College students’ outlook on career choice and employment

Let me tell you something.... As graduates from major universities across the country graduate, employment of college students has become the focus of attention for the majority of graduates and society. According to statistics from relevant national departments, the number of college graduates in 2006 increased by about 22% compared with 2005. The number of college graduates nationwide reached 4.13 million, an increase of 750,000 over the previous year, further increasing employment pressure. The employment experience of Ren Chenyang, a 2005 college graduate, in this report may provide some reference for college students' employment.

A child's shoe was in Ren Chenyang's hands and he was constantly tinkering with it. He constantly used vise, duckbill pliers, awls, screwdrivers, brushes, needles and other tools, sometimes vigorously threading the needle and pulling the thread. , occasionally carefully flattening the corners of the soles with the tip of the screwdriver.

Ren Chenyang is a shoemaker. He makes traditional handmade cloth shoes.

Became a shoemaker by chance

Ren Chenyang, 24, graduated from Beijing University of Technology in Hotel Management in 2005. By chance, Ren saw Neilian on the Internet Sheng Shoes Co., Ltd. (a time-honored brand that makes cloth shoes with traditional craftsmanship, hereafter referred to as Neiliansheng) is recruiting skilled workers. Before that, he learned about the time-honored brand from TV. With the mentality of trying it out, Ren Chenyang applied.

At the beginning of the application, the relevant person in charge of Neiliansheng warned the young people who came to apply for the job, telling them that making shoes by hand was boring and tiring, but Ren Chenyang still stayed.

In the first two months, Nei Liansheng did not directly teach them how to make shoes. Instead, he asked them to do some chores in the factory to familiarize themselves with the process, and observed and assessed them.

After the two-month assessment period expired, Ren Chenyang and another young man stayed. They learned bottom work (that is, the hand-stitched soles and uppers with 81 stitches per square inch). Connected into one), this is the most difficult and important type of work in the shoemaking process. Due to the high requirements for skills, the masters in this type of work are called "shoe doctors" in the shoemaking process.

In early October 2005, Ren Chenyang and his senior brother were sent to Yanjiao City, Hebei Province by Neilian Promotion to study at the home of Mr. Wang, a retired master in his 70s, for a period of one month, with room and board. At Master Wang’s house.

With the unique curiosity of young people, Ren Chenyang initially thought making cloth shoes was novel. But for Ren Chenyang, who had never touched needlework, learning to make cloth shoes was not that simple. Starting from the most basic needle-passing (passing the thread through the nose of the needle), "I was shocked." It took more than ten minutes to pass the thread, and "I was sweating profusely at the time." Ren seemed a little embarrassed by the embarrassment at the time.

In the first few days, my hands were constantly bleeding from needle pricks. Because I had to pull the thread hard when suturing, and I didn’t know how to use my strength. Even though I was wearing finger cots, my fingers were still painful from being strangled by the thread, and there were bruises on my fingers. At night, you have to soak your hands in warm water to let the congestion disperse from your hands.

As for daily work, Ren told reporters that they have to sit on a small horse to make shoes, and the requirement for sitting on a small horse is to "pass three bends": bend the head, bend the waist, and bend the knees. For those who are used to it, this is a very uncomfortable thing. Especially for Ren, who is 1.80 meters tall, this process is even more uncomfortable.

In the middle of the study, Ren Chenyang began to feel a little unbearable. When he was sleeping in bed at night, he thought about the pain and tiredness of learning to make shoes, as well as his painful and numb hands, plus he had never done it before. After being away from home for a long time, he began to feel a little homesick, and the idea of ??giving up also emerged at this time.

“This is like being a deserter.” Ren Chenyang did not give up in the end. He persisted and gradually became more comfortable with it.

In addition to studying, Master Wang also told Ren Chenyang and others about the history of Chinese cloth shoes, the history of Neiliansheng, and Master Wang’s experience as an apprentice. "My horizons suddenly broadened and my interest was aroused." Speaking of these "studies" besides studying, Ren Chenyang recalled with great interest.

When Mr. Wang was an apprentice, the master was extremely strict with his apprentices, adhering to the traditional apprenticeship concept of "If you don't work, you won't be successful." If the apprentice made any mistake, the master would just pick up the stretched one. The shoe last (used for making shoes, similar to a wooden mold, and the stretched shoe last has nails) is punched in, and the apprentice's legs are often punctured with bloody marks.

Some rigid rules for apprentices are also very strict. Apprentices are not allowed to grow any hair before they leave the apprenticeship. Once Master Wang's hair had grown, his master said to him, you can leave the shoe store. At that time, Master Wang cried incomprehensively. Finally, he learned that the apprentices were not allowed to grow their hair and all had to be bald. , that night, he shaved off his hair.

Talking about what he learned outside of making shoes, Ren Chenyang now thinks back on the inspiration Mr. Wang gave him in terms of life experience and principles of life, which still makes him feel inspired. Very beneficial.

Ren Chenyang still remembers his joy when the first pair of shoes was made after three or four days of learning. Although he made it with the help of his master, "I couldn't believe my eyes." Later, his master also praised him and said that he learned quickly.

After the one-month study period, Ren Chenyang and his senior brother returned to Beijing and became a shoemaker in Nei Liansheng. They were still apprentices, but they were no longer studying specifically, but working on the job. Employees, if you don’t understand something in your daily work, please ask an experienced worker for advice.

"Three hundred and sixty years of work, the best in the industry"

Talking about the shoe-making experience in Neiliansheng General Factory for nearly half a year, Ren Chenyang seems to have adapted to the job of making shoes. . "Watching pairs of shoes coming out of my hands, I feel a sense of accomplishment." From the beginning, he knew nothing about cloth shoes, and now he finds it more and more interesting. Ren Chenyang began to enjoy the fun of making shoes.

“This young man studies seriously and does a good job.” Regarding Ren Chenyang’s work, Director Liu of Neiliansheng commented.

Ren told reporters that although he is still in the apprenticeship stage, the salary is not very high, and the quality rate has not met the requirements set by the factory, he is still very happy to see the quality shoes he has made.

The atmosphere and culture of Neiliansheng Enterprise make Ren Chenyang very excited to work. There is no serious and tense atmosphere at work. The old employees in the workshop are very kind to Ren. "They all treat me as a senior." Ren does as much manual work or small chores as possible. For this reason, Old employees often praise Ren, "We all feel like a family."

Every day in the factory, he goes to work at 8:40 a.m. and leaves work at 4:35 p.m. The fixed time and fixed workload make Ren Chenyang compare satisfy.

Now Ren Chenyang’s daily task is to buy one pair of adult shoes or two pairs of children’s shoes. After work, he also helps with chores in the factory.

Talking about his vision for the future, "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier." Ren said his plan. His goal is to be a shoe designer - equivalent to an engineer in a factory, not just a shoemaker. "I make all kinds of styles now. I try to learn as much as possible and lay a solid foundation."

"Neiliansheng has a history of one or two hundred years and its varieties are relatively fixed. If the company wants to develop, it must innovate and keep up." "The needs of the times."

Most of the old designers in the factory are now old and need young people to take over. The factory hired a designer with a professional background at the beginning of this year, but this designer It turned out that I had no contact with cloth shoes. After staying in the factory for three or four months, I left on my own.

Ren Chenyang also talked about his understanding of designers. A good cloth shoe designer is an excellent shoe maker himself, because when you design, you must first consider whether the designed shoes are easy. To do it, how to do it, you have to make the shoe style yourself first.

Just being a down-to-earth person and doing things

Ren Chenyang first became a shoemaker, but many people around him didn’t understand, including his parents.

Ren’s idea of ??initially choosing Nei Lian Sheng was “simple”. He was young and could try anything and learn as much as possible, and making cloth shoes was even more refreshing. With the deepening of making cloth shoes, Ren began to regard making cloth shoes as a real profession.

“We really didn’t understand it at the time and felt that the child was too young to be suitable for this industry.” Talking about Ren’s initial choice, Ren’s mother recalled her original views.

She felt that Ren Chenyang had been naughty and hyperactive since he was a child. As a young man, he would definitely not be able to do this job for a long time, but as a parent, he always hopes that his children will have a stable job. Ren Chenyang majored in hotel management in college, and making shoes has nothing to do with what he studied.

Ren Chenyang’s parents’ initial expectation for Ren was that after graduating from university, he could do a management job, which would also help improve his social experience.

Seeing Ren Chenyang’s persistence and increasing interest, Ren’s parents’ attitude towards him engaging in this job began to slowly change.

“This child has become more stable than before, and he feels more down-to-earth.” Ren Chenyang’s mother told reporters about Ren’s changes. Before graduating from college, Ren was still a rough young man in the eyes of his parents. .

"Nowadays, college students are under a lot of employment pressure, and we parents also have to change our minds and adapt to the needs of society." Ren's mother expressed her current views to reporters.

"When your child is older, you have to respect his choices. Besides, he is working very hard now." Talking about Ren Chenyang's work, Ren's mother is now more relieved. In her words, Ren's character has always been serious about what he is interested in since he was a child, and now Ren Chenyang has really fallen in love with making shoes, and his job has stabilized.

At a gathering with college classmates, everyone talked about each other’s careers. The classmates didn’t understand, and some even looked down on Ren Chenyang’s job of making shoes. But Ren explained and persisted, “Three hundred and sixty lines. , and become the number one scholar."

Ren’s current salary is not high, much lower than that of some college classmates, but he said that he is very satisfied with his current job, “I am content with what I have,” Ren said something that seemed to match his age. If it doesn't match.

“Everyone thinks this is just making a pair of cloth shoes, but I don’t think so.” During the process of making shoes, Ren Chenyang talked to reporters about his “views on making shoes.”

“Actually, what everyone doesn’t understand about me is that they don’t understand this industry.” After some minor difficulties were slowly overcome, the joy of making shoes gradually emerged.

“Bross shoes are a kind of traditional culture in China, and the stories contained in cloth shoes and Neiliansheng are also a culture in themselves. This industry is not only making cloth shoes, but also a traditional art. . Young people like us rarely wear cloth shoes now, and we rarely know the stories behind them. I think it is necessary to pass on this traditional culture."

Ren Chenyang now. Basically he was able to stand alone, but he felt that making traditional handmade cloth shoes was not something that could be mastered in a year or two, and the skill lay more in daily work.

Nowadays it is difficult for college students to find a job. They can choose to start a business. I am also a college student now. I know a little bit about it