Another year of job hunting season ②: Choose past graduates who are "slowly employed" and grow "independently" before realizing their ambitions
Different from the "post-70s" and "post-80s", the "post-90s" and "post-00s" college students have more ideas about life. For those who have already decided to enter the workplace, the more rational choice is obviously " Don't worry about whether it is good or not, find it first and then talk about it." At the same time, many people choose to adjust their life plans as appropriate after graduation, and gradually improve their career goals.
As a result, the proportion of studying abroad and slow employment has further increased.
In their view, "slow" is not the goal. In the process of "slow", it is the key to recognize your inner thoughts, speed up your own pace of independence, and find your own "track".
Even if you have traveled far away, you still have to go back to China for a job in the end
Would going abroad be a better option?
With such doubts, in November 2019, Liu Ran came to Sweden alone and became an international student.
"I graduated in 2018, and I went to an average undergraduate school. Because my parents both worked in the local Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, the year I just graduated, I took the Tobacco Bureau's recruitment exam as a fresh graduate. Unfortunately, But I didn’t pass the exam. Later, I heard that some friends around me went to study abroad, so I discussed it with my parents, maybe I can make a difference.”
More than two years of schooling are fleeting. Not long ago, Liu Ran just got his graduation certificate.
"A semester here is calculated as half a year, including three stages of courses, two courses or one course completed in two months. The specific course content is selected by yourself, and you can complete the credits before graduation. To be honest, I am a high school student. Looking at myself, it seems that I haven’t improved much, I have been adapting to English teaching at the beginning, and then I am half-playing and half-learning.”
Although he was studying the wireless communication major that he had been exposed to before, Liu Ran still had no idea when he saw his transcript.
"When I first came to Lund University, I thought I might stay if I had the chance. Now, it really doesn't seem realistic. One is that my ability is too poor, and the other is that it is more and more inconvenient to return to China due to the impact of the epidemic. The family is not at ease. The most important thing is that the current cost of living cannot be afforded by himself." After that, he settled an account with the reporter.
"This study abroad cost my family hundreds of thousands. Just talking about the air ticket, the round-trip return to China in 2020 is only 3,200 yuan. Later, due to the impact of the epidemic, the most expensive one-way direct flight costs 16,000 yuan." He brought the once "distant" ambition back to China.
Had to delay employment, expecting postgraduate entrance examination to change fate
Not everyone has a family as a strong backing, Zhang Ran knows better than anyone else.
Postgraduate entrance examination is an excuse to numb yourself, a reason to comfort your parents, and another way out of life.
"A student who graduated from a normal university does not want to be a teacher, so he looks for another job, and his major is not suitable. He can only choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination and study in depth what he is interested in."
After graduating from Tianjin Normal University in 2020, Zhang Ran has been preparing for the exam in Tianjin.
"I want to apply for the English language and literature major of Shanghai International Studies University. Because I am not a fresh graduate, I have to go back to my place of residence, which is Zhengzhou, for each test." The test in 2021 is already her second time. Tried, and ultimately ended in failure.
"I thought I was well prepared, but I didn't expect the score line to be so high."
In nearly a year of life, Lin Ming's life has remained unchanged.
Get up at six o'clock every day to memorize English, and then review politics until noon.
Order takeout, eat, take a lunch break, followed by two online courses for professional courses, and do a set of mock questions in the evening.
Sometimes I don't eat when I'm not hungry, and no one knows.
"I don't want to go home because I'm afraid of being around my parents. To be honest, they want me to find a job as a teacher at home, just plain and simple. But I don't want to stay in a small place for the rest of my life. I want to go out and live my own life. The life I want." For Zhang Ran, the postgraduate entrance examination is something that can change fate, and it is also a way of "escape".
There is a price to pay for the realization of aspirations. Living outside is no better than staying at home. It costs money for food, clothing, housing, and transportation. In order not to compromise with his family, Zhang Ran began to be a purchasing agent in the circle of friends.
"Although I don't make a lot of money, I hardly go out and I don't have any big expenses. It's enough." The most troublesome thing for her is renting a house.
"First I moved from the dormitory to a house near the university town, and then moved to Hexi District. The house price is too high. Now I have moved to Jinnan District. Share evenly with your roommates." There is no social interaction, and there are no entertainment activities, she said, the next time you go away, it should be to go home and take an exam by yourself.
In recent years, some local institutions have stipulated that the proportion of fresh graduates should not be less than 70%, and the proportion of new graduates recruited by state-owned enterprises should not be less than 50%.
In Zhang Ran's view, the further back you are, the more difficult it will be for the postgraduate entrance examination, and the greater the resistance will be.
"But I don't regret it. A few days ago, I found a temporary job and went to the kindergarten as a substitute for teaching. It is no problem to be self-sufficient. Fortunately, it is close to home, so I can still find time to read books. I don't know if I can go ashore this year. Let's fight again."
Before the press release, Liu Ran, who was about to return to China, shared a piece of good news with reporters.
"I have found a fairly satisfactory job, and I hope to achieve independence as soon as possible."
(At the request of the interviewee, the names of the people in the article are pseudonyms)
Dazhong.com·Poster reporter Li Zijiao reported from Jinan