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网络招聘迅速增长

Applications for unemployment benefits jumped in the United States to a seasonally-adjusted 329,000 last week, up 24,000 from the week before.  Unemployment is still high at 6.7 percent.  But for job seekers, especially those with college educations, researchers at a prominent University in Washington say finding a job can be as easy as logging on to a computer.

经季节性调整后，美国领取申请失业救济的人数上周增加到32万9000人，比两周前增加了2万4000人。失业率仍然较高，维持在6.7%。但是华盛顿一所知名大学的研究者说，对于求职者，特别是接受过大学教育的人来说，找工作就像是登录电脑一样简单。

It used to be that looking for a job meant pounding the pavement, knocking on doors and poring over help-wanted ads.  But that’s changing, thanks to the Internet.   A new report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce¹ says, for college graduates, looking for a job is getting easier.

以前找工作都是徘徊街头，登门寻找，或者研读招聘广告。但是现在幸好有互联网，找工作的方式改变了。乔治敦大学教育和劳动力中心的最新报告显示，对于大学毕业生来说，找工作变得更简单了。

The report’s lead author, Tony Carnevale, spoke² to VOA, appropriately enough online, via Skype.

“More than 80 percent of those jobs that existed, at any point in time, are available online," said Carnevale.

At the height of the recession - when U.S. unemployment peaked at 10 percent, just a little more than two million jobs were being posted each month.  But as the recovery takes hold, Carnevale says the job picture looks increasingly bright.

在经济衰退最严重的时候，美国失业率高达10%，每月只有200万多一点的工作岗位在招聘。但是卡内瓦莱说，随着经济复苏来临，就业前景看起来日益明朗。

“We’re now at about 3.7 million job openings out there.  By the time the recovery is done, we think we’ll get to maybe five million job openings online," he said.

乔治敦大学教育和劳动力中心卡内瓦莱说：“我们现在大约有370万工作岗位在招聘。经济复苏后，我认为网络上可能会达到500万工作岗位。”

That’s great news for Georgetown Junior Jamil Hamilton.  Only once has he ever applied³ in person for a job at a shopping mall.

这对乔治城大学的大三学生汉密尔顿来说是个好消息。他只亲自申请过一份在商场的工作。

“I think my generation - the idea of going door to door, out knocking and saying, hey are you hiring? - like that - doesn’t exist anymore...those days are gone, just go online," said Hamilton.

大学生汉密尔顿说：“我认为对于我们这一代人已经不会再挨家挨户地敲门，然后问一些类似‘嗨，你现在招人吗？’的话了。那样的日子已经过去了，我们只需要上网找。”

Kim Dancy recently graduated with a Masters degree in Public Policy.  She found her dream job as an education policy researcher.   But she says finding the perfect job online takes a lot of perseverance⁴.

丹西是刚刚毕业的公共政策硕士。她找到了一份她的理想工作——教育政策研究员。但是她说要在网上找到一份理想的工作需要很多耐心。

“It can be really frustrating⁵ and it takes a long time, but if you applied for enough positions and really do your homework you will get somewhere," said Dancy.

大学毕业生丹西说：“它真的会让你很沮丧，需要花费很多时间，但是如果你申请了足够多的职位，并真正做好了准备工作，你会找到工作的地方的。”

The report’s findings suggest careers in the so-called STEM fields - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - provide the greatest opportunities, with salaries that range between $30 to $45 an hour. But for maximum income and satisfaction, Professor Carnevale says workers must be prepared to move and change jobs at least every five years.

这份报告显示，所谓的STEM领域，即科学、技术、工程和数学领域，提供了最好的机会，它们的工资是每小时30至45美元不等。但是卡内瓦莱说，为了获得最多工资和最大的满足感，人们必须准备好至少每五年换一次工作。