"Lost" textual research, can you really get a sense of workplace security?
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As the employment pressure increases year by year, in order to improve competitiveness and obtain better employment opportunities, many young people are keen on textual research, even if the "golden content" of the certificate is high, they will take the exam.
Blind textual research does not give people a sense of security in the future. It is often that the "back road" is more and more paved, but the "front road" is getting more and more confused.
In the workplace, the most important thing is to make rational and pragmatic career plans and life choices, and to improve practical work ability in a targeted manner.
"Monthly income of 7000 yuan is worse than taking the fire certificate, raising the whole family by one person" "No need to sit for work, time is free"...Looking at the verification advertisements from time to time on the web and short video apps, Li Huan, a 29-year-old company employee who was about to change jobs, was very tempted. , Is considering enrolling in classes.
In the class of Gao Mingyu, a junior at a university in Jilin City, more than one-third of the students applied for the teacher qualification exam in the first half of 2021.
With the increase in employment pressure year by year, in order to improve competitiveness and obtain better employment opportunities, many college students and young professionals are keen on textual research, even if the "golden content" of the certificate is high, it is inevitable to waste a lot of energy.
Experts reminded that "gold-plating" should not only rely on certificates, but also on "internal skills". It is more important to conduct rational research on the basis of scientific planning and to improve practical work ability in a targeted manner.
Textual research fever "high fever" does not retreat, employment anxiety is the primary cause
As soon as freshman year, the head teacher of Gao Mingyu's class shared the "Certificate of Verification" with everyone, and the school's official WeChat public account will also publish some tweets similar to the "Certificate of Compulsory Examination for College Students" from time to time.
Under the influence of this atmosphere, he also followed a few exams.
"The employment situation is too severe. Students from non-985 and 211 colleges like ours can only rely on various certificates to increase their gold content, so almost everyone can take the exam and be prepared." Gao Mingyu told reporters that many of his classmates have already taken the exam. There are six or seven certificates.
Sorting out network information, every year someone will summarize some "highest gold" and "required" certificates. According to statistics, there are more than 100 types of certificates that can be tested by college students.
"The hottest thing is the teacher qualification certificate. The benefits are good, the income is stable, and there are winter and summer vacations, especially for students who don't like their majors or are too poor to get a job. It is a good way to be a teacher in the future." Gao Mingyu Say.
Data show that in 2019, the number of applicants for the national teacher qualification examination has climbed to 9 million.
The research fever phenomenon is also uncommon in the workplace.
In 2019, in order to increase the weight of employment skills, Li Huan applied for the performance agent qualification certificate examination.
Affected by the epidemic in the past two years, the performance industry has been in a sluggish development, and he is preparing to apply for the hottest fire engineer certificate.
Because she was tired of selling and wanted to change a job that "no need to ask for help," Gao Shuang, 32, took the adult college entrance examination two years ago to study clinical medicine. Not long ago, she had just passed the nurse vocational qualification certificate.
Cost engineer in 2017, first-level construction engineer in 2018, second-level water conservancy and hydropower engineer in 2019, and mid-level title in 2020... Wang Hong, who works in a construction company, is a veritable "master". This year he was born with a baby because of the birth of a child. Without skills, she was forced to stop the research, but after the maternity leave ends, she will continue to apply for a higher “golden” certificate in the construction industry.
"After having these qualifications, I really feel safe, otherwise I feel like a dispensable person in the company who will be replaced at any time." Wang Hong said.
Blindly pursuing "gold content", "high price" may be exchanged for "waste paper"
"Verification really involves more energy, and it will even delay normal professional studies. If you don't use it in the future, it will be more than worth the loss." Gao Mingyu told reporters that when the classmates were crazy about researching, he was confused and consulted several people. Relatives and friends, after receiving pertinent advice, they stopped all research studies at the beginning of the last semester of the junior year and concentrated on preparing for the postgraduate exam.
"In my junior year, many of my classmates were taking the exam for psychological counselors. The cost of the training courses was quite high. However, as far as I know, none of them were engaged in the psychological counseling industry after graduation. Waste paper." Civil servant Wang Lanlan said that after working, she also spent a lot of energy to obtain a judicial certificate, which seems useless at present.
"When I re-enter school at the age of 30, many people think I am crazy, but I am actually quite entangled. After spending a lot of money, the original job is equivalent to giving up. It takes too much time and energy to study medicine. Every step in the future will be a hurdle, and it's still unknown whether it can last until the end." Gao Shuang said.
In order to prove that, Wang Hong quit his job and took online classes at home for nearly a year.
But not everyone is as "lucky" as her. One of her university roommates was studying in Beijing, which was expensive but never passed a subject.
"In fact, these certificates do not prove that your actual business ability is strong, they are more like a kind of honor. The unspoken rule of the construction industry is that the certificate can be linked, like a first-level construction engineer, a cost engineer can give almost 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a year. The five insurances are returned, and the affiliate fee for a first-level structural engineer with a higher'gold content' can reach 200,000 yuan." Wang Hong said frankly that with the certificate, her income has indeed risen, but the practical ability can not be obtained through research. of.
"Everyone in a vocational school has to test for certification. It is common for one person to test three or four, but the gold content of many certificates does not match the actual technical level of the students. Some schools have a lot of means to'guarantee', and they are truly capable and employed. Large companies with popular positions often do not recognize these certificates. They will establish a set of their own assessment standards, and ultimately value the students' practical ability." said Liu Yang, deputy dean of Jilin Vocational Technician College.
Must have a rational and pragmatic career plan
"At present, the certificate is still the threshold for many companies to recruit. In many cases, it will be directly linked to the salary level. It is definitely useful, but it must not be blindly tested. It must be targeted and the true gold content of the certificate must be guaranteed." Liu Yang said. It is recommended that vocational school students must decide which certificates to test according to their career plans. There is no problem with more studies, but there must be a main direction. For example, students majoring in CNC can assist in testing some programming software, drawing software, etc.
"Employment pressure is increasing year by year, the total number of graduates is increasing every year, and the craze for postgraduate entrance examinations has become the norm." Li Fengchun, deputy director of the Employment Guidance Center of Jilin University, said that about half of the school’s students are in postgraduate entrance examinations. A buffer for employment.
"I think the core problem of employment difficulty is the quality of school training. Students are the products in the university's'factory'. The quality of the products directly determines the level of employment. If students have no real skills, no amount of certification will be useful. I suggest College students should pay more attention to laying the foundation and practicing internal strength." Li Fengchun said.
Li Fengchun said that if employers want to recruit excellent job applicants, they should not overemphasize diplomas, vocational certificates, award certificates, etc. The real indicators should be tested by practice.
In response to the problem of excessive and excessive vocational qualification examinations, in recent years, relevant national departments have issued a series of policy documents, which have successively cancelled a number of vocational qualification permits and certifications.
Some experts believe that blind textual research will not bring people a sense of security in the future. Often, the "back road" is more and more paved, but the "front road" is getting more and more confused.
In the workplace, the most important thing is to make rational and pragmatic career plans and life choices, and to improve practical work ability in a targeted manner.
Liu Shanshan