Don’t ask new contacts to vouch for you; that’s not fair. Just make use of the information they can give you. If it’s the e-mail address of a hiring manager, resend your application and state that you remain very interested in the position and briefly reiterate your qualifications.
不要拜托新认识的人为你担保，那是不合理的。利用好他们提供给你的信息就好，如果得到的是招聘经理的邮件地址，将你的求职信简历重新发给他，并标明你仍然对该职位很感兴趣，并简短地阐述你的任职资历。

Obtaining an employee referral is a good move, as far as it goes. There is just one problem: Nowadays “the referral channel is jammed in the same way that other channels are jammed,” Mr. Safferstone said.
Safferstone说，就目前来说，能够得到员工的推荐是很好的。但是也有个问题，和其他渠道人满为患一样，推荐这个途径也已经拥挤不堪了。

To break through, you may need to leave the online world behind and make an old-fashioned direct phone call to whomever is doing the hiring. But wield this call wisely.
要想脱颖而出的话，你可能就要不使用网络，而是用传统的打电话的方式和招聘负责人联系，但是要注意打电话的技巧。

Some managers may be annoyed if you call them, though others will see it as a sign of initiative. Daryl Pigat, manager of the Manhattan branch of OfficeTeam, the administrative division of Robert Half International, says that when he receives a phone call, it often causes him to pluck the person’s résumé out of the multitudes, because it’s a sign of a serious applicant. But wait at least a few days to give the company time to review applications, Mr. Pigat said.
如果你给他们打电话的话，很多经理可能会觉得很烦，而有些却可能将这一举动视为主动。Daryl Pigat是国际罗伯海夫公司的行政分公司曼哈顿管理组的经理。他说，当他接到这样的电话的时候，他都会从众多的简历中将该求职者的简历分出来，因为这样的电话代表了求职者对待此次应聘的认真。但是公司通常会过几天才会面试该求职者。

When you do call, ask if you can take any further steps. But after that conversation, don’t call back unless you are told to do so. That would be venturing into pest territory.
你打电话时，询问你是否还可以做些什么。但是在打完之后，除非接到通知，否则不要再打电话回去询问结果。因为那样做将增加有害的风险。

Despite your best efforts, you may still not hear anything further. That’s because you are up against the inherent limits of online job postings.
尽管你已经尽了最大的努力，但是可能你还没有得到进一步的消息，那可能是因为你申请的是有内在限制的职位。

“If I was looking for a job, I would be much more focused on my personal network than getting into this black hole of the job boards,” said Tony Morosini, head of the Morosini Group, an executive recruiting firm.
“如果是我在求职的话，我会将重点放在我的个人交际网上，而不是卷进这样的公司黑洞。”执行招聘公司Morosini的老板Tony Morosini如是说。

Many people still find out about jobs through someone they know, and not through advertisements. The more you act to expand your world of professional contacts, the better off you are.
仍然有很多人是通过认识的人而不是通过广告找到工作的。你的私人交际圈越大，你得到工作的机会越大。

And don’t pin your hopes on just one job, said Barbara Pachter, an author and workplace expert. Work full-time on a multifaceted approach that includes networking, job boards, associations and many applications, she said, adding, “Don’t stop a full-court press until the first paycheck is clear.”
不要将你所有的希望都放在一份工作上，职场专家Barbara Pachter建议说。你可以将全部的时间放在很多事情上，比如经营关系网，去就业局，或者协会，多投一些求职申请等。她补充说：“除非你得到了第一份工资，否则就不要松懈。”