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Young people’s job search trends: Searching for ideals starts with eating “youth rice”

Real estate consultant Li Yan is introducing real estate information to customers. Photography/Reporter Liao Jie

"Youth rice" once meant a profession of eating "cheeks". Most of the new “youth rice” are concentrated in the new economic field. In the new economic fields represented by real estate sales and IT, most workers may be just passers-by. However, the mentality of a considerable number of young people is changing. They not only choose to eat "youth rice", but also eat it deliciously; they "eat what is in the bowl and look at what is in the pot", and have changed from eating "youth rice" Start with "Rice" and use the experience and capital you have learned to find your ideal.

If in the past, people relied on their "face" to make a living, then today's "youth food" relies on their age, physical strength and energy. When youth is gone, they will also find another way out.

■■■Real estate consultants, most people cannot last more than half a year

When talking about real estate consultants, many people may not understand what kind of profession this is. But if you say "sales lady", you will definitely have a sudden realization. However, 24-year-old Li Yan doesn't like the easy-to-understand title of "sales lady".

In November 2008, Li Yan, from his hometown of Zaozhuang, started his career as a real estate consultant in a real estate company in Linyi. "After graduating from college, I changed jobs several times, but those idle jobs made me feel less enthusiastic until I became a real estate consultant." Li Yan said.

Li Yan’s major is public sector management, and he has never had any contact with real estate knowledge before working. When she first started working, she knew almost nothing about real estate and didn't understand many professional terms. She had no choice but to start from scratch.

After arriving at the company, Li Yan’s project was not launched. Newcomers like her need to be trained after joining the company. In Li Yan's words, "This is definitely a devilish training." Every day she has to be exposed to a lot of things she doesn't understand and memorize pages of boring real estate materials.

In the first month, Li Yan stayed up late every night to read until after one o'clock in the morning. Sometimes, he would fall asleep while sitting in a rental house with his back on his back, even talking in his sleep while memorizing the material. Another girl in the same dormitory was often awakened by Li Yan's sleep talking. She told Li Yan the next day, "You are going to be a 'crazy' memorizer!"

To this day, Li Yan continues to memorize ten words every day. page material habits. Li Yan said that memorizing materials is no different from a teacher's "lesson preparation", except that she has to repeat it countless times every day and deal with different customers.

Li Yan said that she did not expect that this line of work would be so stressful and tiring. Like many people, I originally thought that in this profession, as long as I was good-looking and articulate, I would be able to do it well without putting in too much effort. However, within three months, most of the six people who came with them were "eliminated".

Now, Li Yan has been working as a real estate consultant for two years, but she can be regarded as the "elderly" in this profession. Li Yan said that her company has trained four batches of real estate consultants. After each batch of people come, most of them will be eliminated. “It’s a lie that there is no pressure in this industry. The company sets targets for everyone, and those who fail to meet them will naturally be eliminated and left,” Li Yan said.

■■■Being a tour guide, how can you be so "tired"

Like Li Yan, Zhang Ping started working after graduating from university and worked in an office for three years. She was a little "bored". "I don't like this kind of work without passion. After working for three years, I decided to change my job." After much consideration, Zhang Ping decided to resign. In 2005, Zhang Ping chose a career as a tour guide.

"My major in college is tourism, and I am very comfortable working as a tour guide in a travel agency. I have been doing this job for five years, and I have worked in many travel agencies in the city.

Speaking of her experience as a tour guide, Zhang Ping said with emotion, “I am just an ordinary tour guide, inconspicuous. ”

“Boldness, carefulness, and not being afraid of strangers are the basic qualities of a tour guide. "Five years of working as a tour guide have made Zhang Ping not afraid of strangers, and her previous office work has trained her. "Now when promoting business, she is not afraid of being rejected at all, let alone blushing. "

Zhang Ping said that as a tour guide, because you often take groups out and spend less time with your family, you not only cannot take care of your family, but also require good physical fitness. "Being a tour guide is very difficult. Year, just one word - 'tired'. Until last year, I resigned from my job and started working as a part-time tour guide. Because I have accumulated some resources, I now run business and occasionally take groups out. "

Once, when Zhang Ping took a group out, several tourists thought that taking them to scenic spots meant letting them spend money, and they were unwilling to cooperate with the tour group, disrupting the entire trip.

"Actually, I feel aggrieved. In the eyes of many people, our tour guides are the kind of shills who do everything possible to make tourists spend money, but this industry determines that tour guides can only do this. We have no choice! "Zhang Ping said, "The salary of tour guides is actually not as high as people think, and many people do not even reach the minimum wage level. The so-called income is linked to group tours and consumption. Some tour guides have no choice but to attract tourists to spend money. Of course, not everyone is like this. ”

“I don’t want tourists to think that I am just a profit-seeking ‘lobbyist’. I want to leave the impression of a friend to my customers. Who travels not to relax?” It's my job to make visitors happy. "Zhang Ping said. When encountering difficulties from tourists, Zhang Ping is usually able to endure it and continue to explain to tourists with a "forced smile" or defend peacefully. There are also some dissatisfied tourists who will complain to travel agencies, but Zhang Ping does not do anything.

■■■Let youth careers break the "youth rice rule"

Compared with when he first started working, Li Yan can no longer see the immature shadow of the past. She used to struggle with being wronged, but now she is more mature. Now, Li Yan has become a supervisor and has several real estate consultants under her. When she is not busy, she will also receive customers, but she will not do so during the reception. More comfortable.

“Among real estate consultants, a few will become supervisors, and some may choose to continue their job in another real estate development, but most real estate consultants will leave quietly. "Li Yan said. Many colleagues who used to work with Li Yan have now left this industry. Many people believe that this is a superficial career with no connotation. They only eat youth food. It is destined to be very short-lived and cannot tolerate anyone. Stay for a long time.

However, Li Yan doesn’t see it that way. She believes that a real estate consultant is more like a training station. You can take challenges here when you are young, and then use the experience you learn to find your way. My own ideal. "I chose to start with 'youth rice' from the beginning. The original intention of choosing this career was to train myself and prepare for the future. " Li Yan said.

Speaking of his plans, Zhang Ping, a tour guide, also felt the same. "Working here, you can always maintain your passion for work and life, and you will know how to face Different clients learn to be strict with themselves and get used to adapting to the environment and pressure. Once you have worked as a tour guide, you will quickly adapt to work under various pressures even if you change jobs in the future. "Zhang Ping has always believed in a saying: "If you don't work harder than others, you may be eliminated the next day. ”

“The staff turnover here is very high, and it is difficult to find a sense of belonging. Many colleagues have already left this industry. "In the past five years, Zhang Ping changed jobs several times, from one company to another, but never left the travel agency. "I once thought that if I were asked to choose a career again, I might not be a tour guide. It’s not that I hate this job, but after working I realized that I wanted to spend more time with my family. "Zhang Ping said.

However, this does not mean that Zhang Ping regrets. "Many of my colleagues have signed up for accounting training courses while working as tour guides. Now many people have switched careers to accountants, and some have Started a business.

Anyway, it’s just a saying, ‘eat what’s in the bowl and watch what’s in the pot’. Make a business plan for yourself while you’re young, and start by eating ‘youth rice’. " Zhang Ping said.

■■■ Take a long-term view and make career plans

Liu Enyun, dean of the School of Education of Linyi University, believes that eating "youth rice" and using youth to gain resources for life will Or laying the foundation for the future is very normal and realistic. From a development perspective, young people should have a longer-term vision and excellent career planning capabilities.

"For young people. Generally speaking, every job is a process of experience accumulation and self-improvement. No matter how humble your current position is, acquiring new and valuable knowledge will be of great benefit to your career. At work, you can use your evenings and weekends to learn some professional knowledge. You must understand that the more knowledge you have, the greater your development potential will be. Liu Enyun said.

Liu Enyun believes that with the development of the economy, the division of occupations has become clearer and the requirements for practitioners are higher. Some industries also require more young people to participate, and these young people People's jobs are often chosen, so how to grasp and plan their career is particularly important.

"Workers who eat 'youth rice' should always recite the 'curse' of career crisis, after all. Years of youth will pass in a flash. Young college students who have just started working must make use of their current career resources to make friends and build good interpersonal relationships for future career plans. Perhaps your current friends will be your partners in future career development. "

"Today's society is a learning society. Failure to learn is actually a step back. Young people must have a sense of crisis and always recharge themselves. " Liu Enyun suggested that when eating "youth rice", you should calmly think about the current situation and clearly know "who you are" and "what you are suitable for". After eating "youth rice", no matter you have experienced ups and downs, After suffering, you still taste joy and happiness. These are precious treasures. Only those who know how to endure and persevere can turn crises into opportunities and find future development directions. In normal times, you should pay attention to absorbing more knowledge about the industry and consider it. Work part-time in your spare time to accumulate capital for yourself to change careers or start a business. Reporter Zhou Guangcong