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如何从前台接待做到公司CEO?

如何从前台接待做到公司CEO?

Caroline Fairchild 2014-10-17
一位前台接待是否有可能坐上公司CEO宝座?Hill Holliday广告公司CEO凯伦•卡普兰就成就了这样一段传奇。前不久,她向《财富》讲述了自己出乎意料的职业道路,上世纪80年代广告人的实际处境,以及她得到的最好建议。

    在向波士顿广告公司Hill Holliday申请第一份工作时,凯伦•卡普兰甚至都没有想过投身广告业。当时22岁的卡普兰来公司面试的职位是前台。当时,她正在攒钱攻读法学院,而且正忙着法学院入学考试,所以她希望找一份能帮助支付账单的低投入工作。而32年后,卡普兰并没有离开Hill Holliday。她在Hill Holliday先后担任过16个不同的岗位,现任公司首席执行官。

    从前台成为公司CEO的卡普兰,对《财富》杂志(Fortune)讲述了自己出乎意料的职业道路,上世纪80年代广告人的实际处境,以及她得到的最好建议。

    (因篇幅和清晰度对内容进行了编辑)

    《财富》杂志:你什么时候发现自己可能想进入广告业?

    凯伦•卡普兰:第一次去Hill Holliday面试的时候,我一走出电梯,便喜欢上了那里的氛围和活力。之前,招聘人员告诉我,即将对我进行面试的时任CEO已经否定了40位候选人。我并没有为面试投入全部精力,但我也想看看自己能否得到认可。在前台等待面试的20分钟,对我之后的职业生涯有着非常重要的意义。我感觉到一种极具吸引力的氛围和活力,当我走进他的办公室接受面试的时候,我真的很想得到那份工作。

    Karen Kaplan didn’t even want to work in advertising when she applied for her first job at the Boston-based ad firm Hill Holliday. At the age of 22, Kaplan walked into the company’s office for an interview to be a receptionist. She was looking for a low-commitment job that would help pay the bills while she saved money for law school and studied for the LSAT. Some 32 years later, Kaplan hasn’t left Hill Holliday. Now, after having 16 different jobs at the firm, she’s the company’s chief executive.

    The receptionist turned CEO talked to Fortune about her unpredictable career path, what it was like to work in advertising in the 1980s, and the best advice she ever had.

    (Edited for length and clarity)

    Fortune: When did you realize that you might want to work in advertising?

    Karen Kaplan:When I got off the elevator for my first interview at Hill Holliday, I really liked the vibe and the energy. I was previously told by the recruiter that the then-CEO that I was interviewing with had already rejected 40 candidates. I wasn’t all in, but I wanted to see if I could get it. The 20 minutes that I sat in reception waiting for that interview became really really important to the rest of my career. It was a vibe and an energy that was magnetic and then when I got into his office for the interview, I really wanted the job.

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