Global study abroad craze: is foreign diploma still valuable?
With the global "study abroad fever" heating up, more and more returnees return to China for employment with foreign diplomas. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, the number of returned overseas students in 20 1 1 year increased by 5130,000, an increase of 38.08%.
With the increasing number of people returning from studying abroad, the aura of foreign diplomas is not as dazzling as before.
Based on the survey results of more than 7,000 returnees in China, Kai Tak Education's report on the employability of returnees shows that the starting salary of returnees is generally around 3,000 yuan, 43% of the respondents' salary is between 3,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan, and 58% of the respondents' jobs are ordinary employees, which is almost the same as that of recent graduates of ordinary universities in China. A considerable number of returnees have become "kelp" (such as the sea) and "sea cucumber" (sea slag).
Foreign Diploma: Is it useful for finding a job?
With the increase of job seekers from overseas returnees, employers no longer blindly believe in the aura of foreign diplomas, but begin to pay attention to their practical abilities. According to the report on the employability of returnees, about 47% of returnees have no work experience, and their salaries vary greatly.
Cao Yixin, manager of Future Overseas Australia Department of New Oriental and an expert studying abroad, said: "Foreign universities rank better than domestic ones. Foreign diplomas can beat local diplomas, but local experience can beat foreign diplomas. If returnees have no experience when they return to China, they will be defeated by local students when they return to China for employment. In the end, they may have to go to the talent market and start from the most ordinary job. " It has become increasingly difficult to find a well-paid job only by relying on foreign diplomas.
Li Hongpeng graduated from Ural Federal University, majoring in world economy. 20 1 1 After graduating in June, she went straight back to China. More than half a year has passed, and she is looking for a job and has submitted more than 30 resumes, but the job has not been settled. He said: "My requirements are not high, about 4,000 yuan in the south and about 3,000 yuan in the north. But after returning to China, I found it more difficult to find a job than a partner. The persuasiveness of a foreign diploma is not as strong as expected. "
Huang Xiaoping, chief operation director of Swiss Fonda (Beijing) headhunting company, has been engaged in headhunting for 8 years. "Now, if returnees have no work experience in related industries, or have no work experience at all, they will be at the same level as domestic ordinary undergraduate graduates when they find jobs after returning to China. If you have worked in a large foreign company, the salary after returning to China is similar to that of people who have had the same work experience in some well-known foreign companies in China. "
Going back to China to find a job: foreign experience+foreign diploma = golden partner?
According to the student visa policy published by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, the PSW(Post-Study-Work) visa will be officially cancelled in April 20 12, which makes it impossible for non-EU students to enjoy valid visas for finding jobs and conducting business activities in the UK within two years after graduation.
Zhao Mengjie, who is studying for a master's degree in media at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), will graduate in September this year and is currently looking for a job in the UK. She usually pays great attention to the accumulation of internship and work experience. She said: "Of course, only foreign diplomas are not necessarily competitive. Now that the work visa in the UK has been tightened, I have been doing various part-time jobs from the beginning to improve my competitiveness in future employment. " She is now an intern at the Confucius Institute of Business Chinese at the London School of Economics and Political Science, doing media and teaching work. In addition, I am still doing some translation work, doing magazine and screenwriter work in a media company.
The aura of pure foreign diplomas is no longer so dazzling, but with the tightening of foreign work visas, it is still beneficial for international students to get a foreign experience when they return to work abroad and get the recognition of their abilities from excellent foreign companies. Foreign experience has increased the added value of foreign diplomas.
Cao Yixin said: "About 80% of international students study business, and business needs foreign experience. Relatively speaking, foreign financial systems have more mature business models and management systems, which can help international students to have an international perspective after returning to China and be more competitive than local students. "
Moreover, there is a widespread phenomenon of seniority among enterprises in China. Newcomers who have just graduated should start from the most basic work, often "daughter-in-law makes a wife." However, foreign companies are generally based on ability. In a relatively fair environment, as long as you can do it, you can do it, so that your ability can be fully played and improved in the shortest time. This enables returnees to start directly from a higher level after returning to China, so as to get better salary, which makes the investment in going abroad directly proportional to the return.
According to a survey conducted by the Institute of International Education of Kai Tak Education on the current situation of overseas returnees in China, 66% of the respondents feel that overseas work experience is very helpful for their career development, which enables them to adapt to and put themselves into work quickly. However, Huang Xiaoping reminded international students: "Many international students do odd jobs instead of working full-time in regular companies, so they are not substantially competitive."
According to the survey, returnees with only foreign diplomas generally fail to meet their original expectations when they return to China to find jobs, and the proportion of returnees who can meet their salary expectations after finding jobs is less than 20%. Only "double-ocean" returnees with foreign diplomas and foreign experience can be generally favored by employers.