In the 2022 graduation season, a shocking set of stats was revealed. There were 10.76 million college graduates that year, but only 23% were successfully employed, which means that more than 8 million graduates were unemployed and facing the dilemma of being unemployed.
It's not all the student's fault. With the rapid development of society and the increasing popularity of higher education, the threshold for employers is constantly rising, and the undergraduate degree is gradually losing its advantage. Graduates face fierce competition and find a job that suits them with a "few opportunities and many people".
This phenomenon has left many graduates feeling uneasy in the fog of employment. Faced with the situation of unemployment upon graduation, they began to hope for a "stable career", but they did not realize that this was gradually evolving into a "new type of dependent family" situation.
This "new type of family-dependent" college students has quietly emerged, but parents are unaware of it, and instead publicize their children's achievements. "Family-dependent" usually refers to a person who has reached adulthood and is able to support himself, but is still dependent on his or her parents for support. Some sociologists refer to this group as the "new unemployed", which refers to young people who are unemployed or have lost their jobs.
The new phenomenon of "gnawing at the elderly" is quietly emerging, but many parents are turning a blind eye to it and continue to be proud of their children's achievements, which is really touching.
Because college graduates are facing huge employment pressure, it has become a trend to take the civil service examination or graduate school entrance examination. Students like Xiao Wang, who graduated from two colleges, are not studying in a popular major, which makes it extremely difficult to find a job.
Xiao Wang's parents saw that his hopes of a smooth job search were fading, so they advised him to concentrate on preparing for the civil service exam, believing that once he landed, he would have a stable future. Xiao Wang gladly accepted it during the confused employment period and returned to his hometown to concentrate on preparing for the public exam
The difficulty of the exam was unexpected. Xiao Wang worked hard at home to prepare for the exam for 3 years, but failed to pass the written exam for 3 consecutive years.
During this time, the cost of attending the training course alone is quite significant. Xiao Wang's parents also gradually felt powerless. When Xiao Wang began to prepare for the exam, his parents were still proud, proud of his diligent study Xi, and believed that his future must be bright.
After three years, Xiao Wang's parents gradually became unable to bear the financial pressure and hoped that he could go out and find a job. But Xiao Wang was extremely angry, insisting that he had been working hard for three years to prepare for the exam. He felt that many of his friends and relatives knew that he had been preparing for the civil service exam and that he had to prove himself by passing the exam, otherwise he would feel extremely humiliated.
Xiao Wang now refuses to go out to work, which leaves his parents in a dilemma. He was obsessed with exam preparation and began to refuse to step out of his comfort zone, and this new phenomenon of "gnawing at the old" gradually became apparent.
College students need to be responsible for their own life plans, and parents should respect their children's choices. All walks of life in society are developing rapidly, and education is also advancing, which has made more people receive education, but it has also caused a series of problems. As the number of undergraduate graduates increases, the future prospects may be affected if they do not have a background in a prestigious university.
In such a situation, students need to plan their lives carefully. The four years of college are not a place to escape from the world, but to work hard to improve your abilities and plan your future direction.
First of all, students at the university level need to listen carefully to the lectures and try to avoid failing the course. Secondly, strive to obtain all kinds of necessary certificates, such as CET-4 or 6, major-related certificates, etc. All things being equal, if other students have a certificate that you don't have, you may lose your employment opportunities.
Finally, plan ahead for the future and work towards it. At present, it is not easy for college students to prepare for the civil service or graduate school exam, and preparing early and brushing more questions will make the results better.
For parents, try to avoid interfering with students' choices and let them plan their own lives. If parents and students are on the same page, that's fine, but if they disagree, it can lead to parental dissatisfaction, regardless of the student's future development.
For students, although employment after university is very stressful, taking the civil service or graduate school is not the only option. Moreover, the competition for the public entrance examination is fierce, and there are many people who prepare for the exam every year.
Don't give up on yourself because you didn't take the exam, and don't be too obsessed. Different students are suitable for different development directions, and there is no need to spend too much time on one thing.
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