If you purchase job search services at a high price, you can "spend money for worry-free"?
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Unabated employment pressure and numerous recruitment information... Some people have launched paid job search training products aiming at job-seekers’ mentality of “saving money to buy and worry-free”.
The reporter's investigation found that some job search service agencies tend to exaggerate their sales and induce graduates desperate to get jobs to sign contracts.
Once disputes arise, safeguarding rights takes time and effort.
Industry insiders believe that job seekers must improve their abilities and not be fooled by some organizations.
How far is the offer of your centrifuge?
From the perspective of job search service agencies, it may cost 19,800 yuan or more to make the dream of job hunting come true.
In order to find a job they want, many college graduates, especially overseas returnees, look to buying job search services.
I hope that the service organization can help me revise and submit resumes, get opportunities for internal promotion and direct employment, and improve written examination and interview skills.
Some companies have launched paid job search training products aiming at job-seekers’ mentality of “spending money for peace of mind”.
Expensive job search services
"I am at a loss when I return to my country for employment." In December 2017, Zhang Nian, who was studying in the UK, received his diploma after studying for a master's degree.
At the beginning of 2018, she chose to return to China for employment.
After returning to Beijing, she was in desperate need to find a job. She found that she had no internship experience and did not understand the domestic job search market, job search channels and procedures. “I don’t even know where to look at the company’s recruitment information. Resume delivery online.” Seeing the rush of spring recruitment time, she just wanted to find a job as soon as possible and solve the “problem of picking up the job” first.
According to the big data of hunting and employment in 2020, among the places where overseas returnees most want to work, 57.89% choose domestic and 18.05% overseas, and 24.06% of international students still hesitate.
Unfamiliar with the domestic employment environment, some international students encountered barriers when they returned to the country to seek employment.
Unlike Zhang Nian, who is "working alone", some international students choose to purchase job search service products in the hope that they can successfully find their favorite jobs in China.
Aiming at the job hunting market, especially the job hunting needs of overseas students, some companies have launched paid job hunting products, providing career planning, job hunting training, skills upgrading and other services, claiming to help graduates get securities, real estate, foreign investment banks, etc. "Qian Jing "Better corporate OFFER.
"Our job services are mostly in business. You can leave your contact information, and professional career consultants will contact you." On the webpages of many job search service agencies, the reporter noticed that dialog boxes popped up on the homepage to remind you to browse Continue to consult customer service.
Some customer service said that the consultant needs to provide graduation institution, major and graduation time to match the appropriate company.
A service is expensive.
On an institution’s quotation, the price of the internship product service including 1-to-1 mentor service, multi-position internship recommendation, and multi-round interview counseling is 12,800 yuan, and the price of full-time service product is 19,800 yuan, which can cost 52,800 yuan. Purchase internship and full-time service products.
Buying paid services≠guaranteed to get a job
"Famous company OFFER escort", "Resume direct to famous company HR", "Introduction and direct employment opportunities", and "Job promotion". Many job search service organizations have posted attractive slogans on the websites of many job-seekers, and many job seekers secretly move.
"I consulted a job hunting agency, and I only needed 38,000 yuan to open my mouth." "School recruiting interview counseling, is it worth paying 20,000 yuan?" "Is the remote audit internship guarantee OFFER reliable?" On social platforms, many college students said that it did improve I want to find a “reliable” service organization for job hunting skills, internships and job opportunities, but I am worried that money will not be effective.
There are consumer complaints. Although some organizations describe the training effect very well in the sales process, there is no necessary connection between paid services and getting jobs.
"The contract stipulates that the offer is guaranteed, and the delivery of resumes was completely overwhelming." Some consumers said that after a job search service agency paid 29,800 yuan, the agency only helped to modify the resume and gave delivery guidance, but did not find a job through the agency. , "Complaints are gone."
In addition to "guarantee OFFER", the opportunities for internal promotion and direct employment are also what graduates are eager to obtain.
Some insiders pointed out that the "water is very deep" in paid internal push.
"Introduction is only to recommend the resume to the company's talent pool and certain corresponding teams. Whether it can stay depends on ability matching and whether there are job vacancies." Li Yu, who works for a large Internet company, told reporters. We do not have to pay for internal recommendations. If there is, it is just a private connection with other organizations.” She pointed out that the company will recruit employees in accordance with the normal process.
The reporter's investigation found that some job search service agencies tend to exaggerate their sales and induce graduates desperate to get jobs to sign contracts.
Once a dispute arises, rights protection is time-consuming and laborious. Some graduates said, “When looking for a job, I can’t afford to waste time and have no energy to entangle with training institutions.”
“It’s an enterprise, not a service organization, to send you OFFER.” Insiders pointed out that what employment service organizations sell is anxiety, but what they sell is actually poor information, and the effect of training varies from person to person.
The employment service market needs to be improved
A huge job hunting group has given birth to a job service market.
Take international students as an example. According to reports, more and more international students want to seek professional help to supplement their job search knowledge, enhance job search competitiveness, understand job search trends, and pay attention to job opportunities.
According to statistics, job search consultation, job recommendation and career planning are the most expected job search services for international students.
Wang Tianyu, associate researcher of the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and deputy director of the Social Law Office, said in an interview with a reporter from Workers’ Daily: “University graduates, including international students, must be cautious before signing contracts with employment service agencies. If an organization provides professional intermediary services, it must know whether it has formal qualifications. The two parties must have clear agreements on the training time and the specific content of the service."
If the employment service agency is suspected of false propaganda, the job seeker can sue the court to hold him accountable for breach of contract and protect his civil rights and interests.
In addition, if the circumstances are seriously suspected of fraud, the administrative department should intervene.
Some people in the industry believe that employment service agencies have their own value and are applicable to people. They cannot be generalized to be "useless", nor can they rely on the services they provide.
Job seekers should not rely too much on "nanny-style" and "one-stop" job search services. "They still have to improve their abilities. In the final analysis, job hunting is the graduates' own business."
“Employment services should be returned to their original values, and third-party agencies should be able to function in a standardized and effective manner.” Wang Tianyu believes that relevant departments should promptly investigate and deal with obvious and typical illegal acts in the employment service market; market management agencies should be established and unobstructed. The complaint channel allows graduates to safeguard their rights as easily as possible.
“The services that some institutions provide to over-beautify their resumes and personal experiences are undesirable and have potential risks.” Wang Tianyu reminded that graduates themselves should be the “first gatekeeper” to determine whether the job search services provided by the institutions are standardized.