Yui-Liang Chen Ability versus Connections

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Traditional Chinese

那我想這是不可避免的就是關係嘛ho. 人際關係呀它很重要。當然做人際關係就要有其他的不尋常的關係，那麼就那就很難講。那在臺灣裏面象也非常的重視這件事情就是關係ho。那當然你的能力也是很重要ho。那但是一開始的時候人家不知道你的能力是什麼東西，所以說哦通常一些比較哦比如說剛畢業的這個哦年輕人那，那可能在找事情上面說實際上有時候會常遇上一些挫折，但是透過些關係等等啊就比較容易找到。那同樣的像以我個人為例的話，那我們在一個比較屬於就是找人的這個角色上面呢ho，扮這種角色。那我們找這個角色的時候,比如說舉一個比較簡單的例子，我們可能哦從104人力銀行*裏面找人的時候，發覺說ei裏面有些人可能你認識的，或者說是裏面有些人那可能是ei跟你是同一個學校的或者說是因為是同一個家鄉的等等啊。那實際上你就比較特別的去關(心)想到，ei，這些人是不是哦可以來跟你一起呀工作或是一起合作等等。所以說這方面的話是很難免是避免不了的。那很多的這個我想不管是公司也好，那他們在找人的時候wo, 那一開始的時候是真的不知道對方的能力在哪里，那所以就透過關係那基本上也是想去知道說對方的能力到底是不是足夠ho。那所以這種關係我想它不只是非常負面的說 ei只是只是只是純粹靠單純的關係。而是透過關係去瞭解到對方的能力是不是能夠符合你的需要。那因為這樣關係的話實際上你很容易找到比較需要的人。而且實際上，另外一個是透過這樣的關係可能，當然也有（side effect），不過就是可能就是大家在這個關係上面大家比較能夠維持, 然後能夠得到比較好的後面的一些結果。

Simplified Chinese

那我想这是不可避免的就是关系嘛ho. 人际关系呀它很重要。当然做人际关系就要有其他的不寻常的关系，那么就那就很难讲。那在台湾里面象也非常的重视这件事情就是关系ho。那当然你的能力也是很重要ho。那但是一开始的时候人家不知道你的能力是什么东西，所以说哦通常一些比较哦比如说刚毕业的这个哦年轻人那，那可能在找事情上面说实际上有时候会常遇上一些挫折，但是透过些关系等等啊就比较容易找到。那同样的像以我个人为例的话，那我们在一个比较属于就是找人的这个角色上面呢ho，扮这种角色。那我们找这个角色的时候,比如说举一个比较简单的例子，我们可能哦从104人力银行*里面找人的时候，发觉说ei里面有些人可能你认识的，或者说是里面有些人那可能是ei跟你是同一个学校的或者说是因为是同一个家乡的等等啊。那实际上你就比较特别的去关想到，ei，这些人是不是哦可以来跟你一起呀工作或是一起合作等等。所以说这方面的话是很难免是避免不了的。那很多的这个我想不管是公司也好，那他们在找人的时候wo, 那一开始的时候是真的不知道对方的能力在哪里，那所以就透过关系那基本上也是想去知道说对方的能力到底是不是足够ho。那所以这种关系我想它不只是非常负面的说 ei只是只是只是纯粹靠单纯的关系。而是透过关系去了解到对方的能力是不是能够符合你的需要。那因为这样关系的话实际上你很容易找到比较需要的人。而且实际上，另外一个是透过这样的关系可能，当然也有（ side effect ），不过就是可能就是大家在这个关系上面大家比较能够维持, 然后能够得到比较好的后面的一些结果。

Pinyin

Nà wǒxiǎng zhèshì bùkě bìmiǎn de jiùshì guānxì ma ho. Rénjì guānxì yā tā hěn zhòngyào。Dāngrán zuò rénjì guānxì jiù yào yǒu qítā de bù xúncháng de guānxì，nàme jiù nà jiù hěnnán jiǎng。Nà zài táiwān lǐmiàn xiàng yě fēicháng de zhòngshì zhèjiàn shìqíng jiùshì guānxì ho。Nà dāngrán nǐde nénglì yěshì hěn zhòngyào ho。Nǎ dànshì yī kāishǐ de shíhòu rénjiā bù zhīdào nǐde nénglì shì shénme dōngxī，suǒyǐ shuō è tōngcháng yīxiē bǐjiào è bǐrúshuō gāng bìyè de zhègè è niánqīngrén nà，nà kěnéng zài zhǎo shìqíng shàngmiàn shuō shíjìshàng yǒu shíhòu huì cháng yùshàng yīxiē cuòzhé，dànshì tòuguò xiē guānxì děngděng ah jiù bǐjiào róngyì zhǎodào。 Nà tóngyàng de xiàng yǐ wǒ gèrén wéilì de huà，nà wǒmen zài yīgè bǐjiào shǔyú jiùshì zhǎorén de zhègè jiǎosè shàngmiàn ne ho，bàn zhèzhǒng jiǎosè。 Nà wǒmen zhǎo zhègè jiǎosè de shíhòu, bǐrúshuō jǔ yīgè bǐjiào jiǎndān de lìzi，wǒmen kěnéng è cóng 104 Rénlì Yínháng* lǐmiàn zhǎorén de shíhòu，fājué shuō éi lǐmiàn yǒuxiērén kěnéng nǐ rènshí de，huòzhěshuō shì lǐmiàn yǒuxiērén nà kěnéng shì éi gēn nǐ shì tóngyīgè xuéxiào de huòzhěshuō shì yīnwéi shì tóngyīgè jiāxiāng de děngděng ah。Nà shíjìshàng nǐ jiù bǐjiào tèbié de qù guān xiǎngdào，éi， zhèxiērén shìbúshì è kěyǐ lái gēn nǐ yīqǐ yā gōngzuò huòshì yīqǐ hézuò děngděng。Suǒyǐshuō zhè fāngmiàn de huà shì hěn nánmiǎn shì bìmiǎn bùliǎo de。 Nà hěnduō de zhègè wǒxiǎng bùguǎn shì gōngsī yěhǎo，nà tāmen zài zhǎorén de shíhòu wo, nà yīkāishǐ de shíhòu shì zhēnde bùzhīdào duìfāng de nénglì zài nǎlǐ，nà suǒyǐ jiù tòuguò guānxì nà jīběnshàng yěshì xiǎng qù zhīdào shuō duìfāng de nénglì dàodǐ shìbúshì zúgòu ho。Nà suǒyǐ zhèzhǒng guānxì wǒxiǎng tā bù zhǐshì fēicháng fùmiàn de shuō èi zhǐshì zhǐshì zhǐshì chúncuì kào dānchún de guānxì。ěrshì tòuguò guānxì qù liǎojiědào duìfāng de nénglì shìbúshì nénggòu fǔhé nǐde xūyào。Nà yīnwéi zhèyàng guānxì de huà shíjìshàng nǐ hěn róngyì zhǎodào bǐjiào xūyào de rén。ěrqiě shíjìshàng，lìngwài yīgè shì tòuguò zhèyàng de guānxì kěnéng，dāngrán yěyǒu（side effect ），búguò jiùshì kě néng jiùshì dàjiā zài zhègè guānxì shàngmiàn dàjiā bǐjiào nénggòu wéichí, ránhòu nénggòu dédào bǐjiào hǎode hòumiàn de yīxiē jiéguǒ。

English

I think what you can’t avoid is guanxi [lit: “relationships.” It’s similar to the idea of “having connections.”]. Interpersonal relationships are very important. Of course, when you network, you’re going to have some unusual guanxi; it’s hard to predict. In Taiwan, people really emphasize guanxi. Of course, your abilities are very important, too. But when you’re first starting out, people don’t know anything about your abilities, so they’re usually more, uh, take, for example, a young person who has just graduated from school. Looking for a job, he’s probably, to tell the truth, sometimes he’s going to encounter some frustration. But with guanxi, etc., he’s going to have an easier time finding work. Similarly, take me as an example, we’re in more of a hiring kind of role, we play this kind of role. Now, when we’re seeking this role, take a simpler example…. we probably, when we looked for people from 104 Job Bank*, we discovered there were some people [listed there] that we probably knew, or some that were probably from the same school, or from the same hometown. So, you actually are more interested in them. Uh, [you think,] “Could these people come work with you, or cooperate with you, or something?” So, this kind of thing [guanxi] is hard to avoid, is unavoidable. Now, many, I think companies are the same. When they’re hiring, they don’t know at the start where someone’s abilities lie. So they use guanxi. Basically, they want to know whether someone is qualified. So I think this kind of guanxi isn’t simply something very negative, uh, just, just, just purely a reliance on relationships. Instead, it’s the use of these relationships to understand whether someone’s abilities are sufficient to the job, whether they meet your needs. These relationships in fact enable you to find people who are more like what you’re looking for. Moreover, in fact, this other [the job seeker] is using this kind of guanxi to probably, of course there are side effects, but guanxi is something everybody… with it everybody is more able to get by, and more able to bring about better end results.

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