[长难句突破]

While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you and your "wares" and abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.

主体句式：Your could-be employer is deciding... and your "wares" and abilities must be displayed...

结构分析：本句包含了两个并列的分句构成，由and连接。第一个分句中由whether引导了一个宾语从句"whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you"，其中pay sb to do sth的意思为"做......对......有利"。

[全文译文]

Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."  Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.

You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.

Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.

This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews. While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your "wares" and abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.

When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgment. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.

金口难开的老人们经常说："在这个世界上，最重要的不是你想要什么，而是你得到了什么。"

心理学告诉我们，如果你知道你想要什么，而且你想要得到的东西也合情合理，那么你就能够得到想要得东西。

就像你在建造一座房子之前设计蓝图一样，你也可以在脑海里为你的愿望画出一幅蓝图。其实在平凡的日常生活中，我们每个人都在不断地描绘着这些蓝图。如果我们想要邀请朋友共进晚餐，那么我们就要计划一份菜单、列出一份购物清单、决定先做哪道菜，无论做什么样的菜，这样的计划是至关重要的。

同样，如果你想找一份工作，那么你就要拿出一张纸，在上面写上自己的简历。在为工作计划蓝图的时候，你要从自己开始，因为只有当你明确你自己能够提供什么的时候，你才能够非常聪明地规划去什么地方推销你的服务。

实际上，你的这份个人简历就是你的工作经历的简单总结，应当包括你受到过的教育程度、经历以及推荐信。这种简历极具价值。在填写正式的申请表时，你可以参考你的简历，同时在面试的时候你的简历也将发挥极大的作用。在与你交谈的时候，你那位未来可能的雇主将根据你的教育程度、经历以及你的其它素质来决定雇用你是否划算，因此你的"商品"和能力必须有条不紊、有理有序地表现出来。

当你为自己的能力和愿望精心准备了一幅蓝图之后，你就有实实在在的东西可以推销了。因此在这个时候你已经做好了找工作的准备了。接下来你要尽可能搜集关于你未来工作的信息，尽可能关于这份工作和这家公司的信息。要眼观六路、耳听八方，并用好自己的判断力。每天都要花一段时间寻找你想要得工作，同时还要牢记：你现在的工作就是要保证自己找到一份工作。