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Unemployment can be a nightmare, particularly in a difficult economy. What happens when a jobless individual attends a social gathering, only to find herself faced with the dreaded question: "What do you do?" 尤其是在经济有困难时，失业是一个噩梦。当一个人失业了去参加社交聚会，发现自己面对这个可怕的问题：“你做什么？”你该怎么办？ Don't you just hate it when that happens? 当这种情况发生时你是不是很讨厌呢？ How can you transform a casual, but probably uncomfortable, question into a personal positive? Try these nine tips for answering such imposing inquiries to your own advantage. 如何将这种随便但又不舒服的问题转变成个人的积极问题呢？尝试下面9个技巧回答这种强迫性的问题展现自己的优势。 1. Don't start with "I'm unemployed." 1. 不要以“我失业了”开始 Often, social queries are not resume requests, but simple attempts to uncover possible common interests. A party guest who asks about your career may be quite innocently trying to start a conversation. 通常，社会询问并不是简历所要求的，但是简单尝试一下展示有可能的共同兴趣。以询问你职业来展开话题的聚会客人是很无知的。 It's OK to mention you are jobless, but it is a good idea to include a positive statement that identifies your milieu. "I'm an accountant," "I'm a manicurist," "I'm a receptionist" or "I'm a research biologist" is helpful information. You can follow up with the fact that you are presently seeking new employment. | 
