With the 2024 National Master's Degree Examination approaching, a large number of candidates are about to face this "battle" after a long time of preparation. However, in addition to preparing for the exam, candidates have also begun to pay attention to the situation of the new year's research examination, especially the change in the number of applicants. This year, the number of applicants fell by 8% for the first time, and although this data is not enough to determine whether it is good or bad, it still triggers different evaluations and reflections for candidates preparing for the exam.
According to authoritative data, the number of applicants for this year's research examination was 4.38 million, a decrease of nearly 360,000 from the same period last year, which was the first decline in nine years since 2015. For the candidates who are about to face the preliminary examination of the research examination, this news is really mixed. However, the practical dilemma behind the decline in the number of applicants cannot be ignored.
However, in the past few years, the rise in the number of college students has led to the depreciation of academic qualifications, and various companies have begun to raise the recruitment threshold, which has made more and more college students choose to go to graduate school, hoping to increase their employment competitiveness by improving their academic qualifications. However, the employment situation is not as good as they expected, and the situation for graduate students is becoming more and more difficult. Graduate students who graduated from prestigious universities have said that under the current sluggish economic development, the salary of a large number of master's graduates is even worse than that of undergraduate graduates. Coupled with the fact that the number of college graduates has continued to rise in recent years, the employment prospects of graduate students have become more difficult.
In such a severe employment situation, college students regard the graduate school entrance examination as a "must-do" after graduation and are eager to find a good job. However, in the face of such fierce competition, they began to feel lost and did not know how to choose if they did not go to graduate school.
In fact, college students have many other options. First of all, you can choose to take the civil service exam. Although the difficulty of public education is comparable to that of the postgraduate entrance examination, once you are admitted, you can directly get a stable job and no longer worry about employment. However, if you choose to go to graduate school, you will still face a tough employment environment after graduating from graduate school, after all, there is no guarantee that everyone will find their dream job. Second, you can try to move into new industries, which can broaden your employment opportunities. Although this means that you may not be able to use the professional knowledge you have learned, the knowledge you have learned will always be your wealth and may have the opportunity to use it in the future. In addition, cross-industry transformation can also lead to new opportunities for growth, and you may even find a job that is more suitable for you in a new field. And for some students who are not satisfied with the majors they studied in college, changing careers can also work in the jobs they are interested in at the same time.
To sum up, the first decline in the number of applicants for the 2024 graduate examination has triggered the thinking and evaluation of candidates. The decline in the number of applicants is one of the common difficulties faced by college students in the process of preparing for the exam, which reflects the current difficult situation of college students' employment. For candidates preparing for the exam, whether it is wise to choose the postgraduate entrance examination, everyone needs to make a choice according to their actual situation. There are many other options for college students, such as taking the civil service exam and moving to a new industry. It's important to make sound decisions based on your interests and direction of development, and work hard for them. Ultimately, everyone has the opportunity to succeed in their field.