Is it easy to find a job when studying in Hong Kong?

With more and more people going to study in Hong Kong, we have to seriously think about what our way out will be after finishing graduate studies in Hong Kong. Will you go back to work in the mainland? Stay in Hong Kong? Or something else? Every decision will affect our future life. Let me show you around Hong Kong and look for a job.

14 years ago, there were very few mainland students in every university in Hong Kong, so it was very dramatic that they were speechless when they met. Up to now, there are so many mainland students in every major, and the mainland student union and fraternity are quite big according to their majors and grades. But at the same time, mainland students dropped out of school or even returned to the mainland to retake the college entrance examination, which was also reported by major media. Just as there is a "drift from the north" and a "drift from Hong Kong" in the south, mainland students who leave the campus of HKU encounter various obstacles in the process of staying in Hong Kong.

Studying in Hong Kong, I always got an A in Peking University, but I got a C in Hong Kong University.

There are generally four kinds of mainland students who go to Hong Kong for postgraduate study: Diploma first: Parents hope that their children can get a higher diploma than undergraduate courses, be more competitive in the workplace and speak appropriately. There is great competition for postgraduate entrance examination in the Mainland, long time for postgraduate entrance examination, short school time, low tuition fees and geographical advantages close to home in Hong Kong, which undoubtedly become the best choice for these students.

What these students often say when introducing themselves or communicating in the future is, "GRE is simply God reading English (English that only God can understand). I didn't go to America because I didn't do well in the exam "or" I didn't want to go to that school in England, but I didn't want to go. "

Another is that after working in the mainland for one or two years, I hope to study this major full-time.

Schools in Hong Kong punish plagiarism severely. Every student's homework must be subject to electronic review. If plagiarism is found, you will be severely punished or even get a degree. Hong Kong's rigorous academic atmosphere makes mainland students like children and cultivate academic literacy from the foundation. At first, I learned how to find documents. Our school has abundant electronic literature resources. What's more, the school has purchased internationally authoritative academic literature and has the right to read it. It is common to read hundreds of pages of documents a week.

Carol, from Peking University, is currently studying for a master's degree in education at the University of Hong Kong. She admits that a student who has never won an excellent scholarship and only got a C in a university in Hong Kong suddenly, even if he has the courage, it is difficult to adapt to the huge psychological gap and self-doubt.

Life after school is like a minibus you don't want to take.

In addition to the sense of wandering brought by their studies, mainland students in life are more often faced with a sense of wandering beyond words. Students who are fluent in Cantonese adapt slightly better, while those who can't speak Cantonese can only hold a group to keep warm.

One day, I took a bus with Iris, a mainland student. She chose to get off at a bus far from home, but every stop will announce the stop by voice, not the minibus stopped downstairs. I am outspoken. Why? She said that the minibus needs passengers to raise their hands and shout, "Master, there is a fall in Haibei Garden, which is not right." Besides, my Cantonese is not good and my speaking is not standard. When I am nervous, I can't even speak simple Cantonese. So I gave up and would rather walk more than lose face.

Why are you ashamed? Why not choose Mandarin? Why are you nervous? If minibuses are still like this, what will happen to the whole society if they are liberalized?

Working in Hong Kong, tired and lonely, I am still confused after three years.

On the mountain where the Chinese University of Hong Kong is like a paradise, life in the ivory tower and life after work are two worlds. The school gives students plenty of time and space to play or think about life, and most of the full-time students come from the mainland, so school life is a comfortable area: you get a university education that is in line with international standards, but you continue to live in the circle of mainlanders. However, staying in Hong Kong after graduation will lead to loneliness and fatigue.

Cathy is from Guangxi. Before she came to Hong Kong for graduate study, she had worked in a trading company for three years. She gave up her generous salary and came to Hong Kong to study and work, just to challenge herself. But staying in Hong Kong after graduation, she found that her work was more repetitive and boring than before, but her inner sufferings could not be revealed to others.

Lesli wants to realize her journalistic ideal in Hong Kong, listen to people's stories in life and write powerful reports. But the reality is that in the past three years, she has worked in several local media, just because the new company promised herself that "there will be many opportunities to go out for interviews", and she took the initiative to ask for my job and reduced her salary to work in the new company. As a result, the company failed to deliver on its promise. The most depressing thing is that some time ago, her company laid off more than 200 people on a large scale, and laid off 80 people on the grounds of structural adjustment, which was carried out several times in two months. Although she worked hard, she still failed to escape the last round of layoffs. During the period when she was unemployed, she began to hesitate to go back to the mainland. Life is more comfortable and stable with family and friends. The same hesitation exists in other people's minds: what are you staying in Hong Kong for?

Cathy later received an admission notice from an intern of a well-known company in Hong Kong. After some ideological struggle, she resigned from her original job: "If she returns to the mainland now, she will return to her original life"; Lesli chose a short trip to calm herself down and pursue her dream of being a reporter for many years, which made her feel a little confused. Should she go back? "But when I returned to Hong Kong from the mainland, I felt at home again, so real."

Studying in Hong Kong is very hard, but staying in Hong Kong requires perseverance.

It is easy to distinguish between mainland students and local students in Hong Kong, just like distinguishing between Hong Kong teacher's milk and new immigrant's milk in the market, which can be seen from the attitude of dressing up. Local students, going to college and going to the market are the same, wearing casual clothes Hea (casual, casual); On the contrary, mainland students are in an "all-weather combat" state. It is serious and respectful to go to the market to buy a high-heeled stockings with heavy makeup.

The mainland students I know who have worked with * * * in Hong Kong all have the characteristics of being willing to pay, enterprising and positive, which Hong Kong people call "bad jobs" for short. College students like the feature that mainland students study hard best. It is not a problem to collect data when they do their homework together, and try to "bury you" on time at the meeting. ? A "secondary". Local college students like to work part-time to earn money to buy shirts and flip-flops, while mainland students concentrate on their studies and then study, so that they can see the level.

When most Hong Kong university students haven't decided what the future will be like, mainland students have a strong sense of mission to study. Many Hong Kong people still think that most mainland students are poor students, and the concept is still stuck in the kind of "all the villagers in the country come to chip in for his college education", then you are an "old school". Overseas students who come to Hong Kong are not only poor students, but also some of them are the apple of their eye and good girls. They can afford it at home, or they can watch it themselves. They experienced the romance of visiting Hong Kong University here. This generation of mainland students are all happy groups.

However, having the financial ability to study in Hong Kong does not mean having the same ability to stay and work in Hong Kong. To be a wage earner in Hong Kong, perseverance and perseverance are no less than when studying. I know a very capable mainland student who decided to stay in Hong Kong and find her own professional job, but she encountered many extra difficulties and often didn't even get the first interview. After all, the mainland and Hong Kong are different in growth background, cultural differences and ideas, and not every boss can accept these differences. Thankfully, this little sister finally braved difficulties and realized her dream.

Therefore, if you want to succeed, you must work harder. No matter where you are, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

Six suggestions for mainland students:

To sum up my experience, I suggest that mainland students who come to Hong Kong to study should be fully prepared in order to have a full and happy life.

1. Renting a house in Hong Kong is very expensive. Students I don't know often complain after coming to Hong Kong, saying that they miss the size of their house and are often unhappy. You know how many people share a house, and the minimum consumption is several thousand Hong Kong dollars per person. This psychological preparation must be done.

2. Under the mainland's one-child policy, children are spoiled like babies, rent houses with classmates, and often quarrel because of housework or getting along with each other. Please parents, before your daughter comes to Hong Kong, ask her about the basic cleaning of washing and cooking, and the etiquette of getting along with others.

Mainland students work harder than Hong Kong students, but they are more utilitarian. I am very concerned about my academic performance and whether I can find a job in the short term. However, the teachers of Hong Kong master's courses hope that students will have a comprehensive understanding of different knowledge fields and attach importance to students' own ideas and courage to express themselves. Mainland students are shy when expressing their opinions. Moreover, some courses must be spoken and written in English, and the foundation in this respect is also very important.

Universities in Hong Kong attach great importance to academic integrity, and all assignments must be original. Even if you refer to other people's works, you should also indicate the source, otherwise hell to pay.

Whether studying or looking for a job, living in Hong Kong, it is very important to know how to listen and speak Cantonese. I suggest that students should not only associate with mainland students. One of my students comes from the north. She is learning street dance from her classmates in Hong Kong. It's only been a few months, and after enough communication, she can speak Cantonese and make many friends in Hong Kong, which is very helpful for her to find a job. Even people in Guangzhou and Hong Kong have differences in speaking Cantonese. It is said that watching Hong Kong opera is the only way to practice Cantonese in Hong Kong.

6. You can't stay on campus when you come to Hong Kong to study. Just like the humanities I teach, I have to do a lot of homework in the Hong Kong community. For mainland students who want to study in Hong Kong, I suggest that you come to Hong Kong to travel freely, not just to tourist areas, but to visit different communities or grassroots communities to see how Hong Kong people live. This will help you live in Hong Kong.