The major is too narrow and the scope of employment is narrow. The employer is not called a China student.

The major is too narrow and the scope of employment is narrow. The employer is not called a China student.

It is another graduation season, and several families are happy and worried. For most Chinese department graduates, compared with the happy time when they are intoxicated with literary masterpieces, the life of finding a job is a bit difficult. In this regard, some people can't help but ridicule: It is best to graduate from the Chinese department, but it is most difficult to find a job in the Chinese department. ?

The student doesn't understand: which shoe is mine?

Wear a suit and tie, carefully put the color-printed resume into a specially bought leather bag, and walk out of the dormitory door at 7 am. ? There is a large job fair in the convention and exhibition center. I have to line up early. Before you leave, tell your roommate.

Xiaoyu is a 20 12 fresh graduate majoring in Chinese language and literature in a subordinate comprehensive college. There are four roommates, three of whom want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and only he is determined to find a job. Since September, he has attended all the campus job fairs, but he suffers from no corresponding position. After the resume was submitted, it basically sank into the sea and there was no following.

As the saying goes, liberal arts students can conquer the world by "pen and mouth". I study Chinese, and my writing skills are not weak; I have also exercised my organizational and expressive skills in the student union, and my own conditions should be ok. I know this major is not easy to find a job, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. ? Less than depression, I'm a little afraid of job fairs now. ?

At 3: 20 pm, the convention and exhibition center was in a mess, and many units were preparing to withdraw their stalls. Less than is still there, but the tie has been torn off and the carefully managed hairstyle has been messed up by sweat. ? As usual, how many people want Chinese? He still has more than half of the 30 resumes prepared in advance.

Disappointed and helpless, there is another key university, Wu Qiong. ? After a large group of people, I found that liberal arts positions basically accounted for one-tenth of the total recruitment positions, while those who wanted Chinese only accounted for one-tenth of them. ?

On the one hand, the job demand is small; On the other hand, when it comes to Chinese, many jobs are not limited to majors, and students from other majors can also compete with us for such jobs. We can't do some technical and professional work. ? Speaking of his major, Li Dongmei, who is also a Chinese department, shook his head. Chinese department is not professional and practical, so graduates are not competitive in the job market. ?

In the eyes of most overseas students in China, their outlets are mainly: civil servants, teachers, secretaries, media, publishing houses, clerks in enterprises and institutions, including planning and advertising. ? Civil servants and students of all majors are taking the exam without competition; As for teachers, normal students have an absolute advantage; Students from other professions, such as secretarial, journalism and advertising, compete with us. ? Xiao Jing, a graduate of 2009, said confusedly: It used to be said that Chinese majors have a wide range of employment, but with the continuous refinement of major settings in colleges and universities, our employment market has been continuously divided, and advantages have become disadvantages. Why does it seem that the career path for Chinese majors is getting narrower and narrower? ?

In fact, the employment situation of our session is not very good. Students who have not found a job so far have been floating outside. ? Xiao Jing's brother Wang Mark is a graduate of 2008. He said? At that time, many people chose the Chinese department with pure love and dreams for literature, but in the end they all felt that they were in the wrong line. Other departments know what to do when they come out, but Chinese departments don't know what to do when they come out. The best way out seems to be to pursue further studies and become a research-oriented talent, but many students actually don't like doing research and are not suitable for learning, so they are in an awkward position. ?

Which shoe is mine? ? Faced with a dilemma, a China student wry smile way? Just like a foot, fat means fat, thin means thin, but these days, shoes are either fat or thin, and few are suitable for us! ?

Because it is difficult to find a job, many China students choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Xiao told reporters that among the 42 students in their class, 10 registered for the postgraduate entrance examination, and 22 people decided to burn their bridges for the postgraduate entrance examination. And Wu Qiong's class? There are only two people looking for jobs, except for a few who are guaranteed to study, and the rest are sprinting for the postgraduate entrance examination, ready to upgrade their academic qualifications? . However, for most graduate students, why not worry about what will happen in three years even if they are admitted later? ?

Employers reflect that there is a gap between the level of students and the market demand.

Since June 65438+ 10, the reporter has participated in many large-scale supply and demand fairs for college graduates. It is indeed found that many positions suitable for Chinese majors are often not restricted by employers, and in such job competition, Chinese majors are often not dominant.

Yatai Hotel is a three-star foreign-related hotel. This year, the company plans to recruit two office secretaries. Among the students who come to apply for jobs, there are students majoring in Chinese, administration, marketing, tourism and foreign languages. The recruitment representative of the unit said:? China students may have a relatively good writing foundation, but because of professional problems, they don't understand the operation of enterprises, and they may not be able to write correctly immediately after they arrive at the unit. The students of other majors involved in the existing positions of enterprises, if they have good writing skills, will get started faster and use them more flexibly. Besides secretarial work, they are also qualified for other positions. ?

Jilin province credit guarantee investment company, do you want to recruit? Office, management, secretarial? Zhang, head of the company's human resources department, said that there are three jobs. First, we don't need him to be literary and colorful, but we must have ideas about the enterprise and write materials with substance, depth and speed; Second, we must be proficient in operating all kinds of office software; Third, in addition to fluent writing, it is best to have a certain professional foundation. In this case, we can let them bear the burden of two positions and pay 1.5 times the salary. Enterprises all want to save labor costs. So if you only study Chinese and don't take other majors, you will definitely suffer. ?

Zhang suggested that Chinese majors should take one or two practical courses, such as computer, finance, law and human resource management, to increase their weight in the employment competition. He said:? China students have profound humanistic qualities, which are different in speaking and writing, and treat people well, which is an advantage. But the biggest drawback is that it is too broad and lacks professional background and technical content. It seems that everything can be done, but it is actually difficult to be profound. ?

In addition to the lack of technical content, some China students' writing ability also makes some employers dissatisfied. Jilin Chemical Fertilizer and Pesticide Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhonghua Chemical Fertilizer, a Fortune 500 company, will recruit two China undergraduates this year to serve the internal publications of the company. ? 80% of the applicants' writing ability is far from our requirements? Li Xuefeng, head of the company's human resources department, told reporters that during the interview, they took the students around the company and asked them to write a short essay based on their own experience. However, the writing style is not ideal. Many people don't write fluently, even their expressions deviate from the theme and their handwriting is not very good. ?

? Generally speaking, it seems that students' writing ability has not been well developed. ? The director of human resources of Nopler Limited said? China students should be able to write first and speak second. Being able to write, speak and express is the main reason why employers recruit Chinese majors. So we pay special attention to students' writing practice, such as how many articles you have published in the school newspaper and journal; Did you win the prize in the essay contest? What is the level of the attached representative works, etc. However, we find that many students lack writing practice and their resumes can't reflect these contents. If China students can't even produce decent articles, it's no wonder that it's hard to find a job. ?

Scholar's point of view: if the major is too narrow, the employment area will become narrower and narrower.

Although students generally report that it is difficult to find a job, most schools say that the employment situation of Chinese department is not that bad. The teacher of a key comprehensive university told the reporter:? Influenced by the environment in recent years, Chinese majors face some difficulties in finding jobs, but the overall situation is relatively stable. If you count those who took the postgraduate entrance examination, the employment rate of China people has remained at around 90%. ?

But we all admit that the confusion of students and the reflection of the market have sent an adjustment signal to the talent training of Chinese Department in colleges and universities. ? How to adapt to the needs of modern transitional society and enhance the employment adaptability of China students has been put on the agenda. ? Wang Que, dean of the College of Literature of Northeast Normal University, told reporters that in the past two years, they have focused on implementing literary classic reading plans, literary experiences and large-scale social adaptation activities to improve students' aesthetic ability and social perception; At the same time, the college has also established a number of literary journals to provide a platform for students' writing practice.

The reporter learned in Jilin University that in addition to the traditional courses, the school has also arranged more employment-oriented courses for students majoring in Chinese language and literature, such as advanced news writing, media management and media criticism. In addition, the college also plans to set up the direction of applied language, strengthen the cultivation of applied talents with great social demand, and plan to make these students account for half of the total Chinese enrollment in the future. At present, the relevant scheme has been reported to the school for approval.

Reform should also be carried out on the basis of wide-caliber training, rather than making the specialty more and more detailed. In that case, the employment of students will really become narrower and narrower. ? Hao Shuyuan, deputy dean of the School of Literature of Jida University, said that Chinese is not a technical and instrumental course, and Chinese learning more reflects a person's humanistic cultivation. Wide-caliber talent training mode can make students have a broader vision and deeper accumulation. Practice has proved that such students often make greater achievements in their jobs in the future.

Wang also stressed that we should not divide the professional boundaries too clearly. He said:? The idea that employers want students to be more professional is wrong in itself. In developed countries such as the United States and Japan, employers rarely consider the specific majors of college students. They use written interviews to screen, and the core is to look at each other's quality and foundation. At present, no problem can be solved by one major, which requires the cooperation of multiple majors. The key task of undergraduate course is to cultivate people's quality and foundation. ?

Students nowadays are very realistic. They go to college to find a good job after graduation. However, at present, there is indeed a situation in China's employment market that "attaches importance to the application of knowledge and skills and ignores the humanistic foundation". If students encounter employment difficulties for a while, it is not appropriate to deny the value of majors. ? Scholars believe that while colleges and universities are transforming Chinese majors to a certain extent along the market direction, employers and students should also correct their own concepts and explore a long-term road conducive to the healthy development of Chinese subjects.

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