Peking University students have always been the focus of the job market, and their schools and majors often provide them with more employment opportunities and competitive advantages. However, this year's autumn recruitment has dealt them a heavy blow. Peking University undergraduate and master's students feel that it is difficult to move forward, and they cannot even get the opportunity to enter the leading companies in the financial industry. The traditional belief that good schools and majors cannot ensure employment is particularly painful for top universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, where finance students face unprecedented challenges with the expectation of high salaries and high employment rates.
Expanding: As one of the top universities in China, Peking University's students have always been in the spotlight. They have an excellent school background and excellent academic ability, which is considered to be a sought-after commodity in the job market. However, in recent years, with the changes in the employment environment and the turmoil in the financial industry, Peking University undergraduate and master's students have also begun to feel the pressure. This year's autumn recruitment made it even more difficult for them to move forward and face employment problems. Especially for finance students, who were once synonymous with high salaries and high employment rates, now that competition is becoming fiercer, quality opportunities are becoming less and less common.
In this fiercely competitive autumn recruitment, Peking University students found themselves unable to squeeze into the "three Chinas and one China", that is, the four leading enterprises in the financial industry: CITIC Group, China International Capital Corporation, China Securities Construction Investment, and Huatai. These companies are very strict about students' majors and alma maters, and the number of positions they can enter each year is limited. In previous years, Peking University students still had a certain degree of competitiveness, but this year they didn't even have this opportunity.
Expanding: The financial industry has always been the dream employment direction of students in Guangzhou, and the "three middle schools and one China" companies are the leading enterprises in the financial industry, attracting the attention of many students. However, these companies have become more and more restrictive on students' majors and alma maters, making it a dream to enter them again and again. Peking University students are often seen as the most competitive talents, but this year's autumn recruitment has left them feeling hopeless. This means that they have to re-orient their careers and consider moving to low-level jobs in general or junior colleges.
The case of Peking University is not an isolated case. This year's recruitment market is generally characterized by scarcity and fierce competition. Although many companies accept a large number of resumes and submissions, they do not give a clear result in the recruitment process, and some companies even do not recruit new people at all. There are two reasons behind this phenomenon, on the one hand, companies are not in urgent need of new people, and on the other hand, the low turnover of employees in leading companies makes the recruitment opportunities for new employees more limited.
Expand: The cold situation in the recruitment market is not limited to Peking University, but generally exists in the entire recruitment market. Although many companies have received a large number of resumes and submissions, they have not given clear results in the recruitment process, and even simply stopped recruiting new people. This phenomenon is a good indicator of two problems. First, the current job market is still relatively scarce and there are more and more job seekers, so quality job opportunities are extremely limited. Secondly, due to the low turnover of employees, some leading enterprises have reduced the recruitment opportunities for new employees. This situation makes many students feel lost and hopeless in the fall recruitment.
Banks are a good job option for the average student. However, for master's students at a top university like Peking University, this kind of job is not ideal. They are often confined to bank counters and face a range of metrics and performance pressures. For them, this choice is their bottom choice, which has nothing to do with personal ability and is closely related to family background. The students said that if they want to work in the bank, the first step is to prepare 100,000 yuan, which is not a gift money, but a cost to ensure that their performance meets the standard. If you are a student from an ordinary family, even if you graduate from Peking University and have no financial support in a grassroots bank, it is difficult to make a difference. In other words, if your education is not ideal, but your family is wealthy, you can also save money in exchange for a bank position.
Expanding: For most students, it's a good thing to get into a bank job. However, for master's students at top universities like Peking University, a job in a bank is not ideal for them. They are likely to be placed at bank counters and face a range of metrics and performance pressures. For them, this is the lowest choice, which has nothing to do with personal ability, but with family financial resources. The student said that in order to work in the bank, he must first prepare 100,000 yuan, which is not a gift money, but an expense to ensure that he can meet his performance goals. For students from ordinary families, even if they graduate from Peking University and have no financial support when working in a grassroots bank, it is difficult to make good grades. In other words, if you don't have a good academic background but your family background is wealthy, you can also spend money to buy a bank job.
This year's recruitment situation will not only affect the current employment, but also have an impact on the 2024 college entrance examination voluntary application. Over the years, the finance major has been at the forefront of professional selection. However, the situation may change, and it will be difficult for graduates of prestigious universities to find good jobs, so it will be even more difficult for ordinary colleges and universities to achieve the desired heights. If students can accept bank jobs, that's another story. However, in recent years, Zhang's comments about the financial industry have made students from ordinary families not expect much from bank jobs.
Expanding: This year's recruitment situation will not only affect the current employment situation, but also have an impact on the 2024 college entrance examination voluntary application. Over the years, the finance major has been leading the way in the choice of majors. However, the situation may change, and it will be difficult for graduates of prestigious universities to find good jobs, so it will be even more difficult for ordinary colleges and universities to achieve the desired heights. If students can accept bank jobs, that's another story. However, in recent years, the negative comments about the financial industry have made students from ordinary families less expect much from bank jobs. This undoubtedly brings a lot of uncertainty to the future employment prospects of finance majors.