When the phoenix flowers are full of junctions, when the youth memorial book is full of memories, the campus in early June, the summer solstice has not arrived, and the annual graduation season is coming.

　　On the 8th, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was investigating and investigating in Sichuan, came to Yibin College to learn about the recruitment needs of the company and the signing rate of graduates from teachers, students, and business leaders in the school's recruitment hall.

　　Employment is the foundation of people's livelihood, and the general secretary called it an "eternal issue".

"The Party Central Committee attaches great importance to the employment of college graduates and has adopted a series of policy measures." The general secretary has always been here to solve the employment problem of the key group of college graduates.

Entrusting graduates: changing the concept of career choice and employment

　　Employment is a matter of life choices for young people.

At Yibin College, General Secretary Xi Jinping told the students that they should choose careers and jobs based on reality, love labor, be down-to-earth, and grow up step by step in practice.

　　Only with an honest heart, a pair of hard-working hands, and insisting on starting from reality, can we make choices that meet the needs of society and give full play to our own advantages.

　　"I know that 118 of your classmates will go to work at the grassroots level in Xinjiang after graduation. They are determined to work together with people of all ethnic groups and strive to become builders of the western region who can be useful and responsible. I support your life choices." 2020 On July 7, the general secretary replied to the graduates of the Karamay campus of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), affirming their choice to work at the grassroots level in the frontier.

　　Half a month later, the general secretary went to Jilin for inspection, and the R&D Institute of FAW Group cordially communicated with several fresh graduates, and encouraged college graduates to "change their outlook on career choice and employment, find their own position, and invest in a down-to-earth career. at work".

　　There are family and country feelings in choosing a career, and lofty ideals in employment.

Comrade Xi Jinping, who grew up from the grassroots level, set an example with his hard-working youth.

　　In the summer of 1984, Comrade Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhengding County Party Committee, invited Zhengding college students who had returned to their hometowns during the summer vacation to discuss the various options for college students to serve the country. The grass-roots level is very substantial, and there are leaders."

　　Good sons and daughters have aspirations in all directions, and those who have aspirations struggle without regrets.

　　"Students should have a correct view of career choice, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" "correct career selection concept, precise positioning, and show their talents in the vast world of society"... Communication again and again, a sentence of entrustment, carries deep feelings and high expectations.

Requirements for colleges and universities: but to meet the needs of society

　　This year, the scale and increment of college graduates in my country both hit a record high.

Graduation and employment, one end is connected to the college, the other end is connected to the workplace, not only affects the lives of thousands of households, but also relates to the stability of economic operation.

　　"Adhere to the direction of applying technology-based education, set up majors and lay a solid foundation to meet the needs of society, and cultivate socialist builders and successors who develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and labor in an all-round way." pointed out deeply.

　　Looking back, Comrade Xi Jinping once served as the president of Minjiang Vocational University during his work in Fuzhou. He had a far-reaching influence for 6 years. The fundamental principle of running a school and prospering a school.

　　During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the structural employment contradiction will become the main contradiction in my country's employment field.

Only by matching supply and demand better, can more adequate and higher-quality employment be achieved.

　　In order to closely integrate with the development of local industries, Yibin University Sichuan Tea College, Bamboo College and other characteristic colleges have been established successively.

In July last year, Yibin College held the 2021 Innovation and Development Conference on the Integration of Learning, Teaching, Research, Industry and City, effectively connecting the education chain, talent chain, industry chain, and innovation chain, and embarking on a path of "school-local cooperation, industry-education integration, collaborative education, and integration of innovation." , co-construction and sharing” development path.

　　"Currently, it is the critical stage for the employment of college graduates. It is necessary to further tap job resources and provide practical and detailed employment guidance services." Everyone can become talents, and everyone can develop their talents, so as to enhance the ability of graduates to adapt to the actual needs of the market and society. Ability, colleges and universities are bridges and links.

Hope the employer: strive to stabilize employment

　　When General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the recruitment hall of Yibin College, the private enterprise recruitment seminar was being held.

　　The general secretary once said: "It is necessary to increase the driving force of employment for economic growth, and continuously promote the expansion of employment and the improvement of quality." To solve the employment problem, we must rely on economic development.

　　Small, medium and micro enterprises, the main channel for employment.

In March 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was inspecting in Zhejiang, walked into a small and medium-sized private manufacturing enterprise and listened to the introduction of production and operation and the resumption of work and production. Create job opportunies".

　　Caring for employees is an important aspect for entrepreneurs to fulfill their social responsibilities.

In July 2020, the new crown pneumonia epidemic brought unprecedented pressure to many market players. The general secretary expressed his hope at the entrepreneur forum: "We must work hard to stabilize jobs, care for the health of employees, and work with employees to tide over the difficulties."

　　To create more high-quality jobs, we must not only consolidate the stock, but also expand the increment.

　　At the joint meeting of the CPPCC National Committee of the Two Sessions in 2020, the general secretary emphasized: "The epidemic came suddenly, and so did the 'new employment form'. In this regard, we must take advantage of the situation and let it stand out."

　　From the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for the first time proposing "strengthening support for flexible employment and new forms of employment", to "supporting and regulating the development of new forms of employment" into the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and the outline of the 2035 long-term goals , continue to promote multi-channel flexible employment, and are providing more new choices and new opportunities for college graduates.

　　The new track, the tide of youth, the struggle is at the right time.

　　Coordinator: Cui Shixin

　　Written by: Kwong Xixi

　　Curated by: Du Shanze

　　Editor: Wei Ran

　　Image source: Xinhua News Agency (Photos: Li Xueren, Xie Huanchi, Visual: Lai Xiangdong, Bi Xiaoyang)