Not an Easy Road

不容易的路

Research and follow-up are key for dream-job seekers, but you've got an advantage over less proactive job seekers. You know what you want and you can spell out why this employer is a good fit for you. That's something that most job-seekers can't do -- certainly not the people who blast out 20 resumes a day to whichever companies have posted jobs on the biggest careers sites. 研究和跟进是寻找理想工作的关键。相对于不怎么事先行动的人来说这就是你的优势。你知道自己想要什么，能清楚地说明为何这样的雇主适合你。这是大部分找工作的人做不到的一点--那些在求职网站上一天就给那些招聘单位发出20封简历的人更是做不到这一点。

It could take you six months or a year to land your dream job, and it could take a change of location. It could require an industry or functional¹ shift and a lot of networking, hours of research, and more hours of follow-up, online and over the phone. If that sounds too daunting², you could take the next job that comes down the pike. But don't you deserve at least one dream job in your career? 要找到一份你向往的工作也许要花上六个月甚或一年，可能会要求你去异地工作。可能会改换工作内容行或改行，需要进行大量的关系往来，调研，还要花更多的时间在网上或通过电话跟进。如果你觉得这过程很吓人，你就选下一次出现的工作机会也可以。但是，难道在你的职业生涯中，至少拥有过一次自己向往的工作不是值得的吗？