Autumn recruitment is a test of hope and anxiety for college students. This year, Peking University undergraduate and master's students have also encountered employment difficulties, and students from popular majors and top schools have flocked to the bottom to work. This has sparked speculation about whether the financial industry is facing obsolescence. In fact, this year's autumn recruitment situation is unexpected, not only Peking University, but also students from other top universities cannot find satisfactory job opportunities. School and professional restrictions are no longer at the heart of the employment problem, and the demand for talent across the industry has declined significantly. This creates a lot of pressure and challenges for students.
But that doesn't mean students are in despair. In autumn recruitment, there are relatively few opportunities to choose from, and the duration is relatively short. For graduates of 985 and 211 colleges, spring and autumn recruitment have more opportunities and a longer recruitment cycle. However, even students from top universities struggle to get into the top companies in the financial industry. For example, many well-known financial companies such as CITIC Group, China International Capital Corporation, China Securities Construction Investment Co., Ltd. and Huatai Co., Ltd. have very strict requirements for students' majors and school backgrounds. Employment opportunities are limited and competition has become fierce. Even Peking University students have not been able to access these companies this year, which shows the seriousness of the problem.
In this year's autumn recruitment, many companies will mainly collect resumes, and do not do further screening and hiring, or simply do not recruit new people. This is mainly because there is no shortage of talent in the market**, especially the top investment banks, which have low turnover and need fewer new people. As a result, many students from top universities end up working at the bottom of the bank.
A bank job is seen as a good job for the average student, but it is not ideal for a master's student at a top university like Peking University. In banking jobs, they are likely to be limited to low-level positions such as counters and are limited by performance metrics, among other things. This has nothing to do with their ability and depends mainly on their family background and financial strength. According to the students, if they want to work in a bank, they first need to prepare 100,000 yuan as a guarantee for their performance. For students from ordinary families, even Peking University graduates will find it difficult to find good jobs in grassroots banks if they do not have enough financial strength. In other words, students with less than ideal academic qualifications, but with a better family background, can also save money in exchange for a job.
In addition, some students who have Xi in investment banking also face the problem of lack of opportunities. Due to this year's recruitment situation, many investment banking positions are no longer recruited, and students can only choose bank jobs as a helpless move. On the whole, it is not that students from well-known universities such as Peking University have withdrawn, but that the overall demand of the industry has decreased. Even for undergraduate and master's students from top universities, the number of people who can enter the top investment bank is limited.
This year's employment situation will not only affect the graduates of the year, but will also have a significant impact on the 2024 college entrance examination voluntary application. Finance has long been one of the popular majors chosen by students. However, this year's situation may change this trend. If students at top universities are facing employment difficulties, it will be even more difficult for finance majors in ordinary colleges and universities to achieve the desired results.
Of course, if students are able to accept bank jobs, then the situation will be different. However, judging from the development of the financial industry in recent years, for students from ordinary families, the expectations for bank jobs are not high. Zhang Xuefeng's evaluation of the financial industry in the past few years has made ordinary students not have too high expectations for bank jobs. Therefore, in the face of such a situation, students do not need to be depressed, many majors will experience peaks and valleys, which is an inevitable choice for social development.
Despite the difficulties, we cannot afford to remain helpless. We can't change where we come from, and we can't change some of the inherent problems. However, we can find other ways for ourselves and pave a unique path for our future. Some resources are not up for grab, such as the opportunity for families to send their children abroad for Xi, the opportunity to expose their children to high-level figures and build relationships. But that doesn't mean other students don't have a chance to succeed. We should take reality in stride and work hard for our future.
This year's autumn recruitment situation has caught many students off guard, especially students from top universities such as Peking University who are unable to enter leading financial companies. The employment situation is no longer limited only by schools and majors, and the demand for talent in the entire industry has shown a downward trend. Lower-level jobs are the main choice for students, and the financial industry is not an ideal career path for graduates from top universities. This will not only have an impact on the employment of graduates of the current year, but also affect the future college entrance examination voluntary application. Finance majors have been popular majors for years, but that could change now. It will be more difficult for students from ordinary institutions to achieve the pinnacle in the field of finance.
However, in the face of such an employment situation, students should not despair. While there is an unfair distribution of resources, we can still carve out an unusual path for ourselves through our efforts. We can't change our origins and some inherent problems, but we can look for other career options to pave a unique path for our future.
Finally, we should face up to reality and fight for our future. Many professions have experienced both prosperity and decline, which is an inevitable choice for the development of society. Although the employment situation is grim, we should not feel sorry for ourselves, but actively look for other ways to shape our own future.