Hong Kong media: Under the epidemic, elite graduates want to find a stable job

Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" June 15 article, original title: For Chinese elite graduates, in the employment market affected by the epidemic, career stability is more important than dream last year. When Hermione Zhang obtained a master's degree in Beijing At the age of 25, she originally wanted to work in commercial banks or securities companies in big cities.

But due to the new crown pneumonia's epidemic, her plan was put on hold for 9 months -the epidemic caused her to establish a work relationship or internship opportunity, and she was forced to reduce expectations. In the end, after 89 torment interviews within 3 months, she accepted the work of a small rural commercial bank in Shanxi, hometown. She said: "The epidemic has changed my career choice. In difficult times, everyone wants to find a stable job."

As the new crown pneumonia's epidemic has entered the third year, a record -recorded university graduate has entered an uncertainty market. Many young people studying at Elite University are putting on hold their professional dreams for stability.

The top Chinese talents studying at home and abroad have aimed at the top 500 companies, large Internet platforms, consulting agencies or law firms that entered Beijing and Shanghai. However, this year, due to the influence of the Chinese economy's epidemic and regulatory, the news about the large -scale layoffs of science and technology, entertainment, teaching aids and real estate companies in social media has emerged endlessly, and graduates are worried about employment.

They are willing to be satisfied with lower wages and lives other than big cities, and enter the state -owned enterprises or public service departments. In an unstable economic environment, these positions are considered more secure.

Even civil servants' positions in relatively backward areas are favored by highly educated talents. In a small county (Suichang) with a population of less than 200,000 in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, 24 fresh graduates were hired through the "Talent Recruitment Plan", 23 of which have graduate degree or 4 people have a doctorate degree.

In China, work in foreign companies has been considered safe and decent, but in recent years, they have been disappointed in front of China's rapidly growing Internet companies. The salary of these companies is more attractive.

However, Liu, who graduated from a well -known university in Hong Kong, said: "During an internship of a large Internet company, the company's predecessors said that due to the great environment, the number of people in autumn this year will be much less than in previous years. We must do well. Prepare."

The economic uncertainty caused by the epidemic makes Chinese graduates more realistic and hopes to avoid risks. According to the report released by Zhilian Recruitment, working to state -owned enterprises is the hottest choice for graduates this year. In the first three months of this year, more than 60%of graduates said they had experienced fierce job search competition, and about 55%reduced their work (salary) expectations.

Recently, the government has launched a series of policies to ease employment pressure, including tax -exemption, subsidies, relaxation of financing restrictions, and supporting college students' entrepreneurship. (Author Luna Sun, translated by Qiao Heng)

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