3. Earn certifications nobody wants

去考哪些没人需要的证书

It's common to feelless-than-confident in your skills if you're having a hard time finding work, but don't rush out to spend money on any additional training unless you're certain it will yield improved results. Ryan reveals,"Before you sign up for a certification training program, check the job boards to make sure that employers are asking for it. There's no senseinvesting time and money in a certification no one wants."

如果你正处在找工作的困难时期，那么对自己的能力感到缺乏信心是很正常的，但是，不要急着把时间浪费在多余的培训上，除非你能够确定这样的培训会改善你的业绩水平。Ryan指出说：“在你签下任何证书培训课程前，去求职公告板上确定这是否是雇主所需要的。浪费时间和金钱在不背需要的证书上面是没有一点意义的。”

If you're getting the hard-sell froman educational institution, Ryan says, "Ask the people at the school that's doing the certifying, 'Which local employers have hired your graduates in the past year?' If they can't tell you, run away."

如果你碰到了强行推销的教育机构，Ryan建议说：“就问问该所学校的负责人员，在去年有哪位雇主雇佣了你们学校毕业的人？如果他们回答不出来，就转身离开吧。”

4. Pay a headhunter

付钱给猎头

Don't dole out money to any kind of recruiter or sign a contract agreeing to do so. "Real headhunters, also known as search consultants or third-party recruiters, won't take your money. They get paid by employers to fill open jobs." She warns, "If arecruiter calls or emails you to say s/he's got jobs open, and then invites you to his or her office for a counseling session and presents you with a range of career-coaching services, bolt for the exit. Realsearch professionals won't take a dime from their candidates."

不要付钱给任何招聘人员，也不要签任何同意这样做的合同。“真正的猎头，也被称为猎头顾问或第三方招聘者，不会收你的钱。他们是从雇主那里得到招聘报酬的。”她这样警告说：“如果一位猎头打电话给你或写邮件告诉你他那里有一份工作机会，让你去他/她的办公室详谈，并向你推荐一系列的职业生涯辅导服务，那马上就离开吧。真正的人力资源专家不会从他们的候选人身上要一分钱。”

5. Sign up with a resume fax-blast service

定制群发简历的服务

This old-school -- and desperate --tactic is a total turn-off to potential employers and smacks of spam.Ryan says, "Services that send out hundreds or thousands of your resumes might have been worthwhile 20 years ago. Today, they're worse than pointless, because it irks employers to get unsolicited resumes.Forget the fax-blast services and do your own careful research to reach decision-makers with messages they actually want to hear."

这完全是学校的老式教育，也是无用的策略，这样做只会让雇主将你的邮件当做垃圾邮件拒收。Ryan说：“成千上百地发送你简历的服务可能在20年前还有效果，但是在今天，这样做比没意义的事情更糟糕，因为雇主收到没有预约的简历是很厌烦的。忘记大量发送简历的服务吧，并且认真做好自己的调查，然后用雇主希望的方式和他们联系。”

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