1, the development direction of computer graduates
Graduates should first plan whether to take the technical road or the sales road. Because I am a computer major, I have the ability to go both ways. The key is to look at their interests and excitement early. Otherwise, you will take a detour and waste time after graduation. The future employment direction can be divided into two choices: academia and industry. Academics are mainly universities, and there are some research institutes, mainly research and innovation. Colleges and universities also have teaching work. To enter academia, you must get a doctorate. There are also two roads in the industry: sales and technology. Moreover, some research institutes in the industry are purely engaged in academic research, such as Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) and IBM China Research Institute (IBM CRL).
There are two ways to take the road of sales: one is big companies like IBM and GE, and they like newly graduated college students, especially famous schools like Peking University. This kind of company has enough training resources and wants graduates. The other is a large domestic integrator who has enough contact with foreign enterprises (listing is the best) and enters with a learning attitude. Take the technical route, the salary is relatively stable, and the work safety factor is high. But the growth of income is not as good as that of sales. As for which company to look for, we should also distinguish clearly: R&D, pre-sales engineer or after-sales engineer. Baidu, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Kuxun, Dongfang Tong, Lenovo and many other enterprises have good technical posts, and staying in colleges and universities is also a way out for R&D. Some investment companies, banks and other enterprises also recruit it technical support personnel.
2. Some questions about going abroad for further study.
Some students may prepare to go abroad for further study after graduating from undergraduate or master's degree. They also need to consider their future career choices. Before going abroad, they should have a clear idea and know what they want to do in the future. The general direction choice is the same as above. In the long-term planning, they can also consider their future entrepreneurial development. The goal of studying abroad is to be a doctor. Because there are not many opportunities for master's degree to win the full prize, the doctoral training system in the United States is perfect and demanding, which can cultivate independent innovation ability. Innovative inspiration during the doctoral period can also be transformed into entrepreneurial products. For example, Stanford, the "engine" of Silicon Valley, has its motto "Why not change the world".
Many companies in the IT industry are initiated by Stanford University, such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Yahoo, Cisco, Sun and Google. Yahoo founder Jerry Yang, Google founder sergey brin and Larry Page are all doctoral students at Stanford University. Page was elected to the National Institute of Engineering in 2004, and now he is continuing his PhD at Stanford University, where he works part-time as a Google manager. Peter, a classmate of the class of 84, received his Ph.D. in Berkeley and is now a professor of computer science at CMU University. In 2006, he was elected as a member of the American Computer Society. He has done very well in the field of computer network and entrepreneurship. A task force on career planning successfully recommended him. The master's degrees of Turin Networks and Rinera Networks Inc in the United States are not as high as those of Peking University. China is developing at a high speed, and its IT technology and market are well integrated with the international market. In the future, it is enough to engage in IT-related occupations without doing research, and both undergraduate and master students in the computer department of Peking University have been trained.
Graduates majoring in computer science in Peking University have a very good reputation, and the job opportunities for undergraduate, master and doctoral graduates in our school are very good every year. The master's degree in computer science at Peking University is good, and the quality of doctoral training at Peking University is also good, and there are many opportunities for international exchanges and cooperation. After graduation, there are many opportunities for training and exchange abroad, and I can afford to travel abroad. If I just study technology, practice English and live abroad, even for my parents' expectations, to show off or glory, it is very irrational to go abroad blindly. If you plan to enter the business field in the future, don't study too theoretical direction, you'd better choose a new and more promising application field. If you want to do research in academia, you must go to a good school, choose a good tutor, study hard for a doctorate, and strive to publish more top academic papers. After determining the future development, you need to determine your interested research direction as soon as possible, improve your academic performance in terms of course performance, scientific research work, paper publication, etc., carefully prepare for English study and examination, carefully select target schools, and contact relevant seniors and professors.
3. Suggestions on the employment and development of computer graduates in Peking University
For graduates from Peking University, I suggest you either take the sales route or take the R&D route. For pre-sales and after-sales work, we mainly look at the product brochures issued by the company's headquarters, and the cultivation of innovation ability is not enough, and there is not much room for future development. For the first job, don't talk about salary, you will know later. It is meaningless to talk about salary at this time, and the development space is more important. The most difficult thing to find a job for the first time is a small and medium-sized foreign company with high salary. But these enterprises need experienced employees, and it is best not to break into this door just after graduation. After taking the first step, the door of high-paying small and medium-sized foreign enterprises is open to experienced and excellent Peking University graduates. At this time, you can make an offer for yourself. Of course, there are other options, such as financial consultation of investment banks, taking an examination of civil servants engaged in public utilities management such as the government and so on. These choices are related to personal interests and abilities.
Whether to start a business varies from person to person. Generally speaking, starting a business right after graduation is not recommended. There are such talented and lucky people, but the probability of success is extremely low. No matter from the economic base or social experience, it is not suitable for starting a business after graduation. Unless you have a fantastic idea like Larry Page, and you can find a good venture capital. In addition, there are people who help you, or your parents have great social and economic strength. In the future, you may face the choice of being a staff/professional manager or starting a business, which is very complicated. Some small companies selling computers in Zhongguancun are not entrepreneurs. In the era of knowledge economy, Peking University graduates should give more play to their intelligence, such as Baidu Robin Li (87 Information Management, minor in Computer Department of Peking University, I am a friend of our Information College), Aibang Liu Jianguo (my 88-level master classmate) and Kuxun Chen Hua (97 books, 0 1 master) to realize knowledge-based entrepreneurship. Many professional managers have also achieved great success. Jun Tang, the president of Shanda, resigned, but he still sticks to the road of professional manager, and his income is objective. Resumes are also important. Company interviewers, the first round is the resume sent by personnel. Choosing one candidate from 30 candidates for the interview depends entirely on that resume. It should be attractive and simple. Writing a resume is a course in itself. Don't throw it away casually, write according to your career plan. Be enthusiastic and calm during the interview, which requires psychological training.
4. Social demand for the comprehensive quality of IT employees.
In 2004, I was also the secretary of the computer teaching Committee of the Ministry of Education. I interviewed dozens of enterprises with Li Xiaoming, Chen Ping, Zhao Hong and Ma Dianfu, and collected more than 65,438+050 questionnaires from human resources directors and project directors. Every IT company has talked about the comprehensive quality training of computer professionals without exception. In the era of rapid development of knowledge economy, it is not enough for college graduates to master existing knowledge, but it is important to have a comprehensive ability, which is usually called professional quality. The five factors that enterprises give priority to when selecting candidates are: continuous learning ability, ability to solve problems independently, participation in projects or internships, and sense of teamwork. The support rate of academic performance is only 24%, which shows that enterprises only regard academic performance as a reference for candidates' learning ability. They value more a person's ability to learn new things and solve new problems. Strengthening the education of professional ethics and social responsibility is a problem that everyone thinks is very important, but it is easy to be ignored. These problems are not easy to find, nor can they provide quantitative analysis and evaluation. And once there is a problem, the loss may be great. In the answer to "main problems faced by employees in project management", the first five items are in turn
(1) Lack of skills and experience in applying tools and methods;
(2) Lack of independent problem-solving ability and sense of responsibility,
(3) Lack of professional ethics and discipline;
(4) The knowledge system structure is unreasonable, the scope is narrow and the content is outdated;
(5) Poor communication skills. 43.7% of project managers think that employees are not responsible. Many managers complain that some employees change jobs too frequently and often consider personal treatment more than collective and social interests. Both the human resources manager and the project manager expressed reluctance to ask job seekers who frequently change jobs. Obviously, the issue of values has been ranked in front of professional and technical issues.
5. Make career planning as early as possible and actively arrange your life.
In fact, the earlier the career planning, the better. If you can determine your own direction of struggle at the beginning of your freshman year, your goals will be stronger, your efficiency will be higher, and you can also cultivate sports-related professionalism as soon as possible. The elimination rate of each student in Peking University University of Information in recent years is about 10%. In fact, these students who can't graduate smoothly are either not smart or incompetent. The main reason is the lack of career planning and giving up middle school.
The attitude and values of students studying and researching in Peking University are very important, and attitude determines everything. The situation and methods they cultivate during their school days have a very important influence on their life, especially on job hunting after graduation. During school, we should communicate with positive classmates, learn more from their strengths and make more quality friends. After graduation, we should also pay attention to maintaining and expanding our excellent circle of friends and friends. Communicate and learn effectively. Good friends can give you valuable information, advice and help. More importantly, they have a subtle influence, just like a halo. The * * * nature of successful people is "endless pursuit of Excellence", and they will perfectly complete the tasks set by their superiors or themselves. They strictly demand others to reach his level, and they can win others' respect everywhere. It also makes others have confidence in them. This year, 84 students in our class have been wandering in the society for more than 20 years. Judging from their experience, college students should plan their career as soon as possible, and cultivate their sense of responsibility, initiative, planning ability, communication ability, teamwork spirit, innovation ability, financial management ability, leadership and execution. As one of the back-to-school activities of our class of 84 this year, we are going to start a "career" for the students of the School of Information.
1: Wang Huimin (Assistant to Founder President, Director of the Group, and now Chairman of Qizhitong) looks at people and things from an economic perspective.
The second time: Wang Chuan (1984 Beijing College Entrance Examination Champion, R & Camden Shanghai Branch D; D technical director) Talking about the success of China entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley from EDA for the third time: Liu Jianguo (former president of Baidu Technology, now loves to help CEO) cooperated with the Internet software development team.
The fourth time: Zhao Lin (Chairman of Shenzhou Taiyue Information Engineering Company): The development road of local software enterprises in China.
Fifth time: Niu Heqing (Deputy General Manager of Dongfang Tong) Independent innovation of China software enterprises.
Peter (professor CMU, ACM researcher) cultivates innovative talents and culture.
Seventh place: zhaowei (Vice President of Southeast Rongtong) Global Software Outsourcing Industry Chain
Eighth time: Zhu Wenjing (senior manager of Nokia, USA) created the global value of China brand.
Ninth place: Liu Hong (General Manager of Lenovo Peripheral Division) Management Foundation and Lenovo Management Practice
10: Li Minglin (General Manager of Codonics Greater China) Corporate Culture of Foreign Enterprises
1 1: Xiao Yi (General Manager of HDS Finance Division) Market Development &; channel management
12: The financial management speaker of Goldman Sachs (one of the four major investment banks) is more than a dozen IT successful people with rich career planning experience and a turbulent life.
Most of them are friends of the computer department of Peking University. They will interpret their personal experiences at home and abroad, bring IT professionals' experience in economy and management, share successful business cases such as IT venture financing, independent innovation of China software enterprises, growth and globalization of China enterprises, and introduce the concepts of market development, channel management and financial management of enterprises. This course will help students understand some basic concepts and skills of career planning. Guide students to establish their professional interests as soon as possible, cultivate their skills, abilities and good professional ethics in related occupations, and live a wonderful life.