????親愛的安妮：我媽媽給我遞來你那篇談論千禧一代為什么不接受工作機會的文章，因為我就是其中一員。我剛剛從一所“名牌”大學獲得工程學和計算機科學雙學位，還從事過兩份實習工作，在此期間學到了不少開發移動應用程序的技術。我還沒畢業的時候，申請過的每一家雇主都給我發來入職邀請函。

????但到目前為止，我還沒有接受其中任何一家公司的邀請，部分原因是我目前依然對那家提供最高起薪的公司心存疑慮。我在那里實習過很長一段時間，既參與過面試工作，也做過首席信息官(CIO)的“跟班”，但直到今天，我還沒有見過任何一位非IT部門的員工。我真的想參與公司的運營工作，而不是僅僅被視為“一位技術人員”。在我看來，IT部門似乎被公司其他部門孤立了，這個事實讓我倍感困擾。但這種擔心是不是杞人憂天？詢問這樣的問題合適嗎？——一位猶豫不決者

????親愛的“猶豫不決者”：這絕對是一個切中肯綮的問題。事實上，如果你不提出這個問題，以及其他幾個關鍵問題，你就會犯錯的。首先，你或許有興趣知道，IT類求職網站Dice.com報道稱，許多雇主計劃在未來半年招聘的入門級技術人員數量比2011年以來的任何時段都要多。但根據全美大學與雇主協會 (National Association of Colleges and Employers)提供的數據，在所有收到入職邀請信的應屆大學生中，差不多有四成學生拿到畢業證書時還沒有接受任何一個工作機會。所以說，你并不是唯一一位還在猶豫的畢業生。

????此外，你最好還是全盤考慮，不要只盯著薪酬待遇。Dice.com最新發布人才市場調查顯示，在打算換工作的IT專業人士中，有61%的人要求潛在雇主提供比6個月前更高的薪酬。這種要求當然無可厚非。但根據在線技術社區Wisegate四月份面向數百位高級IT經理和CIO的調查，有三分之二的人表示他們計劃在兩年內跳槽——談到下一個東家的選擇標準時，除工資待遇之外，大多數人還使用了其他指標。

????正如你所言，其中一項指標是，IT部門是否“被公司其他部門孤立了?！盬isegate公司CEO薩拉?蓋茨表示，“你擔心這個問題是對的。你應該打聽一下，你是否有機會跟其他部門的員工密切合作，IT部門究竟是制定公司戰略的參與者之一，還是一個可有可無的配角?！?/p>

????她指出，差不多有九成(88%)資深IT經理表示，技術人員務必要開發一些“軟”技能，比如理解策略，談判，領導力和建立關系，唯如此，他們才能夠對企業發展方向施加影響力。

????考慮到這一點，本次調查受訪的經理人建議求職者詢問面試官這樣一些問題：“除了技術能力之外，我將獲得哪些機遇來開發‘軟’技能？”；“我會定期跟哪些非IT部門的同事互動交流？”；以及“IT部門以什么方式影響公司的經營戰略？”倘若IT部門看上去真的被其他所有人孤立了，“那就跟隨你的感覺，不要接受這份工作?！鄙w茨說。

????來自這項調查的其他三個發現或許有助于你挑選合適的雇主：

????Dear Annie: My mom sent me your article about why Millennials aren’t accepting job offers, because I am one of them. I just got a bachelor’s from a “big name” school, with a double major in engineering and computer science, and I’ve done two internships where I learned a lot about developing mobile apps. Before I even graduated, I got offers from every employer I applied to.

????But so far, I haven’t accepted any, partly because I’m having second thoughts about the company offering the highest starting pay. I’ve spent a fair amount of time there, both in interviews and “shadowing” the CIO, but so far I haven’t met anyone outside the IT department. I really want to be involved in the business, and not get typecast as “just a tech person,” so the fact that the IT group seems kind of isolated from the rest of the company bothers me. But should it? And is it okay to ask about that? — Undecided

????Dear Undecided: It’s absolutely okay to ask about that. In fact, you’d be making a mistake not to bring it up, along with a few other crucial questions. First, you might be interested to know that IT job site Dice.com reports employers plan to hire more entry-level techies in the next six months than at any time since 2011. But almost 40% of all new grads with job offers had not accepted any by the time they got their sheepskins, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, so you’re not the only one hesitating.

????Moreover, you’re wise to look carefully at more than just pay. Dice.com’s new hiring survey suggests that, among IT people looking to change jobs, 61% are asking prospective employers for more money than six months ago. Nothing wrong with that, of course. But when online tech community Wisegate polled hundreds of senior IT managers and CIOs in April, two-thirds said they plan to change jobs within two years—and most are using criteria other than money to choose their next move.

????One of those is whether the IT department is, as you put it, “isolated from the rest of the company.” Says Sara Gates, Wisegate’s CEO, “You’re right to be concerned about that. You should ask whether you’ll have a chance to work closely with people in other departments and whether IT is involved in developing company strategy, or is more of an afterthought.”

????She notes that almost nine out of ten (88%) of seasoned IT managers say that it’s increasingly important for techies to develop “soft” skills like understanding strategy, negotiating, leadership, and building relationships, so that they have a voice in where the business is headed.

????With that in mind, the managers in the poll suggested asking interviewers questions like these: “What kinds of opportunities will I have to develop ‘soft’ skills, along with technical skills?”; “What peers in other departments, outside of IT, will I regularly interact with?”; and “In what ways does the IT department here influence business strategy?” If it still seems as if IT is indeed isolated from everyone else, “go with your gut,” Gates says. “Don’t take the job.”

????Three other findings from the Wisegate survey about picking the right employer for you: