College graduates have exceeded 10 million for the first time, and "post-00s" are no longer superstitious about "big factories" when looking for a job.

10.76 million people, this is the number of college graduates in 2022 announced by the Ministry of Education, an increase of 1.67 million year-on-year, and both the scale and increase hit a record high.

This employment season is a little different - most of the undergraduates graduating this summer were born in 1999 and 2000. They are "post-00s", they belong to "Generation Z", and they are interested in employment. , entrepreneurship and life planning, have their own unique ideas.

Cartography: Song Xi

Breakthrough

Already starting a business before graduation

The sudden spring snow gave Beijing a taste of it last week A cold spring is coming. In Yunnan, the southwest borderland, Song Xiao, a 2018 undergraduate student at Capital Normal University, is harvesting mandarin oranges in a sunny orchard.

"Very different." Speaking of his college life, Song Xiao used these four words to describe it. Because of the epidemic, he cannot return to school yet. "My classmates and I were actually not in school for about two of the four years in college. I can't even imagine what graduation will be like."

Admitted from the distant Zhaotong City, Yunnan I had just been studying at a university in Beijing for a year and a half when the epidemic hit. Learning and communication have been moved online, and students and teachers are far apart. The epidemic has changed many things, but it has had some positive impacts on Song Xiao's entrepreneurship.

Song Xiao, who has loved tinkering with things since childhood, majored in information and computing science. On July 8, 2019, he registered his first company and carried out his expertise in software development and logistics network technology. After the epidemic, Song Xiao returned to his hometown in Zhaotong, Yunnan. With more free time, he began to think seriously about the future.

"I don't like the life of a nine-to-five office worker. I want to do things by myself." Song Xiao found that the Internet of Things technology she developed could be used in the field of smart agriculture. Yunnan happens to have rich agricultural resources that are in urgent need of development and promotion.

"This season, it is citrus fruits such as Wogan and Papamangan. In addition, we have many specialties here, such as chili sauce, but they lack packaging and design, so they cannot be sold." In the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan areas , Song Xiao extensively explored agricultural products and used online technology to contact partners. At the end of 2020, Song Xiao registered and established an agricultural technology Co., Ltd., and the mini program was subsequently launched. Song Xiao, 22, is now the company’s executive director. In his team, the oldest was born in 1992 and the youngest was born in 2003. Smart agriculture, remote office, mechanical sprinkler irrigation, unmanned transportation... these high-tech technologies are now used in Song Xiao's entrepreneurial projects. Song Xiao’s team also won the first prize in the 6th China International “Internet +” College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Beijing Division) for its outstanding performance.

Now, when you open the mini program, you can buy flower cakes from Yunnan, spicy beef from Sichuan, and apples from Shaanxi. Song Xiao said that he currently has no plans to continue his studies. In the summer of 2022, he will graduate from his bachelor's degree and devote himself wholeheartedly to his own entrepreneurial project. Together with his team members who also love the local area, he will explore more recommended agricultural products. "The epidemic will get better, everything will get better, I think the opportunities are unlimited."

Choice

Some will stay in Beijing and some will return to their hometowns

Wang Yilin, who was born in late 1999 He is an undergraduate student from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2018. His hometown is Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. During the past winter vacation, he used the recruitment information on the "Beijing Employment" official account to find a job.

"I am still very optimistic about my career prospects. I have also communicated with my senior colleagues in this company and feel that the knowledge I have learned can be used." Things further away, such as promotion, Wang Yilin hasn't thought too much about buying a house and starting a family.

From Beijing to Chifeng, it takes more than 2 hours to get home by high-speed rail. Wang Yilin did not feel that he was too far away from home. Fengshuo, a student from Beijing Jiaotong University who graduated from the same class as him, had a different choice.

Fengshuo was born in 2000, and his hometown is only an hour's drive from Wuhan. Before coming to Beijing, he had a lot of longings for college life, but the longings only lasted for a year and a half when they turned into reality.

In October 2021, he determined his workplace. "My goal is very clear, go home and return to Hubei." It only took a day or two to think about it, and Fengshuo quickly signed a contract with a transportation company in Wuhan.

"There are many reasons that determine my choice. Most of all, I consider my family. Although transportation is very convenient now, I am an only child and am alone at home. I still miss my parents very much and hope to be closer to them."

Fengshuo said that in addition to taking postgraduate entrance examinations and further studies, the students in the same dormitory who chose employment all chose to return to their hometowns. "Now China's development is becoming more and more balanced, and many provincial capital cities are doing very well."

Changes

The "big factory complex" has been broken

From the second half of last year As of March this year, there has been a significant increase in the submission of job resumes from "post-00s" users on multiple recruitment websites.

It is worth mentioning that in the past, school recruitment seasons were very seasonal. After the "Golden Nine and Silver Ten" years, the enthusiasm of fresh graduates to find jobs tended to slowly decline. However, since the second half of last year, the activity of "post-2000" fresh graduates on some recruitment platforms has remained at a high level. In terms of resume delivery, in the past, most resumes for fresh graduates during school recruitment seasons were delivered in a centralized manner, but this year they were relatively scattered. Perhaps due to the impact of the epidemic, the traditional "spring recruitment season" and "autumn recruitment season" are not as obvious as before.

The new generation of young people are more distinctive in terms of the region and industry where they are looking for jobs. Judging from the data from the BOSS direct recruitment platform, the overall trend of young people’s employment choices is more diverse. "The phenomenon of fresh graduates gathering in first-tier cities has been alleviated, and many young people have set their intended cities in second-tier cities. In terms of intended industries, the digital technology field is still favored by young people, with representative industries such as the Internet, telecommunications and science and technology service industries. . New infrastructure industries, such as 5G, cloud computing, autonomous driving, etc., are also attracting many science and engineering students." Shan Gong, a direct recruitment analyst at BOSS, said that the new generation's job search preferences are also breaking down traditional gender divisions. One example is that among post-00s job seekers, the proportion of women applying for male-dominated positions such as engineering costing and technology research and development is higher than that of post-80s and post-90s users.

The "big factory complex" is also being broken, and the acceptance of small and micro enterprises by "post-00s" has further increased. According to reports, young people tend to value job suitability, company atmosphere, boss personality, etc. more than the company's popularity. They are also more accepting of flexible working and prefer a free and flexible working environment. Many people will choose to work flexibly during the summer, or engage in long-term part-time jobs such as photography and copywriting.

Shan Gong revealed that young people are more proactive in "talking" and chatting with human resources and bosses online, but they are relatively cautious when choosing positions. They pay more attention to equality in the workplace, are more sensitive to issues such as gender discrimination and academic discrimination, and are more concerned about whether the company has "five insurances and one housing fund" and whether they often work overtime.

Suggestions

Find your advantages and boldly start a business

“The characteristics of people of different generations are directly related to the living environment at that time. In terms of employment, it is related to their "It is related to childhood life, educational experience and various social realities." Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, said that behind the growth of the new generation of young people is the general background of the development of the Internet and related industries.

Chu Zhaohui said that young people learn and live more in virtual situations. After entering the Internet era, the Internet industry has relatively large demand space, but its foundation is still in reality. Young people may not know much about the deep employment positions in society, but in terms of social industrial structure, national policy advocacy, etc., the secondary industry still has greater room for development. The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and manufacturing still require a large number of talents.

In addition, he also encouraged young people to have a higher and stronger entrepreneurial awareness. "The proportion of our students starting their own businesses is relatively low in the world. It seems a bit narrow to blindly compete for civil servants and public institutions. From the perspective of individual growth and development, there should be a relatively transcendent perspective to find one's job positioning , This is also conducive to the optimal allocation of social resources."

Regarding the reality that some young people like to "pick their boss" and frequently change jobs, Chu Zhaohui said that it should be viewed objectively. “Social employment issues are much more complicated at a deeper level.

Whether it's "picking a boss" or changing jobs, it has certain positive meanings, but looking at problems and making choices is still too naive and too simplistic. You should calm down and choose employment and seek personal development. ”