With the deepening of China's reform and opening up, China has joined the WTO, the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, and the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo will also be held. English is becoming more and more important in our market. Therefore, the demand for English talents is increasing year by year. It should be said that the prospect of learning English well is optimistic. However, due to the overheated enrollment of English majors in recent years, and a considerable number of non-English majors' English level is not worse than that of English majors, and the overall employment situation in recent years is not ideal, the employment of English majors has generally exceeded demand, which undoubtedly has caused a great impact on English majors. If we want to gain a foothold in the current market, we must understand the following aspects:
English is a bridge between people, not a tool to measure the level of knowledge.
In today's world, the importance of English is beyond doubt. However, English is no longer a communicative language subject, but a competitive examination knowledge. The function of English learning is infinitely exaggerated, far beyond the scope of language tools, completely deviating from the ultimate goal of learning English, which is obviously biased. We should make it clear that English is only a language tool, English education is only a part of the whole national education, and English level should not be an important threshold for selecting talents.
In addition, a recent news report said that there are about 300 million English learners (professional and non-professional) in China, accounting for about 1/4 of the total population. Experts predict that in a few years, the number of people learning English in China will exceed the total population of English-speaking countries. Such a huge crowd is learning English, but what is the actual application level? According to the investigation of the State Administration of Foreign Languages, there is still a serious shortage of high-end foreign language talents engaged in simultaneous interpretation and translation in China, and the gap of high-quality talents who can do Chinese-English translation is as high as 90%. People can't help asking, so many people are learning foreign languages, why do they still lack translators?
Through market research and expert analysis, the expansion of colleges and universities from 65438 to 0999, as well as the acceleration of globalization and frequent international exchanges in recent years have objectively caused the overheating and prosperity of English majors, but blindly ignoring the market absorption capacity and actual demand will inevitably lead to the bubble phenomenon of foreign language talent consumption. But the important reason is that their own requirements are not high. Most college students only want to pass the national examination and get the grade certificate during their school days, so that they can get the diploma. Therefore, there are "gunmen" in today's society to get such a grade certificate for so-called talents. As a result, there are only certificates in the English market now, and there are no "talents" with real talent and practical learning. It ignores the importance of really learning English: in order to communicate with others better, rather than to show how high and profound a person's knowledge is.
So we learn English not to get that little piece of paper, but to better connect with the world and communicate with others. The same is true for enterprises. What they want is not the paper, but the real English knowledge in our minds to create achievements for them. Therefore, if English majors want to find a good job, they must be talented and practical.
Second, where is the future of English major? How can we better find a satisfactory job?
At present, great changes have taken place in the development of the whole society. English has become a tool, and more and more people can use it freely. The English level of early government officials or business managers is not very good, and special translators are needed to help them. For some time, there was a phenomenon that translators were in short supply. With China's opening to the outside world and the gradual popularization of English education, people's awareness of learning English is also improving, and the environment for learning English is also improving. Many entrepreneurs or managers already have this skill, and they no longer need a specialized English talent to help them. In this case, the demand for pure English learners is greatly reduced. At the same time, the continuous improvement of non-English majors' English level has also formed a strong opponent for English majors. Therefore, English majors will face greater pressure.
As English majors, we will face that our English level is not up to standard, but the English level of non-professional college students is constantly improving, so they will have greater advantages when we look for jobs in the future. In this society, which is in urgent need of compound talents, it is difficult to roam the rivers and lakes with only one language. Many non-English majors also have a high level of English, and they have excellent performances in listening, speaking, reading and writing. In this case, our English majors either study well and reach a certain height and level; Or you should consider expanding your knowledge. For example, the countermeasures taken by schools are: mastering multiple languages to increase students' employment opportunities. While training English majors, we should learn more foreign languages, such as English, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian and other languages with large market demand.
It is not difficult to find a job with solid professional ability, but it is relatively difficult to find a very good position as soon as you graduate. There needs to be a very difficult re-learning stage after employment, because no matter what position you are engaged in translation or other industries, you need to learn the background knowledge and practical operation of your work from scratch because of the narrow major. Once you master the relevant professional knowledge, your English professionalism can be fully displayed, and you will have more contact than other colleagues with poor English.
English major is a tool major, and few people can really master English, even English majors. Some people who have passed Band 8 are not very good at speaking and writing. Therefore, we must learn oral English and writing well at school. The four major accounting firms will also recruit English majors, but only if English is good, because several important links in the recruitment process are in English. If you are good at English, you will have the opportunity to enter the four major audit departments. If you are very proficient, you will have the opportunity to enter the tax department or enterprise consulting department, because both departments have high English level. There are also translators, foreign trade, civil servants and so on.
Therefore, the future of English lies in learning English well, so the employment prospect is not difficult.
Third, the current market demand for English professional posts
According to the market survey, the employment direction of English majors is narrow and wide. In a narrow sense, it is because most English majors are engaged in education. After all, English is a communication tool, and its main function is communication. In today's world, there are too many people who master this language, and most occupations do not require professional English level. In this way, English majors lose their unique advantages over other majors. For example: teachers, translators, etc. To be lenient, English majors can sacrifice their professional level and engage in some jobs that only require general English level. In this way, the employment direction is much wider, but at the same time, graduates need to have higher comprehensive quality, and the success rate of employment is greatly increased. For example: banks, foreign trade companies, aviation, finance, government agencies and other industries that use English talents.
English has become a de facto international language. Many countries and regions have designated English as the official communication language. English has become an important communication tool in international conferences, forums and academic seminars, in international business negotiations and international business contracts, and in the work of foreign-funded enterprises or joint ventures. With the rapid development of the world economic integration, especially the increasingly frequent communication activities among countries in the world in the fields of politics, economy and culture, foreign trade, diplomacy, customs, tourism, management and other foreign-related departments related to English majors have gained unprecedented development opportunities, which makes the demand for English talents in China increase day by day.
From what I have said above, in short, no matter what job you are engaged in, you must have real talents and practical knowledge, especially the English knowledge you have learned, so that you can give full play to your abilities and realize your life value in the future job search.
Wages and remuneration/benefits
By February 24, 20 13, the average salary of 60054 English majors was 3827 yuan, including 10/000 yuan, 3222 yuan for fresh graduates, 399 yuan1yuan for 0-2 years and 49000 yuan for 3-5 years.
Recruitment requirements
English major, the salary offered by the recruiting company is the most negotiable, accounting for 44%; Unlimited work experience is the most needed, accounting for 37%; College degree is the most needed, accounting for 52%.
Employment direction
English major graduates are suitable for secretarial, translation, professional or administrative work in foreign trade departments, trading companies, foreign-related institutions, foreign-invested enterprises, multinational companies, financial and international trading units, foreign-related departments of governments at all levels, various export-oriented enterprises or companies, banks, insurance, customs, border defense, universities and scientific research departments.
Employment position
Foreign trade salesman, sales engineer, foreign trade Commissioner, English translator, sales assistant, sales manager, foreign trade merchandiser, assistant to foreign trade Commissioner, foreign trade business, assistant to general manager, sales representative, foreign trade merchandiser, etc.
Urban employment index
The area with the largest number of English majors is Shanghai. The highest paid area is Jiaxing.
Cities with more jobs are: Shanghai [46745], Beijing [34679], Shenzhen [29904], Guangzhou [25220], Dongguan [9995], Hangzhou [8643], Wuhan [7 170] and Xiamen [660].
Cities with relatively high employment salaries are: Jiaxing [6,999 yuan], Yangzhou [4,999 yuan], Beijing [4,966 yuan], Shanghai [4,829 yuan], Nanchang [4,286 yuan], Guiyang [4,235 yuan], Zhongshan [4,207 yuan] and Ningbo [41.
Similar professional rankings
English majors belong to foreign languages and literature in literature, including 55 foreign languages and literature majors. English majors rank 1 in foreign languages and literature, and 1 in the whole literature.
Among foreign language and literature majors, English, translation, Japanese, business English, Korean, Russian, German, French and Spanish have good employment prospects.