The "Colorful" career planning pattern in the workplace

From the general manager with an annual salary of one million, to the clerical staff who enter and exit business buildings, to the ordinary workers on the production line, gold collar, silver collar, green collar, pink collar, white collar, gray collar, blue collar, in the workplace Everyone gets it. According to a survey by the China Professional Planning Association, China's workplace is being divided according to knowledge structure, occupational content, workplace status, living form and salary, showing a "colorful" pattern. The "collars" of different colors for people from all walks of life interpret new career concepts. They are like a beautiful seven-color light, constituting a beautiful "rainbow" in the workplace. What are the characteristics of the colorful collars in the workplace? What are the differences in the career planning of each collar? We specially interviewed Hong Xiangyang, the chief career planner of Xiangyang Career, and asked him to give professional insights into the forms of employment in different fields of the workplace from the perspective of career planning. The analysis and comments hope to provide inspiration to the vast number of friends in the workplace.

Golden Collar: Tiredness and Happiness

Having the title "Golden Collar" is not only enviable, but also awe-inspiring. Jinling workers are a new force in the high-income group, and their annual salary is generally more than 1 million. Most of them are the company's CEO, CFO, COO and other senior managers. Jin Ling is a down-to-earth doer, good at solving problems independently, adventurous and challenging the future, eager to have a larger space for development, and eager to have a career field of his own. Jinling is an out-and-out urban elite, with a full sense of career success and a sense of superiority in quality of life. First-class working environment, top brands from head to toe, and confident and restrained smiles are their common characteristics. Representative figures include the working emperor Tang Jun, the chief golden collar Wei Zhe, etc.

Comments from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: Every Jinling University student has a clear career positioning and rigorous career planning for himself early on. In their careers, although they constantly change identities and play different roles, they always know what kind of person they want to be, how to achieve their goals, and where to go next. It is the workplace. The best at planning.

Silver collar: trendy yet stable

They engage in fashionable jobs and enjoy it. Freedom, independence and fashion are Yinling’s life beliefs. As a trendy group, silver-collar workers enjoy work and life more easily and freely. How do they become independent, how do they dress fashionably, and focus on themselves to highlight their individuality. Their careers are trendy and even a bit special and alternative. They are keen on fashion, stay at the forefront of the times, and accept the latest information. Most silver-collar workers are in emerging industries, such as animation and comic production, fashion magazines, film and television directors, planning and creative personnel, etc., and their annual income is generally not less than 500,000 yuan. Silver-collar workers are often the core talents of enterprises, so they are not worried about the economy, and job stability is one of their characteristics.

Comments from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: Silver-collar workers can maintain a high quality of life, and they are able to arrange their spare time after get off work to make their lives rich and colorful. They know how to maximize relaxation and pleasure. They are at the forefront of fashion and need to be "fresh" and recharged from time to time. They turn their interests into careers and enjoy them. They can be said to be the most free and easy people in the workplace.

Green collar: advocating natural environmental protection

Green collar is the pioneer and resolute practitioner of environmentalism, and is the representative of "LOHAS" and "environmental protection". They love life, advocate health and fashion, love outdoor sports, support public welfare undertakings, and treat themselves well as well as the environment. "Green collar" advocates a natural, harmonious and healthy lifestyle, and likes comfort, nature, health, greenness and individuality in life. There is no specific group of green-collar workers. They may be gold-collar workers, white-collar workers, or gray-collar workers. They have certain financial capabilities and love themselves and life.

Comment from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: The age of green collar workers is generally getting younger, which is a civilian manifestation of elite consciousness and advocates a return to natural life. It symbolizes a new attitude towards life. It upholds an environmentally friendly and friendly attitude, and integrates the healthy physique of blue-collar workers, the knowledge and cultivation of white-collar workers and the career foundation of gold-collar workers. It is the healthiest person in the workplace.

Pink collar: Freedom and pressure go hand in hand

Pink collar is mostly from the "brain-eating" class. It is a favorite career for women who pursue self-psychological satisfaction and free entrepreneurship. The most obvious characteristic of pink-collar workers is that most of them are related to computers. Most of them are engaged in freelance writing, advertising design, web design, handicraft design, product marketing, import and export trade, media, etc. They don’t have to get up early or work nine to five. Under the control of the boss, you can walk around the room in pajamas, wear a facial mask, search for information online, and send and receive emails. They can balance family and career. The average income of pink-collar workers catches up with or exceeds that of white-collar workers, and many people earn more than 100,000 yuan a year. Representative figures include freelance writers, designers, Taobao store owners, etc.

Comment from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: Most pink-collar workers are freelancers and do not have four gold and fixed income. Many pink-collar workers lament that because their working hours are irregular and their income is not stable, they don’t open for a month when they are free, but they work around the clock when they are busy. Pink-collar workers need enough self-confidence and a calm attitude, as well as good interpersonal relationships. Have an estimate of your own development prospects to prevent financial constraints from affecting your quality of life. The most important thing is to continuously strengthen learning and cultivation. If you fall behind, your leisurely days will no longer exist, and it will be difficult to maintain three meals a day, and there will be certain occupational risks.

White-collar workers: Pay equal attention to planning and development

A class with an annual salary of not less than 80,000 yuan, engaged in purely intellectual work, and required to wear suits and other formal clothing when working. White-collar workers in office buildings are the first people to know them. Most of them are well-educated and hired by their bosses because of their skills. They know how to dress themselves well and can stand alone at work. They work from nine to five every day, watching their boss's face, observing the reactions of their colleagues, practicing office philosophy, and wearing professional suits to mechanically deal with all kinds of people. As competition in the workplace has intensified in recent years, white-collar workers have also encountered unprecedented competitive challenges, tremendous pressure, and devaluation of their values, forming a career crisis. Especially after the global financial crisis spread, many white-collar workers lost their jobs overnight and their living conditions were worrying.

Comments from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: In recent years, white-collar workers’ desire to pursue high income and good development has been increasing day by day. According to data from the Xiangyang Career Management Research Center, nearly 60% of personal career consulting services in XX came from white-collar workers, and white-collar workers have the most serious career problems. It has become more and more common to encounter career confusion in the workplace such as job positioning, career transition, career burnout, career planning, seeking high salary, promotion and development, etc. Fortunately, as everyone's awareness of career planning continues to strengthen, more than 70% of white-collar workers agree with the concept of "planning before development".

Gray-collar workers: Meet challenges amid opportunities

Gray-collar workers are compound talents who can use both their brains and hands-on skills. They have rich professional knowledge and strong hands-on ability. They are The current "commodity" in demand in the workplace mainly consists of college and technical secondary school students who have graduated from higher vocational schools. Compared with "white collar" and "blue collar", gray collar has both a strong level of theoretical knowledge and skilled technology. Their annual salary is at least 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. They are currently mainly concentrated in two major industries: one is the IT industry, and the other is the design industry. They are engaged in occupations such as electronic engineers, software development engineers, decoration design engineers, drawing engineers, spray plating engineers, etc. .

Comments from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: At present, most gray-collar workers come from senior vocational schools, with relatively weak cultural foundation and weak potential. After they take up their jobs, most of them are in operational jobs. When they fall into transactional, operational, and assembly line jobs, their competitiveness decreases and their substitutability increases. It will be more difficult for them to transform in the future. Therefore, people in the gray-collar class need to plan for their future. Newcomers in the workplace may wish to use gray-collar occupations as the entry point for their careers, start with operational jobs, combine their majors, and continue to accumulate experience. At the same time, pay attention to their own transformation and development. Operational employees can transform into the field of technology research and development so that their knowledge can be sublimated, their skills can be improved, and their competitiveness can be enhanced. For senior gray-collar workers, don’t talk about transformation lightly, but accumulate rich experience and become sought-after talents in the gray-collar market. Only in this way can you avoid risks and win opportunities.

Blue-collar: seeking development down-to-earth

Blue-collar mainly refers to industrial workers who earn their wages by paying for their physical strength, such as construction workers, steel workers, female textile workers, home appliance manufacturing workers, and water and electricity pipeline repairers Occupations such as construction workers and decoration workers are typical representatives of blue-collar workers. At present, my country's blue-collar workers are composed of two parts: one is ordinary urban workers, and the other is migrant workers who move to cities. China's blue-collar workers are a vulnerable group. They live at the bottom of society. They are poor and ignored by others, and their social contributions are not very respected. However, because they are in greatest demand, blue-collar jobs are the most competitive field. According to the latest recruitment information, serious job shortages have occurred in coastal areas and inland areas just after the Spring Festival of 20xx. Among them, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan and other cities in the Pearl River Delta region are short of more than 2 million workers, and some production lines have been shut down. Among them, the catering service industry, food processing industry and electronic manufacturing industry have the largest employment shortages.

Comment from Yiwu Frontier Talent Network: According to statistics, the average salary of blue-collar workers nationwide is no more than 1,500 yuan. Compared with other classes, the social status and economic treatment of blue-collar workers are at the bottom of the pyramid. Xiangyang Career pointed out that blue-collar workers are divided into ordinary blue and dark blue. In addition to the ordinary blue class engaged in manual labor, the dark blue class with certain skills can seek better development by strengthening learning and improving competitiveness.

Due to the different division of labor in society, there are people in different "fields". Xiangyang Career pointed out that there are always highs and lows in life, and the same is true for career development. In fact, we don't need to care too much about which "college" we are currently in, let alone deliberately pursue the "college" we yearn for. Instead, we should pay more attention to our current development status and know how to develop ourselves well in the existing field. , obtain continuous improvement. I believe that through accurate positioning, scientific planning, and unremitting efforts, you can become the brightest rainbow in the workplace!