Sino-Singapore Jingwei, June 10th (Yang Jingchuan) "Now 'returnees' are not as popular as imagined. If you give me another chance to choose, I would rather choose to have a few more internship experiences." Talking about himself Li Hongzhuo, a "post-95" boy who is studying for a postgraduate degree in media in the UK, said:
Li Hongzhuo is currently studying at a prestigious British school ranked in the top 100 by QS.
He is about to graduate in September and is worrying about his graduation thesis.
"I've been busy writing papers and looking for a job recently, and I hardly have time to go out to play." Li Hongzhuo smiled wryly.
The following is Li Hongzhuo's own statement:
My undergraduate school is in Beijing, which is a "double-non" institution.
After graduation, I chose to go back to my hometown, a small city in the southwest to find a job, mainly responsible for the new media operation of the unit, shooting short videos, and writing promotional copy.
After two years of work, I felt that the job was boring, and I still wanted to work in a big company.
So, I want to go to graduate school to improve my education.
Choosing to study abroad for postgraduate studies mainly felt that it was too difficult to take postgraduate entrance examinations in China.
In addition, I think that if you choose to study abroad, it may be easier to get the ideal offer if you have the halo of a famous school of "returnees".
My family also thinks that it is more advantageous to find a job after graduate school, so they are very supportive for me to study abroad.
Graduation is imminent, and my job is still unrecognizable.
I have worked for two years before, and my age is not an advantage compared to my classmates.
Even if I have work experience, in the eyes of many units, my previous work experience is not worth mentioning at all.
And the competitors are people two or three years younger than me, and under the same conditions, they are more likely to be favored by their younger age.
A postgraduate diploma from a good foreign school may look "high" in the eyes of others, but I find that I do not have any advantage when competing with domestic postgraduates.
Many HRs value their work and internship experience in recent years, but most British international students only have one year of study abroad, including adapting to life abroad and completing their own studies. It is difficult to find suitable internship opportunities abroad.
In retrospect, I sometimes regret that I didn't pay much attention to internships during my undergraduate years.
The only internship experience was as a market research intern at a training institution, which I really enjoyed.
At that time, I happened to be taking the civil service exam, and I thought that if I didn't pass the exam, I would stay here and work in the future.
In the end, I failed the interview of the civil servants, and I was disheartened and chose to go home for employment.
During my undergraduate studies, some of my classmates participated in the research project of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to study the media integration; some participated in the blue book writing of the Beijing State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission as a member of the project team; Many reports... But after returning to China, a "returnee" like me has only one name left.
My résumé was bare, and their résumés were already filled with events and projects during grad school.
Now when I submit my resume, there are also big factory HR who candidly tell me that my internship experience is a little thin. If there are some projects and experiences that can prove my own, it is best to be a well-known company, maybe they will include me in the future inspection scope. within.
Sometimes
I also think, in the eyes of others, my foreign graduate degree, which is "gold-plated", is not as valuable as other people's internships in large factories?
I also worked hard to find a job for a long time, mainly through the recruitment information and positions pushed by various international student recruitment groups.
Many HR told me that you haven't returned to China, and you will contact us about finding a job when you return to China.
The major I studied abroad was more theoretical, and I lacked real practical experience. In addition, I had few contacts before, and I didn't even know what specific work I wanted to do in the future. I just wanted to develop in the media industry.
As for the place of work, I don't want to live in a big city like "Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou" in the future, but I want to go to some southern provincial capital cities that are less stressful.
I never wanted to work in the UK, a place I didn't know, because my family didn't want me to stay abroad for long.
For many people, studying abroad for graduate school is all about getting a diploma.
This diploma can help us widen the academic gap with undergraduates, and be in a leading position in the competition with undergraduates. It can also bypass the "single-plank bridge that bears thousands of troops" during the domestic postgraduate entrance examination, but what is the gold content of this diploma? , after all, it depends on individual ability.
"A valuable internship experience is really important." After Zhongxin Jingwei ended the interview, Li Hongzhuo kept talking.
He said that he plans to participate in some "paid internships" in the future to fill the gaps in his resume.
Li Hongzhuo also said that two of his roommates had already chosen to study for a Ph.D.
Hearing this news before, he even envied his roommate's choice, because then they wouldn't have to worry about finding a job in this year's graduation season.
(Sino-Singapore Jingwei APP)
(At the request of the interviewee, Li Hongzhuo is a pseudonym)
All rights reserved by Sino-Singapore Jingwei. Without written authorization, no unit or individual may reproduce, extract or use in other ways.