The impact of the financial crisis on college students' employment is uncertain.
"I'm studying mechanical manufacturing, and I'm going to graduate soon. I want to know how much the financial crisis has affected employment in China? " "Large foreign banks have shrunk their fronts, and domestic export enterprises have closed down one after another ... Does it affect our employment?" ..... On the BBS of university campus, employment is a hot topic for students nowadays, and many college students who are about to graduate are worried about the employment situation. Xiao Wu, a 2009 graduate majoring in finance from Central University of Finance and Economics, and his classmates have been paying close attention to the reports about the financial crisis. He told reporters that the students felt that the recruitment of financial enterprises seemed to be slow. Han Xiao, a senior majoring in international trade at Beijing Technology and Business University, said, "My biggest dream is to enter a foreign company. Due to the financial crisis, most of these units have changed their employment plans, which makes people anxious. " Faced with the current employment situation, many students feel "chill".
Facing the impact of the financial crisis on the domestic employment situation, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Minister Yin Weimin said that from the current situation, the employment situation in China is generally stable, and the changes in the economic situation have not had a significant impact on employment. But at the same time, he also pointed out that some signs are worthy of attention. First, the slowdown in economic growth has weakened the ability to stimulate employment. Compared with the same period of last year, the demand for employment in enterprises declined in the third quarter, and the growth rate of new employment in some areas slowed down. Second, some small and medium-sized enterprises have difficulties in production and operation, especially in labor-intensive industries such as textiles and clothing, processing and manufacturing, which have a negative impact on employment. Third, some export-oriented foreign trade enterprises with high external dependence are greatly affected by the financial crisis, and the slowdown in exports will reduce the demand for labor. These new changes are likely to have a certain impact on employment in China in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year.
At present, it is the peak of job hunting and employment for college graduates in 2009. Under the background of the global financial crisis, the employment situation of college students really makes the teachers in the employment guidance department of colleges and universities sweat. Wang Dan, deputy director of Tsinghua University Employment Guidance Center, said that the reality urged them to act as soon as possible, and the graduation training and enterprise publicity work of the school was more than one month ahead of previous years. Wang Dan said that from the current situation, it seems that the employment situation in Tsinghua University has not been greatly affected. The number of employers who come to the school to announce the recruitment is basically the same as in previous years, and even slightly increased. The student employment signing work is being carried out in an orderly and intense manner. She also said that some enterprises believe that in the face of the financial crisis, students tend to be more rational when choosing jobs, which is a good time for them to reserve talents. Now many students' employment concepts have changed. The financial crisis has made graduates feel more urgent when looking for jobs. They are more active in finding jobs and actively adjust their mentality. Their enthusiasm for foreign companies has cooled down, and the focus of job hunting has begun to shift to state-owned enterprises and scientific research departments.
Sun Mei, a teacher at the Career Guidance Center of Beijing Foreign Studies University, said that as an important base for training foreign language talents in China's political, economic and diplomatic fields, the employment situation of the class of 2009 has not been greatly affected at present, and the employment of students is stable and orderly, and students have signed contracts with employers one after another. The reporter learned a similar situation from Peking University, Renmin University and other schools. For these schools, the financial turmoil has more or less affected students' employment, but it is not as serious as expected. However, as people in the industry have said, the financial crisis has limited impact on the job hunting of some famous university graduates in China, but it will have a greater impact on some ordinary universities. A local college employment guidance teacher who asked not to be named said: In previous years, large and small enterprises that started with 1 1 began to enter the campus, attracting outstanding graduates with various forms of presentations and job fairs. The number of small and medium-sized enterprises recruited by the school has decreased significantly this year, and the campus job fair is deserted.
Indeed, an unavoidable reality is that students majoring in finance and economics, international economy and trade, and business administration have been hit hard by the financial crisis. Although some employment guidance teachers in financial and foreign trade colleges are unwilling to talk about the current employment situation of students for various reasons, they are worried about the employment situation next year. Without exception, they said: "The financial crisis will definitely affect students' employment, and the degree of influence is still uncertain, but it should be a negative factor. "
Some industries have been affected by the crisis and employment plans have shrunk.
Dr. Wang Boqing, President of Max Human Resources Information Management Consulting Co., Ltd., said in an interview that the international financial crisis has led to the global economic recession, and it is optimistic that it will take at least two to three years to recover. As China's largest trading partner, the weak real economy in the United States directly leads to the grim situation faced by China's export enterprises. At present, it is an important period for graduates to find jobs, and it is difficult to predict how much the financial crisis will affect the employment of college students. However, from the current situation, it can be preliminarily judged that with the continuous spread of the impact of the financial crisis, first, the business of multinational companies will shrink, thus reducing the number of employees; Secondly, domestic manufacturing and export-oriented enterprises that provide spare parts, raw materials and semi-finished products for foreign industries will also be affected; The second is the impact on the energy industry.
Through interviews with some enterprises, we learned that although some enterprises said that their campus recruitment plans have not changed compared with previous years, some enterprises have greatly laid off employees because of the sharp drop in business volume. A person in charge of the human resources department of a securities company revealed that the recruitment plan of the company was greatly affected because brokers and fund companies were directly affected by the financial turmoil. Real estate enterprises have always been big employers. This year, Country Garden, R&F and other companies have no campus recruitment plans. Facing the current economic situation and real estate market, the recruitment demand of real estate enterprises is generally "weak". Except for some middle and high-end jobs, the talent demand plan for college students has been greatly reduced. Due to the uncertain economic prospects, many enterprises choose to wait and see on whether to recruit people.
Statistics from the website "Worry-Free Future" show that in the second half of this year, the number of job recruits in the financial industry decreased by 12% compared with the same period of last year, and the number of job recruits in the real estate industry decreased by 6% in the third quarter of this year compared with the second quarter. According to Zhaopin's recruitment statistics, although the total number of positions is increasing, the growth curve in the second half of the year is much slower than that in the first half, especially in the financial, trade, real estate and other industries.
Wang Boqing believes that college students can actively adjust their employment ideas at present. Judging from the current situation, agriculture, education, medicine, administration and other industries are less affected by the financial crisis. In addition, consumer goods industries closely related to the lives of ordinary people, such as food, beverages, tobacco and alcohol, cosmetics and other retail and wholesale industries, are also less affected by the financial crisis, with good development momentum and good employment situation. According to the survey and statistics over the years, state organs and institutions at all levels are the big ones to absorb the employment of college students, accounting for about 12.7% of the total number of college graduates in that year. This job market is relatively stable.
The government's series of measures to rescue the market are conducive to stabilizing employment.
Experts believe that college students need not be too pessimistic about the employment situation, because China's economy as a whole has not changed because of the financial crisis, and the momentum of economic growth is still strong, which provides a guarantee for the smooth employment of college graduates. At the same time, in order to resolve the impact of the financial crisis on China's economy, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council adopted a series of powerful macroeconomic measures to promote the stable operation of the economy.
If we adopt a proactive fiscal policy and a loose financial policy, we plan to invest 4 trillion yuan to expand domestic demand within two years; This year, the central government allocated a special fund of 5 1. 1 billion yuan to increase support for small and medium-sized enterprises and 900 billion yuan to build affordable housing; Continue to implement the regional economic development strategy and accelerate the economic development of the central and western regions and the old industrial bases in Northeast China; Further optimize the industrial structure and accelerate the development of the tertiary industry with rapid development and great potential. Under the influence of the national policy of stimulating domestic demand, the service industry will release more employment opportunities; Take tax reduction measures for private small and medium-sized enterprises that absorb a large number of labor, and provide various preferential policies including taxation ... These measures will certainly play a positive role in the sustained and healthy development of China's economy.
In addition, at present, the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, etc. are studying and formulating guiding opinions and related policies for college students' employment. Many of them are developing more jobs in production services, life services, social management and public services, expanding employment fields, dredging employment channels and creating more employment space for college students. At present, activities related to employment services for college graduates organized by relevant departments are also in full swing. In order to better broaden employment channels and increase graduates' employment opportunities, colleges and universities are trying their best to contact enterprises, organize campus recruitment activities, strengthen training guidance and improve college students' ability to cope with employment.
Prospective graduates adjust their thinking and seek employment diversification.
As far as college students are concerned, Sun Mei, a teacher at Beijing Foreign Studies University, believes that in the face of the financial crisis, college graduates should not be blindly nervous, but should analyze themselves more calmly and objectively, find a correct position, scientifically and reasonably adjust their employment ideas, and effectively connect their employability with the market.
Experts say that only by changing their ideas can college students really change the situation of "difficult employment". College students should objectively understand the employment situation, find a correct position and adjust their expectations reasonably. We should look at employment from a long-term perspective, and establish the idea of "seeking a job first for survival, then choosing a job for development", especially for graduates majoring in finance and real estate, and don't expect too much from their professional counterparts. Students should objectively evaluate themselves, keep a low profile in job hunting, learn to start at the grassroots level and appropriately reduce salary requirements. At the same time, in the choice of urban types, although there are many opportunities in central cities, the changes are also greater. Comparatively speaking, some potential secondary cities may have better and more stable employment opportunities.
In addition, people in the industry generally suggest that the 2009 graduates "don't wait and see, and seize employment opportunities as soon as possible". Because the impact of the financial crisis on China's economy will have a "lag period", the employment situation next year may be even more severe, so once you have a more suitable position, you must cherish it, determine your work intention as soon as possible and sign a contract as soon as possible. For students majoring in finance, they may wish to receive training and take some relevant qualification certificates. With the changes in the financial market, the demand for talents will rebound again. Historical experience shows that it is often a good choice to stay on campus for a few more years whenever an economic crisis occurs. You may wish to upgrade from junior college to undergraduate course first, then take the postgraduate entrance examination, and then take the doctoral examination after graduation. This "not only avoids the employment risk, but also reduces the employment pressure". In any case, the impact of the financial crisis on China and the global economy will eventually come to an end. The low tide of employment will always pass, and the climax will come sooner or later.