In 2024, the number of applicants for master's degree students nationwide will decrease by 360,000, and many people are surprised by the fading of the fever for postgraduate entrance examinations. However, as early as a year ago, Zhang Xuefeng had already made this accurate **. His judgment comes from his familiarity with the professional environment and the overall employment environment, as well as his deep insight into people's rational choices and decision-making. His views have always emphasized personal understanding of the goals and career planning of the graduate school entrance examination, and warned those students who blindly follow the trend of the graduate school entrance examination. To a certain extent, this view has changed some people's enthusiasm for graduate school entrance examinations, while more people have begun to rationally choose a career path that suits them.
Although the craze for graduate school entrance examinations has continued to heat up in the past few years, the number of graduate students in 2024 has dropped significantly. This phenomenon can be attributed in part to the fact that a large number of students realized the importance of the ideas put forward by Zhang Xuefeng and others through personal experience. For example, there was once an employment case that was widely circulated: three years ago, an undergraduate student could easily enter BYD, but when he came back to participate in the school recruitment after three years of desperate graduate school, he found that BYD had raised the requirements for the graduation school to 211 universities. This situation makes people realize that by improving their academic qualifications, they may lose the company and position they could have applied for, and then fall into a situation where they cannot be promoted. This reality has led people to wonder if going to graduate school can actually bring real benefits to their career development.
Compared with undergraduates, the starting salary of master's students does not widen too much. According to a report on the salary of fresh graduates in 2023, the average starting salary for undergraduate students is about 6,560 yuan per month, 9,150 yuan per month for master's students, and 15,050 yuan per month for doctoral students. However, over time, many people find that the employment environment may become more demanding, and the highly competitive graduate school entrance examination may not always be successful the first time. Considering the risks that exist in these realities, more and more people are starting to think rationally about their future and career prospects. In the world of investing, high risk requires a correspondingly high return to attract people to take risks. However, the difficulty and income of finding a job after graduate school does not seem as enticing as one might expect. Therefore, a more rational choice and decision-making is to look for a more certain future and career prospects.
Against the backdrop of a decline in the number of graduate students, the number of applicants for the national examination in 2024 has increased by 410,000. Although the landing rate of the national examination is relatively low, as long as you pass the exam, you will be able to get a stable and decent job. Compared to the fact that it can take several years of hard work to succeed in the graduate school entrance examination, the national examination seems to be more attractive. This choice can also be understood, especially for those who are eager for a stable career advancement.
The decrease in the number of graduate students and the increase in the number of applicants for the national examination reflect to a certain extent the increasingly rational attitude of people when choosing career planning. The reason for the decrease in the number of graduate students in 2024 can be attributed to people's increased awareness of the professional environment and the overall employment environment, and the enhancement of rational choices and decision-making abilities for personal career development. In the future career development, more and more people will choose their own development path according to their interests, abilities and career prospects. The advice of career planners and graduate school planners will also be valued and listened to by more and more people, and people's own insight and decision-making ability will also play a more important role in career development. Therefore, whether you take the path of postgraduate examination or public examination, it needs to be based on thoughtfulness and a full understanding of the future prospects. Only in this way will we be able to make informed choices in our career path and embrace a better future.