Written on the front: How to choose a college major has always been a concern for parents and candidates. Think ahead and plan so that you can have a good idea of how to apply for the exam in the future.
This article is about the food science and engineering major.
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There may be many people who have not done much about this profession.
First of all, this is an engineering major, engineering employment compared with other disciplines, as a whole, there are advantages, but it is not excluded that there are also many "pit people" majors, such majors, there are not many employment opportunities, continue to move forward, such as further study or work in the industry, and there is not much room for development.
It stands to reason that the study of food is an industry closely related to life, no matter what, the market will have some demand, and this major is an applied discipline, which can be applied to the practice of food production, and it looks very promising.
So why is there less demand for employment and lower salaries in this major?
The author inquired about 24 representative cities across the country, the demand for this profession in most cities is very small, and in addition to a few high-end positions in the market, such as food research and development engineers, food safety auditors and other positions, most of the other positions are relatively grassroots, such as food quality control, food inspection, food sales, transportation drivers, packers, fresh processing personnel, etc.
In terms of salary, only a few positions have higher salaries, and most of these are positions that require certain qualifications or managerial levels.
Let's take a look at the situation of some ordinary positions, taking Beijing as an example:
The above table is only part of the data, but on the whole, the number of recruitment information released is also limited, and this is still the situation in first-tier cities.
Most of the job demand in the food industry still comes from relatively grass-roots positions, and it is difficult to offer high wages for this type of position, nor does it require high academic qualifications.
This major is easy to get a job at the beginning of the bachelor's degree, and it is easy to get high or low. If you are engaged in R&D, the level is insufficient, and if you are re-employed after graduate school, the R&D positions are limited, and it is still not easy to be employed; if you go to grassroots positions after graduating from bachelor's degree, you feel that you are wasting talents.
In fact, if you look at the food industry now, it may be that marketing is greater than technology.
If a product comes out and the market is relatively hot, other brands can launch similar products in a short cycle, such as various drinks, and the homogenization tendency is obvious. If you want to say R&D and innovation, the products are all similar. It is easier to chase explosive products than to develop explosive products.
Therefore, compared with other majors, the function of product R&D and innovation in this major to promote big sales is limited, but it is marketing innovation, which may be of greater help to products.
The market demand for this profession is small, and the first-line recruitment market is a more real feedback. You see, undergraduates in this major can't go to research and development, and they can't go to work at the grassroots level. How can the market give suitable jobs?
Another point is not that undergraduates are unwilling to do it, but that they are going up to research and development, and the current level has not yet arrived;
Of course, there are also students who report that they are willing to work in grassroots factories after graduation, even if the salary is relatively low, and some positions require three shifts, but they have only worked for a few years, and there is no development, so they have to change careers.
The salary is low and easy to understand, it is not a high-end job, most of them are grassroots positions, and the salary is not high.
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Let's take a look at the feedback from students who graduated from this major.
The advice of the vast majority of students is that if you don't enter the pit, don't step in; if you have jumped in, you should seize the opportunity of changing majors in the school and strive to transfer out; if you can't change majors, you should go out for internships in college, not to the food industry, but to internships in industries that you are interested in and have good employment in the future, which will be of great help to future employment.
There are also students who give feedback on the situation of their classmates, such as a dormitory, most of them are admitted to the public examination, and they have joined a certain marketing bureau, a certain business bureau, an agricultural bureau, etc., and some have gone to become teachers.
Looking at it, the examination is a better way out for this major, does it also show that the major is difficult to employ?
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So, why is this major offered at the undergraduate level?
The starting point of the state to open this major is to make the professional categories more complete, second, to cultivate talents from all walks of life, the society needs different kinds of talents, and the third is to give people with different interests a variety of opportunities to choose.
However, there is still some emphasis on the layout of majors in colleges and universities. If you look at the schools that offer this major, there are very few colleges and universities in the 985 category, and even if this major is offered, the professional ranking is not very prominent, indicating that the colleges and universities do not pay much attention to the construction of the major; there are some colleges and universities in the 211 category, but a considerable part of them are from characteristic colleges, such as agricultural colleges.
In fact, when a good school lays out its majors, it also has considerations, and the market employment situation is an important reference factor for the construction of majors in colleges and universities.
Looking back, although this major is not unpopular, the employment prospects are indeed not optimistic. Applying for this major should be the choice of a few people who are interested or have resources, and most others need to be cautious when applying for the exam, and if they are admitted by transfer, they also need to plan early.
That's all for today's sharing, each time you can learn a little more information related to the college entrance examination.