TED演讲:为什么最棒的雇员并没有完美的简历(1)

 Your company launches a search for an open position. 你的公司发布了一个公开招聘的职位。

The applications start rolling in, and the qualified¹ candidates are identified. Now the choosing begins. 申请表开始滚滚而来，合格的候选人已被挑选出来。现在开始挑选。

Person A: Ivy² League, 4.0, flawless resume, great recommendations. All the right stuff. 候选人A：常春藤盟校，绩点4.0，完美的履历，出色的推荐信。所有好的要素都具备。

Person B: state school, fair amount of job hopping³, and odd jobs like cashier and singing waitress. 候选人B：公立学校毕业，碾转于各种工作之间，甚至包括做收银员和唱歌的服务生。

But remember -- both are qualified. So I ask you: who are you going to pick? 不过请记得--两位都是符合要求的。所以，我要问问你们：你们会选择哪一位？

My colleagues and I created very official terms to describe two distinct categories of candidates. 我和我的同事发明了一些非常正式的术语，来描述这两个不同类别的候选人。

We call A "the Silver Spoon," the one who clearly had advantages and was destined⁴ for success. 我们把A称为“含着银钥匙的人”，一个明显具有优势，而且注定会成功的人。

And we call B "the Scrapper," the one who had to fight against tremendous odds⁵ to get to the same point. 我们把B称为“拳击手”，必须努力冲破重重难关才能实现同样的目标。

You just heard a human resources director refer to people as Silver Spoons and Scrappers -- 你们刚刚听到了一个人力资源总监将应聘者比作银汤匙和拳击手

which is not exactly politically correct and sounds a bit judgmental. 这听起来在政治上不太正确，而且还有些武断。

But before my human resources certification gets revoked⁶ -- let me explain. 但在我的人力资源证书被吊销前--让我来解释一下。

1 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

2 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

3 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

4 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

5 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

6 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句