At present, the postgraduate re-examination is just around the corner, but many people are at the crossroads of taking part in the re-examination and going to work at the same time. Faced with the increasingly heavy employment pressure, they seem to be undecided whether to continue their graduate studies or go out to work to make money. It is said that many fresh graduates can't find jobs for a long time, which makes people puzzled: is it worthwhile to go to graduate school? Can I find a satisfactory job after graduate school?
With this question, the reporter interviewed a number of recent master graduates to see what they said.
Statement: Although the cost is high, there is more room for development.
As an investment, the cost of graduate school is not low, especially after work. Xiaolin, a graduate student of liberal arts at Nanjing University, calculated an account for the reporter. In the past three years, nearly 40,000 yuan has been spent on tuition, accommodation and books. "If I didn't go to graduate school in the past three years, I should be able to earn100000 in a foreign company according to my original income. In this way, the cost of studying for graduate students is still very high. "
Despite spending a lot of time, money and energy, 65,438+0,000% of the respondents still said that no matter what the employment situation is, graduate school is of great help to them. Xiao Yang of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education believes that graduate school is a process of accumulating ability and knowledge capital. "From the immediate effect, I may not be able to find a satisfactory job immediately, but from the perspective of personal development, my expression and communication skills have improved, and my teaching, research and writing skills have also improved."
Xiao He of the Chinese Department of Zhejiang University said that the threshold of all universities and well-known enterprises has been raised, and a master's degree is the most basic requirement. In this respect, masters have advantages over undergraduates, and there is more room for development. Xiao Chen, from the Department of Journalism, Wuhan University, told reporters that after graduate school, her vision and way of thinking have been broadened, and her geographical choices have been broadened. "When I was an undergraduate, I never thought I could leave my home in the mainland. Now I can choose to work in developed cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. "
Status quo: High expectations make it difficult to find a satisfactory job.
"In fact, several companies are willing to sign a contract with me, but I am not satisfied and want to see it again." Xiao Wu of the Department of Mechanical Manufacturing of a university in Guangzhou said. Xiao Wu's ideas represent the ideas of most masters. According to the reporter, by the end of February 2006, 70% of the graduate students interviewed had not found a suitable unit.
What are the factors that affect graduate students to find satisfactory jobs? In the interview, the reporter found that on the one hand, their expectations are too high, and many people choose to go to graduate school in order to change the status quo and seek better development, but this expectation is difficult to achieve in the face of severe competitive environment.
In addition, major, age, gender and other issues are also difficulties that many graduate students need to face in job hunting. According to the reporter's understanding, graduates majoring in communication, architecture and management are "in demand", and the employment rate of some majors with obvious engineering and industry characteristics is generally high. However, the demand for liberal arts is still not strong, and even some famous graduates have difficulty finding jobs. A graduate student in the history department of Zhejiang University told the reporter: "There are 0/2 students in the class, and only 3 people have signed up at present." Many graduate students are around the age of 2056, which is an embarrassing age for employers. Compared with students who graduated directly from undergraduate courses, some students who return to school after several years of work have more obvious age pressure.
Under the same conditions, boys have an advantage over girls. Among the female graduate students interviewed, 80% admit that they are subject to different degrees of gender restrictions in job hunting. Female graduate students are at the peak of marriage and childbearing when they just graduate, and they often need to be distracted to take care of their families, so it is difficult to devote themselves to their work. Employers usually have scruples about hiring women of this age. Jason Chung, majoring in international trade at the Central University of Finance and Economics, said that when attending job fairs and submitting resumes, the interview opportunities for boys are obviously higher than those for girls, and many government agencies and companies even claimed that only boys were recruited.
Suggestion: Keep a calm mind and be fully prepared.
The enrollment expansion of graduate students and the graduation of "Master" and "Master" will certainly make the employment competition of graduate students more intense. However, many graduate students who have successfully found jobs say that the most important thing to find a satisfactory job is to be calm and fully prepared.
Xiao Zhao graduated from Jinan University, majoring in management, and now works as a salesman in a foreign-funded enterprise. He said: "Finding a job is a long process. If you want to find a satisfactory job, you need not only patience, but also an accurate positioning of yourself. Be fully prepared from submitting your resume to the interview. "
According to its introduction, resume production should be concise, highlighting personal abilities, specialties and work experience; Be clear about what position you want to do, don't spread the net too widely, and submit your resume in a targeted manner. "A master's degree is just a stepping stone to help win an interview. The key is to prepare for the interview. " Xiao Zhao's job-hunting goals are all foreign companies, so she began to attend English training classes six months ago to improve her oral English. In addition, the clothes you wear during the interview are also very important. "Don't be reluctant to invest, it is also a courtesy to dress appropriately. I wore a suit when I went to the interview, and later I heard that it gave me a lot of points. "
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