"My major was revoked and I became an out-of-print student."
In recent years, Chinese universities have been carrying out a series of reforms, including the optimization and adjustment of their majors. This reform has led to the abolition of a large number of professions, and according to the data released by the Ministry of Education, this trend is on the rise.
There are a number of reasons behind this phenomenon, including poor job prospects. For candidates who are about to take the college entrance examination, which revoked majors need to be considered with special caution? In the following articles, we will explore these issues in detail.
Information Management and Information Systems
Among the majors that have been withdrawn in the past five years, the information management and information systems major occupies the number one position. One of the reasons why this major has been abolished on a large scale is that most universities have opened this major. According to statistics, nearly 45% of undergraduate colleges and universities offer information management and information system majors. As a result, the number of graduates far exceeds the market demand, making the employment competition extremely fierce, and graduates face great employment pressure.
In addition, this specialty covers a wide range of fields. Although universities have their own focus and characteristics when training students, it is difficult to master sufficient professional knowledge and skills by relying solely on undergraduate study. As a result, they lack core competitiveness in the talent market and find it difficult to win. Therefore, a large number of graduates majoring in information management and information systems face the dilemma of "graduation and unemployment". For the sake of their own development needs, colleges and universities concentrate resources to support advantageous majors, which is one of the reasons why the new information management and information system majors in colleges and universities coexist with the phenomenon of revocation.
Public utility management
Another profession that has been revoked due to poor job prospects is public utility management. Similar to many wide-ranging professions, one of the common problems of public utility management is "learning everything, not learning everything". This puts graduates at a disadvantage in the competition for employment. Many students said that after four years of college, they knew little about their major, and their recognition of the major was very low.
In addition, from the perspective of employment direction, the most ideal counterpart employment direction of this major is government agency work. However, in recent years, the civil service examination has become increasingly competitive, making employment prospects in public administration more difficult.
In addition to poor job prospects, graduates of this program also have lower job satisfaction. Undergraduate graduates have below-average starting salaries, less relevance of jobs to their majors, and poor overall employment quality. This has also led to many graduates choosing to change careers within one or two years, whether it is due to the consideration of the current situation of the major or the planning of their own development, the public affairs management major is not an ideal choice.
Product design
Each university has its own characteristics, and majors that do not match the characteristics of the school usually become the hardest hit areas that are withdrawn. For example, art majors in engineering schools, such as product design, are a typical example. Compared to the first two mentioned majors, the job prospects for product design are relatively good. The employment counterpart rate of graduates is relatively high, the choice of employment fields is relatively wide, and it is relatively easy to find a job that meets the basic needs of life.
However, from a career development perspective, the industry is subject to some limitations. Product design requirements and working environments vary greatly from industry to industry. Graduates may go on to design firms or businesses that specialize in a certain type of product, and there is a big difference between the two. The former has access to more learning opportunities but is more stressful, while the latter, although relatively relaxed, has lower salaries and limited room for improvement. Graduates who wish to pursue high salaries must endure tremendous work pressure, which can take a toll on their health. If there is not enough enthusiasm, candidates are advised to consider carefully when choosing a product design major.
Hotel management
The last major that often appears on the "University Professional Dissuasion List" is hotel management. This management major is characterized by a wide range of coverage, but weak professionalism and limited core competitiveness, which makes it difficult for graduates to find their ideal jobs. There is a surplus of hotel management professionals in the market, and the competition for employment is extremely fierce.
Although the name of the profession includes "management", graduates are often required to start in grassroots positions, such as the front office, guest rooms, and catering departments. These tasks are heavy, and the psychological quality and pressure resistance of practitioners are extremely high, and the starting salary is relatively low. Therefore, most graduates choose to change careers within a year or two and cannot stand this work status.