95.8% of the interviewed professionals think that "entering the right industry" is important for career development

　　When choosing an industry, the interviewed professionals mainly consider development prospects, salary and remuneration, and hobbies

　　It is the employment season for college students, and many college students will carefully choose jobs and industries.

How much influence does industry choice have on career development?

　　A few days ago, the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily and the questionnaire website (wenjuan.com) conducted a survey on 2,001 professionals, showing that 95.8% of the surveyed professionals felt that entering the right industry was important for personal career development.

When choosing an industry, the interviewed professionals mainly consider development prospects, wages and remuneration, and hobbies.

95.8% of the interviewed professionals feel that entering the right industry is important for personal career development

　　Chen Chuan (pseudonym), the lobby manager of a branch of Bank of Beijing, majored in finance as an undergraduate. After graduation, he was admitted to the bank and started as a teller. He is now 26 years old.

"Some regret that they came out to work as soon as they graduated from the undergraduate course, and gave up the opportunity to choose a major after the postgraduate entrance examination."

　　"Now I wonder if I can count as the right person. Because I have done a good job in operation since I just graduated, but it seems that I have not made much achievements. I want to try some new things, and I want to use my spare time to learn design or Skills such as programming have not been realized. But in this industry, the pace is so fast, I always feel that I am about to be eliminated, and I don’t know if I can keep up with the tide of the times in the future.” Sun Jing, an employee of an Internet company in Guangzhou Say.

　　According to the survey, 95.8% of the interviewed professionals think that entering the right industry is important for personal career development, and 46.6% of them think it is very important.

　　Chen Chuan believes that entering the right industry is important for personal career development, but it is not absolute. The distinction between right and wrong is actually not very clear. I like it but I didn’t do it very well, I just rushed up with enthusiasm.”

　　What factors do you consider when choosing an industry?

According to the survey, the top three are the development prospects of the industry (71.7%), wages and salaries (64.0%), and personal hobbies (50.9%).

Others include: majors studied (46.8%), benefits (41.9%), room for advancement (38.9%), whether the job is stable (30.4%), social status (28.1%), and the level of talents in the same industry (20.2%) Wait.

　　"During my university period, I experienced work in many industries through student work, clubs, and social practice opportunities. I have formed a preliminary understanding of some industries and have some understanding of whether I can adapt. In addition, I will also consider the status quo and future development of the industry. Space." Lin Jingnan, a teacher in Changsha, Hunan Province, chose to join the education industry at the beginning, mainly out of interest in the industry and "I feel more suitable for myself".

　　"The Internet is a very popular industry when looking for a job, but I majored in liberal arts, so I couldn't choose a technical position. In the end, I could only choose an operation and editing position. This industry is also unstable and the welfare guarantee is not complete. Wait for the question." Sun Jing said.

　　Chen Chuan believes that the most important thing when choosing a job is the professional counterpart and the potential contacts brought by the college. "My undergraduate major is finance, and banking is a better employment choice. Because the school I work at is also a financial college. , There are many alumni and classmates who will develop in the financial and banking systems. The overall development of the industry, salary, work pressure, stability, etc. are also aspects that I will consider when choosing an industry.”

If they find that their industry is not suitable for them, 24.2% of the interviewed professionals will resolutely change careers

　　If they find that their industry is not suitable for them, 24.2% of the surveyed professionals will resolutely change careers, 58.8% will change careers if they have the right opportunity, 13.7% will wait and see, and only 3.3% will not.

　　Wang Ting, a professor at the Business School of China University of Political Science and Law and director of the Human Resources Development and Management Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, said that in the process of employment, college students do feel uncomfortable as soon as they enter the workplace, and whether they enter the wrong line of work Such doubts.

All walks of life are making contributions to the society, and they can give full play to the value that young people should have. The most important thing is to calm down, do every job conscientiously, and have a good plan for future careers.

　　"When young people in the workplace have the idea of ​​changing careers and feel that the chosen industry is not suitable for them, I suggest not to rush to make a choice, but to communicate with some senior employees in this industry." Enterprises, after college students enter the job, will not only provide "hands-on mentors" but also "ideological mentors" to help college students make career plans during the adaptation period, so that they have more firm confidence in the development of this industry and better improve the workplace ability.

　　If you want to change careers, which stage of career development is more appropriate?

In the survey, 17.1% of the interviewed professionals think that they can change careers at any stage, 32.2% think it is appropriate to change careers within two years of work, 30.8% think it is appropriate to change careers after three to five years of work, and 16.1% think it is appropriate to change careers after working for 5 years. It is appropriate to change careers within 10 years, 3.2% of people think it is appropriate to change careers after working for more than 10 years, and 0.6% of people think that it is inappropriate at any stage and will not change careers.

　　Lin Jingnan feels that if she wants to change careers, she can change her career shortly after joining the company, or the price of changing is not too high.

You can also learn as much as possible about other industries through the current industry, and consider changing careers after you have a full understanding of another industry, so that you will not be blind.

　　Wang Ting said that when changing careers, you can consult relevant talent service agencies. They may provide some talent assessment tools to help young people who need to change careers conduct systematic assessments of their career interests, career tendencies, professional temperament, and professional abilities. , to know the suitable career direction more accurately, and at the same time understand multiple workplace information.

After comprehensive consideration, make a decision to change careers to avoid entering the wrong business again.

　　(Intern Wang Ziwei also contributed to this article)

　　China Youth Daily China Youth Daily reporter Wang Pinzhi Source: China Youth Daily