In the 80s, a college student was an intellectual, and in the 00s, an undergraduate student could also be called an intellectual, and today in 2024, doctoral students can be regarded as intellectuals. In 2024, the number of fresh graduates will reach 11.79 million, and it stands to reason that everyone's knowledge level has improved, which is a good thing for the society, but if we understand the situation a little, we will find that the academic qualifications have been seriously devalued!
The author has a friend who is a university teacher, and at a tea party he talked about the recent graduates, and he brought a graduate, who began to submit resumes in September, and interviewed more than 40 times for nearly 100 large and small companies. It's been almost three months now, and I can count the offers I have received on one hand. Unable to sit idly by, he recommended the student to a few of his friends' companies, but as a result, he didn't even get an interview.
After summarizing their feedback, it is generally reflected that the situation in the job market this year is severe, and the recruitment quota of various companies has been greatly reduced. This means that jobs that used to be a line of job insurance are out of reach this year. Many undergraduates invest a lot of time and money to earn a degree, only to find that the diploma is not even enough to knock on the door of a job offer.
We all know in our hearts the results of university education in cultivating students' practical abilities. The current education system seems to focus more on student compliance and error avoidance than on the development of innovative thinking. As a result, in many cases, academic qualifications are more evidence of a person's ability to pass a series of exams, but do not fully demonstrate their innovative value and profitability. There are still many students who are immersed in the idealistic idea that if they study diligently, they will definitely find a satisfying job.
With a monthly salary of 3,000, you can't recruit a migrant worker but you can recruit a college student who has just graduated, and the anchors who don't need academic qualifications hire those highly educated students.