What is a young old man?

It is difficult for "young people" to find jobs: at the age of 58, Tsinghua can't find a job that costs more than 5, yuan after graduation!

"Require people under the age of 65" and "Recruit retirees for financial managers around the age of 55" ... On China Senior Talents Online, the recruitment age of each position is relaxed to a space suitable for the elderly.

With the frequent hot searches on topics related to the employment of the elderly, the job-seeking needs of younger elderly groups are gradually being seen by the outside world.

On February 22nd, the reporter found that most recruitment platforms have not yet opened special areas for the elderly, and the elderly still use offline and friends' introduction as the main channels in job hunting.

In August last year, the recruitment network for the elderly in China was officially launched. On this platform, beijing business today reporters started a dialogue with several elderly people who are looking for jobs. These elderly people are generally between 55 and 65 years old, and many of them have a high degree of undergraduate or even graduate education. However, these highly educated elderly people have repeatedly hit a wall in the process of job hunting, and even encountered no business interest.

Some elderly people said that their career choices are very limited, and only basic positions such as cleaning and security can be chosen. So what else can the elderly do when they get re-employed outside the basic posts?

Younger elderly people hit a wall in online job hunting

According to the job information, basic posts such as security guard, cleaning, parking lot manager, and caregiver appear frequently in China senior talent network.

Image source: screenshot of China Senior Talents Network

Uncle Wang submitted his resume at the beginning of the website. He graduated from Tsinghua University at the age of 58 and worked as a project manager in a foreign-funded enterprise before retirement. "My family is more supportive of my job search, and I am in good health and have the energy to work five days a week." Uncle Wang said that he is looking forward to finding a job as a management post, a consultant post and a training tutor post. There is no requirement for the scale of the industry and the company, and the salary is expected to be above 5, yuan.

Despite the double blessing of highly educated and working experience in foreign companies, Uncle Wang's "road to re-employment" is not smooth. "There are fewer recruitment companies on the website, and there are fewer companies that are professional counterparts." Uncle Wang told reporters that since August last year, when I applied for a job on the website and submitted my resume, almost no company has contacted me in the past six months.

Aunt Zhu, 57 years old with a bachelor's degree, is also in the process of finding a job. Unlike Uncle Wang, she prefers to choose a simple, relaxed and low-intensity job. "Waiter, matchmaker, I am willing to try these positions." Aunt Zhu said. But like Uncle Wang, Aunt Zhu also failed to find a job successfully.

It is one of the difficulties encountered by the elderly, represented by Aunt Zhu and Uncle Wang, that there are fewer enterprises recruiting the elderly and fewer suitable jobs.

The number of "Welcome Retirees" posts has increased by 33%

In the survey, the reporter also found that although the job search was blocked, most elderly people did not show their eagerness. Different from young people's job-seeking goals, some old people's original intention of job-seeking is to enrich their lives and realize the complete transition from work to retirement. As representative figures, Uncle Wang and Aunt Zhu have made plans for their next retirement. "Don't rush to find a job. If you can't find a job, drink tea at home, exercise and exercise, and travel again when you have time." Uncle Wang said.

Shan Gong, an analyst directly employed by p>boss, pointed out that retirees often have three needs when they are employed. "Continue to raise children's economic needs, continue to play the value needs of vocational skills and the spiritual needs of continuing to pursue career development."

boss direct employment data shows that in 222, the number of active job seekers over 55 years old on this platform has increased by 27% year-on-year. "Retirees' own willingness to work is very strong, and most users return to the job market after retirement for one or two years." Shan Gong said. In addition, in 222, the job description of the platform made it clear that the position of "welcome retirees" also increased by 33% year-on-year.

In fact, promoting the social participation of the elderly, encouraging the elderly to continue to play their roles and achieving a sense of worthiness have become one of the key points of China's aging work in the new era.

The Opinions on Strengthening the Work of Aging in the New Era issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council clearly put forward that schools, hospitals, community domestic service, service management in public places and other industries should explore flexible employment modes suitable for the elderly. Encourage all localities to establish an information base for elderly talents, and provide employment introduction, vocational skills training and innovation and entrepreneurship guidance services for the elderly who are willing to work.

How many silver-haired jobs are there

Under the policy, it is particularly important to build a bridge between the elderly in need and the matching workplace. According to the data of the seventh national census, among the people aged 6 and above in China, there are 36.69 million people with high school education or above, an increase of 2.85 million over 21; The proportion of people with high school education or above accounts for 13.9%. As the education level of the elderly is getting higher and higher, they can set foot in more and more positions.

However, judging from the current job-hunting situation of the elderly, many elderly people still learn about jobs mainly through offline channels such as friend introduction, and their work is also the basic job content such as cleaning and doorman. On the online side, except for China Senior Talents Network, most mainstream recruitment platforms have not set up a service area for the elderly, but some posts are marked with the words "Recruit retirees".

Image source: screenshot of recruitment website

The reporter searched on a recruitment platform with the key words of "retirement" and "re-employment". In addition to the basic positions, there are also positions such as school doctors, custody teachers, nurses and even anchors for the elderly. Shan Gong said that from the perspective of post setting, financial accounting, medical health, publishing and editing industries all welcome the elderly to join.

"The skills and rules required by these industries and positions are very stable, and the only variable is job proficiency, so some recruiters are even willing to attract retired talents with higher salaries." Shan Gong said.

According to Lu Jiehua, a professor of sociology in Peking University, the employment of the elderly is diversified, and the elderly with professional skills usually have relatively high employment intentions, such as doctors and teachers. "It is very important to keep the employment of the elderly in a balance between supply and demand and enhance their social participation." Lu Jiehua said that in addition to paying attention to the balance between skills and posts, we should also consider adapting the elderly to the changes in the digital age. "Improving the literacy of the elderly in the digital age is also empowering their employment. In addition, employers should provide more opportunities to match employment with supply and demand!