A year at the University of Life can be a great addition to your actual university degree, adding the kinds of skills and experience to your CV that you wouldn’t have been able to acquire if you’d jumped straight from finishing your studies into a permanent job.

拥有额外一年体验生活的经历会是大学学位以外的极大附加优势，你能够在简历上增添各种不同的技能与经验，而这些技能和经验，是你在毕业后就马上投入一份长期的工作无法获得的。

You might gain PADI qualifications, teach English as a foreign language, learn how to build homes in hostile environments, or get involved in wildlife conservation – all these skills look great on any CV and can demonstrate commitment and aptitude to a potential employer.

也许你获得了专业潜水教练的资格，教授英语，掌握如何在恶劣的环境建造房子的技能，或者加入到野生动物保护的队伍当中——所有的这些技能都能让你的简历看起来非常吸引，还能够给潜在的雇主一种信任与能力的保证。

If you want to spend a gap year setting yourself up for a specific career, then choose activities that a relevant to that job. There are overseas opportunities for everything from PR and marketing through to medicine – you don’t have to spend the entire time on the beach.

如果你想花一年的休整时间为某一具体职业做好准备，那么就要参与相关的职业活动。有许多从公共部以及市场部获取的海外机会——所以你不必把所有的时间都花在海滩上。

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