To avoid landing in a position that's not for you, here are 12 pieces of advice to consider about the job hunting process before you accept your first job.

为了避免找到的工作不适合自己而陷入困境，在接受第一份工作之前，这里有12条建议供你在求职过程中参考。

7. Make your decision based on your current life realities, not "what if" scenarios¹. "You don't have to create a fit today that will fit your life in 20 years, when you may have children or a mortgage," Pollak says. "Just be where you are today and know that managing your work and life will change many times over the course of your life."

根据你当前的生活现实而不是“万一如何”作决定。“你不必非要找到一份在未来20年里、当你有了孩子或抵押贷款后还会一直适合你的工作。做好现在的自己，并且要知道，一生中你的工作和生活方式都会改变很多次。”

8. Find out where former employees of the position are now. Training and development is the most important thing about a first job because it's the spring board for your career.

调查过去做这一职位的员工的现状。培训和发展是第一份工作中最重要的部分。因为第一份工作是你事业的跳板。

"Your prospective² boss's record for having his employees promoted to good positions both inside and outside the company is a key indicator³ of how good that person is at developing his people," says Lee Miller⁴, managing director of YourCareerDoctors.com.

来自YourCareer Doctors.com网站的管理主任Lee Miller说：“你未来的老板把员工提拔到企业内/外好岗位上的历史纪录是衡量此人是否擅长培养人才的关键标准。”

9. Consider job location. "Would you rather have a good job in a great location or a great job somewhere you're not so crazy about?" asks JillXan Donnelly, president of the Career Exposure Network. If location, culture and way of life are important to you, consider taking your second or third job choice if the location appeals to you more.

考虑工作地点。Career Exposure Network总裁JillXan Donnelly说：“你是宁愿在好地方拥有一份好工作还是在一个你热情不太高的地方有一份非常好工作？”如果对你来说地点、文化、生活方式很重要，那么就要考虑地点更吸引你的第二、第三个工作选择了。