Name: 如何通過走街串巷找到工作》，作者：The Recruitment Guy (How To Get a Job by Walking In Off The Street by The Recruitment Guy)
Uploaded: 2025-04-01T09:27:22.000Z
Duration: 5 min 14 s

Yesterday, I was out shopping in Lenfield Town, which is where our office in Orchard is based.

昨天，我去蘭菲爾德鎮購物，那裡是我們在烏節的辦事處所在地。

I was looking at some clothing and I went into a really high-end, nice, smart men's clothing store just to see what the new range was for the autumn.

我當時正在看一些衣服，走進了一家非常高級，上等、漂亮、時尚的男裝店，想看看秋季的新款是什麼。

Anyway, whilst I was there, a young lad walked in about my son's age, let's say 20, 21 years of age and I saw him present himself to the owner of the business asking for a job.

總之，我在那裡的時候，一個和我兒子差不多大的小夥子走了進來，大概 20、21 歲的樣子，我看到他向店主求職。

Now actually, he didn't do a bad job at all.

But as soon as I'd finished looking and he walked out, I actually grabbed his attention and we had a conversation about how I think that he might be able to improve his chances.

但是，當我看完，他走出來的時候，我真的抓住了他的注意力，我們聊了聊我認為他如何才能提高自己的機會。

So this is for anybody who's going to be going out there, applying for a job by knocking on the door and talking to a retailer or an owner of a business.

是以，這是為任何要走出去，通過敲門與零售商或企業主交談來申請工作的人準備的。

I think he works in many different areas of retail, or maybe in hospitality or restaurants or cafes, but this was specifically for the menswear sector.

我想他在零售業的許多不同領域工作過，也可能在酒店、餐館或咖啡館工作過，但這次是專門為男裝行業工作的。

So we'll talk about that and you'll get the idea from what I'm discussing.

所以，我們會討論這個問題，你會從我的討論中得到啟發。

So this chap, firstly, he looked the part.

所以這個小夥子，首先，他長得很像。

This was a very high-end menswear clothing store.

這是一家非常高級，上等的男裝店。

And whilst he wasn't very old and probably didn't have a lot of money, he picked out the key pieces.

雖然他年紀不大，可能也沒有很多錢，但他挑選出了關鍵的部分。

It made him look really smart, good haircut, he looked terrific.

這讓他看起來非常聰明，髮型也很好，看起來棒極了。

And his presentation was, I would say, above average.

他的演講，我想說，高於平均水平。

The fact that he was out there doing it was a really big deal in the first place.

事實上，他在外面做這件事本來就是一件大事。

But here's a chap who walked in and said, look, I'm looking for a job in retail and haven't got any jobs coming up.

但有個小夥子走進來，說，聽著，我正在找一份零售業的工作，但沒有任何工作機會。

And the owner said, well, maybe towards Christmas, I've got a load of people interested, give us your CV.

老闆說，好吧，也許快到聖誕節了，我已經找到了很多感興趣的人，把你的履歷給我們吧。

At which point, the young chap took out his CV and gave it to the employer.

這時，小夥子拿出了自己的履歷，交給了僱主。

But of course, out of the corner of my eye, as the recruitment guy, I could see that the CV wasn't nicely presented.

當然，作為招聘人員，我眼角的餘光看到履歷的表述並不完美。

And of course, at that point, I thought the impression went slightly downhill.

當然，在那一刻，我覺得印象有點走下坡路了。

So this is what we talked about when we actually stood outside the shop.

這就是我們站在店門口討論的內容。

I don't do this on a regular basis, I assure you, but I didn't want to let this chap go without getting his support.

我向你保證，我不是經常這樣做，但我不想在沒有得到他支持的情況下讓這個小夥子離開。

So the first thing I said to him was, when he made his presentation, he should explain why he wanted to work for that shop in particular.

是以，我對他說的第一件事就是，當他做陳述時，他應該解釋一下為什麼他特別想為那家店工作。

And in particular, to present those brands, Paul Smith, Barber, gosh, I can't remember the others.

特別是要介紹保羅-史密斯（Paul Smith）、巴伯（Barber）等品牌，天哪，我記不清還有哪些了。

But you get the kind of idea, sort of mid to upper range, Boss, that kind of stuff.

不過，你應該能明白，"老闆 "的中高音是什麼樣的。

So he should have said why he was particularly interested in selling those particular brands.

所以，他應該說說為什麼他對銷售這些特定品牌特別感興趣。

Now, he'd worked in menswear retail before, but he didn't mention to the chap where he'd worked for and what inspired him, what excited him, what were his own favourite brands.

現在，他以前在男裝零售店工作過，但他沒有向這位小夥子提及他曾在哪裡工作過，是什麼給了他靈感，是什麼讓他興奮，是什麼是他自己最喜歡的品牌。

The CV, and he showed me, he had a few copies left in his little plastic folder, were folded into four.

他給我看了履歷，他的小塑膠文件夾裡還有幾份履歷，被折成了四份。

And they weren't very nicely put together.

而且，他們也沒有很好地組合在一起。

Now, if anybody's watched my videos, you know that for me, the CV and the covering letter are crucial.

如果有人看過我的視頻，就會知道對我來說，履歷和求職信至關重要。

They're your calling card in this instance.

在這種情況下，它們就是你的名片。

And on his CV, the opening paragraph, it was obvious that he'd been in retail, but he didn't say so.

而在他的履歷上，開頭的一段話，很明顯他從事過零售業，但他沒有說出來。

He just said he was an enthusiastic, ambitious young man looking for a job in retail.

他只說自己是一個熱情洋溢、雄心勃勃的年輕人，正在尋找一份零售業的工作。

But he hadn't said that he'd got four years' experience in West End retail, selling certain brands.

但他並沒有說，他在西區零售業有四年的經驗，銷售過一些品牌。

The covering letter should have been specific to that company.

Now, to be fair, he was walking the streets, knocking on doors, but he was a local guy.

現在，公平地說，他走街串巷，挨家挨戶敲門，但他是當地人。

And he probably knew exactly which five stores he was going to go into that day, so he could address them specifically.

他可能清楚地知道自己當天要去哪五家商店，是以可以有針對性地解決這些問題。

To have found the owners or the manager's name would have been ideal.

如果能找到店主或經理的名字就更好了。

But even aside, he could have made it specific to that company, of course, that retail outlet.

但即便如此，他也可以針對那家公司，當然，那家零售店。

And the CV should have been on white paper, of course.

當然，履歷應該是用白紙寫的。

But he should have left it with an envelope, a DL envelope, third A4 size, you know, this kind of size.

但他應該留一個信封，一個 DL 信封，第三個 A4 尺寸，你知道，就是這種尺寸。

And it should have been on the front, CV and covering letter from, and the name of the telephone number.

正面應該有履歷和求職信，以及電話號碼的名稱。

And, you know, I'm sure people must have thought it was strange walking past me in the high street whilst I'm giving this guy some ad hoc on-the-spot coaching.

而且，你知道，當我在大街上給這傢伙做臨時現場指導時，人們一定會覺得從我身邊走過很奇怪。

A lot of people, you know, I've been in Enfield for nearly 30 years, a lot of people know me, so maybe they're not so surprised.

很多人，你知道，我在恩菲爾德待了近 30 年，很多人都認識我，所以也許他們並不感到驚訝。

But for you, if you're intending to start applying directly to retailers, just going out and doing it is more than half the battle.

但對你來說，如果你打算開始直接向零售商申請，那麼只要去做就成功了一大半。

Because I went in afterwards and asked the retailer how he'd got on.

因為事後我進去問了零售商他的情況。

And the retailer told me he thought that the fact that the guy had gone in and presented himself face-to-face, that was terrific.

零售商告訴我，他認為這個人走進去，面對面地展示自己，這是非常了不起的。

He says he gets all sorts of emails every day, which clearly, he said, he hasn't got the time to read.

他說，他每天都會收到各種各樣的電子郵件，顯然，他沒有時間閱讀這些郵件。

But he liked the fact he went in, he looked smart, and he made an impression from that.

但是，他喜歡他進去的樣子，他看起來很聰明，他給人留下了深刻的印象。

But he also agreed with me that the CV was not quite up to spec.

但他也同意我的看法，認為履歷不太符合標準。

And also he should have put it in a nicer folder rather than just giving it to him folded in four.

還有，他應該把它放在一個更好的文件夾裡，而不是折成四份交給他。

If you want to get back to me with any information, of course you know where I am.

如果你想向我瞭解任何資訊，你當然知道我在哪裡。

It's Graeme Martin, helper, the recruitment guy.

我是格雷姆-馬丁，幫手，招聘人員。

Graeme Martin, the recruitment guy, saying goodbye.

招聘人員格雷姆-馬丁（Graeme Martin）在道別。