The employment gap is widening. How can college graduates be optimistic about their job search?

The employment gap is widening. How should college graduates be optimistic about their job search?

Recently, Wu Yingying, a senior girl majoring in psychology at Beijing Normal University who has attracted widespread attention and doubts across the country, finally took office. Became the executive vice president of Asia for an American software company (TopCoder). Legend has it that she has an annual salary of 500,000 yuan. On one side is the employment myth that attracts thousands of people’s attention, but on the other side is the employment report that disheartens college students. According to the latest data, there were 4.13 million college graduates in my country last year, 30% of whom did not find a job. Adding in the 4.95 million college students who graduated in 2007, the total number of college graduates seeking employment this year is more than 6 million. The two pieces of news came together, causing an explosion of discussion on the university's BBS. From questioning geniuses and pseudo-geniuses to discussions on employment, the topics are all-encompassing, and the most discussed one is the ever-widening employment gap.

Here let us take a look at some of the most discussed news among college students:

NO.1: Annual salary of 200,000 VS job competition 10:1

Female A special job fair for college students was held in the Beijing graduate job market, with nearly 6,000 people competing for 793 positions. The "Women's Army" who participated in the recruitment said frankly that the 10:1 job competition is relatively flat, and it often happens that one person is admitted out of 100 people.

The graduates of Henan Agricultural University are relatively "happy", providing more than 9,000 jobs for 3,500 graduates. Graduates of agronomy, food science and engineering, animal husbandry and other majors have become highly sought-after college students with management skills, and companies are willing to pay them a high salary of 200,000 yuan a year.

NO.2: Technicians VS Graduate Students

It is reported that with the rapid development of my country's manufacturing industry, all types of technicians are facing an unprecedented shortage. Technicians such as CNC machine tools, mechatronics, and mold workers are poached by companies with high salaries. An outstanding technician who graduated from a certain technical school can earn an annual salary of tens of thousands of RMB after working for a few years.

On the other hand, for the first time, the employment rate of graduate students is lower than that of undergraduates. Reports of a 26-year-old master's degree student in forestry opening a "shoe bar" and a female master's degree opening a shop as a "foot wash girl" have appeared one after another.

NO.3: 250,000 annual salary VS 2,000 monthly salary

Also a fresh undergraduate, entered Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Investment Bank, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, Switzerland Graduate students from top overseas investment banks such as Credit First Boston and UBS Warburg can earn a first-year salary of 250,000 yuan. At the same time, employment with a basic salary of 800 yuan and zero-wage employment are becoming more common, and the average salary of college students in their first year is less than 2,000 yuan.

Faced with various disparities, many fresh graduates are worried. Especially female college students who go to Shanghai to find jobs, master's students with high expectations, or graduates of non-popular majors, they become extremely anxious as the graduation day approaches. College students can't help but sigh: "When will luck come to me? How should I keep up with the pace of career development?"

〖Analysis〗

< p> Based on the experience of those who have been there, calming down, analyzing competitiveness, and doing a good job down-to-earth may be the best way to apply for a job and cope with competition.

1. The wise bird flies first. Before the intense job hunting period begins, it’s time to take action. This not only requires you to prepare a resume and cover letter, but also requires you to apply to some companies to try out. There are two reasons: First, most people have not started looking for jobs at this time, and the competition is not so fierce, so you have more opportunities. For example, if you submit your resume in early September, you will almost always be successful, and you will receive an interview response as soon as you submit your resume. However, the situation is completely different after October, because graduates from all over the country are pouring into the job market one after another, and the competition becomes more intense. Second, after you have some interview experience in the early stage, you will have more chances to win than novices in subsequent tests.

2. Be fully prepared. Information such as industry development and job requirements in the past year in the field you want to work in in the future must be digested and summarized, so that you can become a "planned fresh graduate" favored by HR. In addition, English is becoming more and more important when applying for jobs. If you want to enter a well-known company, you basically have to pass the English test. Interview English and business English must be practiced in advance.

You can form a job search group among your classmates to practice with each other and share information.

3. Adjust the plan. During the job search, as you gain a better grasp of your own strengths, weaknesses, personality, and a better understanding of the industry and job requirements, your initial plan may change. Therefore, the process of finding a job is, in a sense, a process of re-understanding yourself and your job.

4. Reflect on your resume. Resumes need to be revised repeatedly. Here are two suggestions: First, read more resumes of classmates, especially those of successful students, and absorb other people’s excellent items, styles, and layouts into your own resume; second, submit resumes several times in a row without receiving any feedback. When you hear back, you will have to reflect on whether your resume needs further revisions. The final effect is to be precise and concise, while covering all personal shining points.

5. The interview is moving with emotion. During the interview, you must highlight some of your personal and emotional things so that you can impress the other person. But be careful not to overdo it, otherwise it will become sensational and annoying. The interview requires humanized appeals and experience that demonstrate your strength, so that after repeated tempering, your expression will become highly summarized and your words will be contagious.

6. Take the initiative. Job search channels are a common issue. Comprehensive job fairs are not suitable for fresh graduates. The noisy and chaotic atmosphere will greatly undermine the self-confidence of job seekers. Instead of waiting for job fairs, take the initiative. Some companies will have job vacancies due to talent flow, but have not yet started recruiting due to various reasons. Therefore, pay attention to collecting the contact information of companies in the target industry, write down the website address and contact information, and pay attention at any time.

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