3.Assess your experience.

　　评估你的经验。

　　The lowest-risk decision for a hiringmanager is to choose someone who has done the job before. So if you tryto compete in a new field, you'll be at a disadvantage.

　　招聘经理做出的风险最低的决策就是聘请以前从事过该工作的候选人。所以如果你打算进军一个新行业，你就处于劣势了。

　　"It's just hard to sell yourself when you don't have any experience, or the experience that you do have is acomplete disconnect," Philips says. "You can't make your past notexist."

　　Philips说："如果你没有任何经验，或已有的工作经验和目前应聘的工作毫无关系的话，你就很难推销自己了。你没办法抹杀自己的过去。"

　　This doesn't mean it's impossible tochange careers. But you may need to find a substitute for the experience you lack. One way to do this: networking.

　　但这也并不意味着转行业是不可能的。不过你可能需要找到一个优点来弥补工作经验的不足。有个方法就是：人际关系网。

　　"Does somebody know you from a former company?" Fireman asks. People are much more likely to take a risk onsomeone they have worked with in the past, even if it was in adifferent job. Volunteer experience can also help, Fireman said.

　　Fireman问："是否有以前公司了解你的同事在呢？"即使是在不同的工作岗位，人们也更愿意信任以前共事过的同事。Fireman还说，志愿者经历也是有用的。