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In the current social environment, the employment of young people is like a mountain
Many young people were overwhelmed. The reasons behind this are complex.
First of all, the contradiction between supply and demand is becoming increasingly acute. With the large-scale popularization of higher education in China and the rise of the wave of international students returning to China, the number of college graduates in 2021 has set an unprecedented record of 9.09 million, which is like a super "graduation season", but the growth rate of jobs cannot keep up with the pace of this huge army of job seekers. It's like a group of hungry monks facing a limited amount of porridge, and the competition is fierce. After many college students leave the school gate, they are faced with a crowded job market, and finding a job seems to be a one-way bridge.
Second, the "black swan" of the new crown epidemic has had a severe impact on the global economy, and many companies have been in trouble and have had to lay off employees or suspend hiring plans. Traditional job search channels such as offline job fairs and information sessions have been blocked, making the already grim employment situation even worse. In such a situation, many fresh graduates are like getting lost in the fog, it is difficult to obtain effective recruitment information, and the opportunity for interviews is greatly reduced, which increases the difficulty of their successful employment.
In addition, the mismatch between the concept of career choice and vocational skills is becoming more and more serious. Some young people have dreams and aspirations, but in the actual job search process, due to a lack of practical experience, there is often a structural gap between their professional knowledge and skills and market demand. At the same time, some graduates are overly keen on stable jobs within the system, which leads them to be too limited in their employment options, which invisibly raises the bar for finding suitable jobs.
In addition, individual needs pose new challenges for young people. Today's young people live in a diverse social environment, they have a higher level of demand for work, and they pursue a career path that aligns with their interests and values. However, the relative scarcity and fierce competition for such jobs make them look for a needle in a haystack when looking for their dream job.
In order to solve these problems, it is recommended to start from multiple dimensions such as policy guidance, education reform, career planning guidance and labor market system reform
At the policy level, we should play a more active role, by providing a series of preferential policies such as employment subsidies, tax incentives, and the establishment of entrepreneurship, etc., to create favorable conditions for enterprises to absorb fresh graduates, and vigorously support and encourage college students to innovate and start businesses, so as to promote employment through entrepreneurship and form a virtuous circle.
Education reform is imminent, colleges and universities must closely adjust the teaching content and professional settings in line with market demand, no longer work behind closed doors, but focus on practical teaching, increase internship and training links, so that students have the opportunity to contact and adapt to real work scenarios in advance, so as to improve their practical ability and professional quality, so as to apply what they have learned.
Career planning and career guidance are important aspects of helping young people make a smooth transition to the workforce. Schools and society should work together to strengthen the guidance of students' career planning throughout the whole process, guide them to establish a correct outlook on employment, not only look up to the stars, but also be down-to-earth, learn to grasp real opportunities, improve job search skills, and master more practical vocational skills, so as to better cope with the rapidly changing job market.
Reform of the labour market system is equally important. We need to break down the barriers of traditional employment models, build a flexible and inclusive market mechanism, especially for emerging industries and modern service industries, and provide more jobs that meet the characteristics and needs of young people, so that they can show their self-worth on a broader stage.
Internationally, for example, many countries and regions have successfully promoted the wave of entrepreneurship among college students. For example, the business incubator in Silicon Valley in the United States and China's "entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship" policy have incubated batches of innovative enterprises through various entrepreneurial training programs, financing platforms and preferential policy support, and the founders of these enterprises have not only solved their own employment problems, but also created a large number of new jobs and formed a good employment ecology.
On the other hand, it can also increase the supply of jobs in the field of public services, such as public health, community services, rural revitalization and other fields, which can not only alleviate the employment pressure of graduates, but also meet the talent needs of social welfare undertakings to achieve a win-win situation.
In addition, with the development of science and technology and the changes of the times, new forms of employment such as flexible employment and freelancing have gradually emerged, such as remote work, part-time work, webcasting, self-creation, etc. Young people should have the courage to try these emerging fields, use digital tools to broaden their employment horizons, take the initiative to adapt to the trend of the times, and open up more possibilities for themselves.
Finally, we can learn from the successful experience of Germany's dual vocational education system. This system closely combines theoretical learning with enterprise practice, so that students can gain rich practical experience at the learning stage, which significantly improves the employability and adaptability of graduates. This model is worthy of in-depth study and reference in deepening the reform of vocational education and solving the employment problem in China.
In short, to solve the problem of young people's difficulty in finding employment, we need the joint efforts of the whole society, from policy guidance, education reform, vocational guidance and market mechanism innovation, etc., to lay a broad and flat employment path for young people.