【推荐3】How to Find Real Friends

A lot of people would define a real friend as a treasure.     1     Given below are the steps to be done for us to find real friends that will stand by us through whatever comes along.

Be interested in others. Having interest in others is the first step towards making friends. We should start by having a real love for people and then taking an active interest in others.    2     Others are often impressed that you cared enough to remember their name. And with this, they may begin to share some experience or problems with you and the friendship starts to build.    3     Being a good listener is important in building friendships. If we are interested in what others are saying, they are typically drawn to us.

Be loyal. It is said that the main quality of a friend is his loyalty: a friend that will be with you through thick and thin. A real friend shouldn’t damage your reputation by joining in wicked gossip.     4    

Reveal your deepest feelings. A friend should not be embarrassed to lay bare to those whom he trusted. This, of course, doesn’t mean that you should pour out all your emotions to everyone that you meet. However, we should be honest. And as you get to know and trust someone, you can gradually reveal more of your deepest feelings.

Do not expect perfection. We aren’t perfect. And even when a friendship is off to a good start, we shouldn’t expect it to be perfect. We must strive to make it an almost perfect kind of friendship.     5    

Friends are important to our lives. Sometimes, they are our source of strength and inspiration. However, we must remember that for us to finally meet real friends, we must be a real friend too.

【推荐1】Send a Thank-You Note

If you’ve recently been helped in your career or personal development by someone, spend a few moments and     1     . The respect, kindness, and personal touch will create a lasting positive mark in your favor in the recipient’s (接受者) mind, which can do nothing but help you out in the long run.

Read Something on Topics You Plan

Don’t waste your time on some fashion magazines; instead,       2     . Spending your spare time at work browsing the web can be potentially (潜在地) helpful for your career.

Prepare Some Comments in Advance for Your Next Meeting

If you will get a meeting later, look at it as an opportunity to shine.     3     and prepare some notes and thoughts that you can present. If you’re going to sit through someone’s presentation, find out what it’s going to be about and do some preparation in advance so you can ask some good questions.

Work on Your Public Speaking Skills

Search for the work of great public speakers on the internet;       4     , and practice speaking as often as possible. You’ll learn a great deal about how to pronounce and express words to influence others.

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Not only will this create a better impression of you in the eyes of others, you may also come across important materials that you thought were lost. It’s also good to start a document filing system when you do this, so you can find materials quickly.

【推荐2】Americans are walking away from their jobs in record numbers as remote work has uncoupled jobs from geography, and droves of employees are re-evaluating the relationships they have with their employers.

To keep workers happy and on the job, more companies are turning to “stay interviews,” one-on-one meetings with top performers to give those key people the chance to talk about their current jobs.

“This has become an extremely popular topic to try and help retain employees as much as possible,” said Robyn Hopper, a human resources knowledge adviser for the Society for Human Resource Management. Managers who conduct stay interviews are coached to ask workers open-ended questions about what they like most about their jobs, what they dislike and under what events or circumstances they might leave.

Scott Bonneau, the vice president of global talent attraction at Indeed. com, said: “Employers, particularly in certain sectors, are seeing people leave at a faster rate. I think stay interviews can be quite effective. …It promotes and fosters trust and open communication.”　

Sometimes workers switch jobs in pursuit of higher salaries. Other departures are spurred by chances to have more flexible hours, remote work or professional development opportunities. While experts say stay interviews can be a valuable tool to retain top employees, there is one big caveat: Bosses have to actually follow through on the feedback from workers.

“At the end of the day, you can promise the best things in the world, but if you can't execute and deliver, people will tend to look elsewhere,” said Thomas Wu, who recently took a job as the director of finance at an NFT startup.

Carvajal said small businesses, which struggle to compete with huge companies in salaries and benefits, have more at stake and tend to use processes like stay interviews more frequently. Bonneau added, however, that workers who want to stay with their current employers should be honest about their perspectives if they are asked to participate in stay interviews.

【推荐3】Phone interviews are typically meant as a way to remove individuals unfit for the position, and to highlight those with potential to be brought in for an interview.     1     It gives the employer a brief idea of your background, personality, and overall “fit” for the position. With that in mind, you can prepare for phone interviews to ensure you have well-thought-out, prepared answers for the most common questions.

    2     Preparing for this question in advance allows you to think about your goals, your past work experiences, and even your hobbies going with the position. You don’t want to sound too well-prepared but putting down a few notes on your background can make this question easier to respond to.

Salary requirement is another question you should be prepared to answer.     3     Does the job list a salary? What is the average salary for this position? etc. In most cases, it’s best to reply that you are open in terms of salary, especially if you don’t want to lose the position.

A third question to be considered is “Why do you want this position?”. Basically, they want to understand why you’re interested in this company. Doing your research and bringing up some of the company’s core values or other details will only strengthen your interest.     4    

Last, but not least, you will be asked when you can start. This is up to your unique situation.

    5     If you need more time, you should not only state that, but also explain why in order to show that you’re still interested in the position, but have other circumstances at play that require additional time.