In 2024, the preliminary entrance examination for graduate school has ended, and candidates have begun to prepare their study room seats to fully prepare for the upcoming graduate school examinations. However, before preparing for the exam, we need to think carefully about why we should take the postgraduate examinationIs it really worth it to go to graduate school just for better employment?
The expansion of enrollment in higher education has led to the number of graduate students in the country already exceeding 10 million. However, this has also led to some graduate students not being as optimistic as they imagined in terms of employment after graduation. In order to solve the problem of livelihood, they had to choose to take off Kong Yiji's long shirt or rely on their parents for their old age. Last year, there were 4.74 million people in the "head iron" postgraduate examination party, and this year there are only 4.38 million left, which is the first time in the past 8 years. If the employment situation of graduate students in the class of 2024 is still not optimistic, the number of graduate students next year may decline further. It is a good thing that college students tend to be rational about the postgraduate entrance examination, but does the postgraduate entrance examination have substantial help for employment?We can find out through the survey data.
According to the survey, the average minimum monthly salary for graduate students is 13,218 yuan, which is 441 yuan higher than that of undergraduates. In the past, many college students and parents knew that the postgraduate entrance examination was helpful in finding a job, and they could get more choices, and they were not limited by the academic threshold, and it was easier to get an offer at the interview stage with a higher academic qualification. For the same position, graduate students are paid more and have a greater probability of being promoted. However, these are just speculations and are not backed up by concrete data. Even Zhang Xuefeng, a famous teacher for the postgraduate entrance examination, said that the postgraduate entrance examination is all good, but did not list specific data. So, what exactly makes graduate school entrance examination better than direct employment at the undergraduate level?What are the specific benefits?Which majors are more advantageous?
According to the latest employment data statistics in Beijing this year, the well-known ** gave the answer. They found that among the 1.14 million job postings, the average minimum monthly salary for fresh master's students and positions within three years of graduation was 13,218 yuan. Although undergraduate graduates of the same age have 3-5 years of work experience, the average monthly minimum salary is still 441 yuan lower than that of graduate students. In other words, the employment situation of graduate students is indeed better.
Judging from the statistics, it is easier for graduate students to enter large and medium-sized enterprises, as well as government institutions and institutions. Whether it is a government institution or a state-owned enterprise, the proportion of graduate students is much higher than that of undergraduates. In contrast, undergraduate students are more likely to choose private companies, foreign companies and joint ventures. For those students who want to be admitted to the civil service, they still can't get around the threshold of the graduate school entrance examination. As for entering large and medium-sized enterprises, there is not much difference between undergraduate and graduate students. On the surface, there is not much difference between direct employment for undergraduates and graduate students, but employees with higher academic qualifications are more likely to be promoted, and there is more room for salary increases. In addition, the social status and the marriage market are also different, which may be one of the reasons why some college students are still obsessed with graduate school entrance examinations.
However, not all majors can bring benefits to employment. Many fresh graduates report discrimination in academic qualifications. Even in some seemingly ordinary, unskilled positions, a master's degree or above is required, which brings embarrassment to undergraduates. According to statistics, only 10,000 of the 1.14 million job postings in Beijing are for graduate students, and undergraduates can also apply for the rest of the positions. Theoretically, as long as the undergraduate has sufficient strength, academic qualifications are not a problem. For example, a 2018 graduate of the Department of Mathematics analyzed recruitment** and predicted that the employment situation in the next few years may not be optimistic, so he chose to study in graduate school and go directly to employment. As it turned out, she made a very wise choice. In the past few years after graduation, her undergraduate classmates have graduated one after another, but they are facing the problem of difficulty in finding employment and cannot find their ideal job, and she is already a senior practitioner with 5 years of work experience.
The data shows that the higher income of graduate students than undergraduate is mainly due to the higher pay for technical positions. For example, in the field of artificial intelligence, it is difficult for graduate students from non-prestigious universities to have the opportunity to enter. At the same time, there are also difficulties in employment in biochemistry, environmental materials and other majors, but the employment treatment of master's and doctoral students in these fields is very considerable. However, not all majors can get the ideal job opportunities and remuneration through the postgraduate examination. There is no doubt that technical development positions need to be admitted to graduate school, while creative design, marketing, finance and other majors may not be required. 2. Candidates need to predict the employment environment of their major and industry.
Industries such as education and real estate were still popular fields for employment three years ago, and there are many employment opportunities for normal students and graduates of architecture, civil engineering, cost and other majors. However, now it has become the hardest hit area of unemployment after graduation, and the graduate school entrance examination cannot change this situation.
Therefore, before undergraduates take the postgraduate examination, they must consider whether their major is suitable for postgraduate examination, and make a prediction of the development trend and employment environment of the industry in which they are located, and then decide whether it is necessary to take the postgraduate examination. Otherwise, once there is a problem of "academic spillover", it will be detrimental to employment.
In addition to technical majors, candidates can also change their career track and broaden their job search path through the postgraduate entrance examination. However, it should be noted that once you study for graduate school across majors, you can only take the highest academic qualification when participating in the public program, and you cannot apply for the position corresponding to the undergraduate major.
To sum up, the help of postgraduate entrance examination for employment does exist, but not all majors can get better job opportunities and remuneration through postgraduate examination. Before deciding whether to take the postgraduate examination, candidates need to fully understand the employment situation of their major and the development trend of the industry, and make a wise choice. Postgraduate entrance examinations for technical majors have obvious benefits for employment, while other majors need to be carefully considered.