ait wore his resume on his chest.
Smartly taking advantage of an event attended by more than 750 members of Seattle’s tech community, Ait showed up at the GeekWire Gala Thursday night sporting a white T-shirt with his resume printed on the front.
For those who missed the fine print, a larger notice across his back read, “Internship Wanted. CV’s on the front.”
During a time of mass layoffs and a tough labor market, when many tech job seekers are having an unusually difficult time landing their next gig, Ait’s fashion choice was a prime example of reading the room — or having it read him.
“I was wondering how I can stand out in a crowd, because I’m an international student, my English is not perfect, and I’m still learning a lot of things,” Ait told GeekWire.
He grew up in Kazakhstan in the city of Almaty and moved to the U.S. a year and half ago to get his Master’s in Communication at the University of Washington.
“It was a big dream when I was a kid to study abroad, especially in the best university,” he said.
Ait is due to graduate in June, and, like the T-shirt says, he’s looking for an internship or early career role that would utilize his skills in people management, product development, problem solving, and more.
The T-shirt definitely got people’s attention at the Gala, where Ait said 25 or 30 attendees tapped him on the shoulder to compliment his idea or extend a business card. It was only his second time attending an event of that kind, and there was some fear to overcome.
“I was so scared to speak with people who are very successful — they’re professionals, experts — and it was like imposter syndrome at the beginning,” he said. “Somehow I overcame this fear and just started talking with people. And that’s fun.”
Ait was especially frazzled because he was still getting the T-shirt printed two hours before the event, and a QR code linking to his digital resume was supposed to be part of the design but didn’t make it. Then he had to sit in Seattle traffic getting south to the Showbox SoDo.
The struggle to find work is a real one for people who have far fewer obstacles to overcome than some of the ones Ait has faced. Indeed recently reported on how tech-related job postings remain stuck well below pre-pandemic levels in Seattle. Macroeconomic headwinds and a climate of change in the artificial intelligence era add to increased uncertainty.
“I had everything in my home country. I had a nice job, nice house. It was a great comfort zone,” Ait said. “But I challenged myself to be here in a new country with a total new environment, new language, new people. And sometimes I felt kind of insecure, unsure what I’m doing. But right now, I can see I’m on the right direction. Maybe someday I’ll find my dream job.”
The morning after the Gala, Ait wrote a post on LinkedIn about some of the insights he gained from wearing the shirt. He offered it up as a “small playbook for international students” who are also looking for work or an internship.
Among what he learned: “Go to more events like this. It’s a muscle. You train it. Each time, I get better — more confident, more sharp, more clear.”
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