Few people used to know English, so it was easy to find a job, and even English translators were in short supply. Nowadays, English is basically a universal language tool. Many enterprise employees and managers are familiar with or even proficient in English, and English-related professionals are basically saturated, especially low-end talents. Many non-English majors with professional background and solid English foundation will also cause great competitive pressure on English majors. Therefore, English is listed as a red warning major with difficult employment and low starting salary by the Ministry of Education.

As for the TEM-8 mentioned by my friends upstairs, I want to say that as an English undergraduate, this thing must be passed at least. At least 95% of the people in the English department of our school have passed TEM-8. Personally, if you want to improve your competitiveness, you need to lay a solid professional foundation and get the second-class interpretation and translation certificates of BEC Senior, Shanghai Senior Interpreter and CATTI Personnel Department. Only in this way can English talents be competitive. TEM-8 is not the embodiment of competitiveness (but it is possible to pass the TEM-8 foundation);