For young people who are new to the workplace, they usually complete the transition from a student to a professional in their first job.
How to choose your first job will also affect your future career trajectory to a certain extent.
Recently, the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily conducted a survey of 1533 respondents through the questionnaire network (wenjuan.com), which showed that the remuneration is good (55.4%) and the industry is promising (53.0%). People generally value it when they choose their first job.
66.0% of the respondents believe that they should gain experience in the workplace through their first job.
Among the interviewees, recent graduates accounted for 30.3%, those who had worked for less than 1 year accounted for 12.9%, those who had worked for 1-3 years accounted for 23.5%, those who had worked for 4-5 years accounted for 16.9%, and those who had worked for more than 6 years accounted for 16.4%.
Salary and industry prospects are more important aspects when choosing your first job
Wang Zhibao has been working for less than a year, and now he is engaged in data analysis in a company in Beijing.
Wang Zhibao felt that his first job after leaving the school was still in line with expectations.
"What is not consistent is that I wanted to work in technology at first, but now my job has a stronger demand for business. In actual work, I also found that the requirements for purely technical positions are relatively high, and I am not a computer student. If there are too many things to learn to do technology, it is also a good choice to transfer to the business."
Cheng Hongbin (pseudonym) studied fashion design. After graduation, he joined a Fortune 500 clothing company.
For this job, he feels very satisfied with both the income and the newcomer training plan.
"I entered the company as a reserve student. The company has a two-and-a-half-year training plan for newcomers. In the first year, I will study in all departments in rotation, and then I will work and study in my own position for one and a half years. From the design of a ready-to-wear garment The picture shows the entire process flow, and I learned a lot in this process."
In the survey, 51.1% of the respondents felt that their first job was in line with their expectations, 31.7% of the respondents felt that it did not meet their expectations, and 17.2% of the respondents said it was not good.
Bai Miaodan, a graduate of applied statistics, used to work in data analysis at an Internet company in Beijing.
For the first job, Bai Miaodan felt that it was not quite the same as expected, "I thought I would use a lot of statistical models, but I found that they were not used after work. A large part of the reason is that the data in actual work is not like ours. It is as regular as it is used in schools, and in larger companies, the work that each person is responsible for is relatively single and fixed."
When choosing this job, Bai Miaodan paid more attention to the industry background of the Internet.
She feels that in such an environment, you can learn more cutting-edge knowledge, and the working atmosphere is relatively relaxed. "In addition, salary treatment is also important, and the salary treatment in the Internet industry is relatively high."
When choosing the first job, the interviewees valued good salary (55.4%) and industry prospects (53.0%). Others include: professional counterparts (49.6%), job development space (48.8%), work Have stability (35.0%), conform to hobbies (29.2%) and harmonious team atmosphere (22.4%).
Relatively speaking, the selection rate in their favorite cities (19.2%), settlement problems (18.3%), corporate reputation (17.5%) and overtime work (13.1%) is not high, and only 5.8% are accepted. The interviewer thinks it is enough to have a job.
Liu Sihang, the instructor of the 2021 graduating class of the China University of Petroleum (Beijing) Foreign Languages School, believes that fresh graduates should avoid blindly following and following the crowd when looking for a job. They should be clear about their own position and ability to prevent them from going too far.
"Be down-to-earth, find suitable positions based on actual conditions, do more on-site inspections, and don't take salary as the only guide."
66.0% of respondents believe that they should gain workplace experience through their first job
"When I chose the Internet industry, I wanted to learn more while I was young. However, after working, I found that I was under a lot of pressure and I didn't have time for myself. So I changed my industry and now I work in a bank." Although he changed the industry track, Bai Miaodan I appreciate the help that my first job brought me.
"The biggest gain is the transferable workplace skills and the skills to deal with and communicate with others."
Bai Miaodan said that in her first job, she developed the habit of keeping a work diary, so that it is easy to clearly grasp the content of daily work, and there will be traces to follow when reviewing or consulting previous work materials.
"All work must be kept on file for easy searching afterwards. For example, the naming, classification, and induction methods of work files are very helpful to my future work."
"You need to evaluate everything in your work, not do it according to your preferences." Wang Zhibao felt that in his first job, he learned to adapt to the workplace and completed the transformation from a student to a professional person.
"Take the knowledge learned in school into practical use. In the process of handling things, I will also pay attention to restrain my temper and be more patient in doing things."
Regarding the content that should be obtained through the first job, 66.0% of the respondents chose workplace experience, 58.3% of the respondents chose a long-term career development plan, and 55.3% of the respondents chose industry-specific skills .
Other aspects include: considerable salary income (39.5%), transferable general skills in the workplace (34.6%), abundant network resources (34.3%) and like-minded friends (25.5%).
"One is to look more, and the other is to ask more." Bai Miaodan feels that in his first job, he should pay more attention to how his colleagues work and how to communicate and report, so that he can subtly improve his interpersonal skills and behavior. Skills of doing things.
"Questioning is not about asking everything, let alone asking if you don't understand. You have to think about it first, learn from one another, and then ask colleagues and leaders to verify your ideas, so that your business ability will improve faster."
How can I gain more from my first job?
In the survey, 75.6% of the respondents suggested actively participating in the team and learning with an open mind; 64.6% of the respondents suggested getting in touch with new things and making continuous progress; 60.3% of the respondents suggested not being afraid of making mistakes and having the courage to try.
Others include: setting goals, exerting self-driving force (56.5%), taking on heavy responsibilities, accumulating experience (39.7%), etc.
China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Sun Shan and intern Yao Yipeng Source: China Youth Daily