More than eighty percent of the fresh graduates surveyed said that their job search concepts differed from their parents

More than eighty percent of the fresh graduates surveyed said that their job search concepts differed from their parents

62.5% of the fresh graduates surveyed respect each other and actively communicate with their elders

Nowadays, the changes in the employment environment, the rise of freelancing, new occupations and mobile office have provided more possibilities for college students to find employment, but this has also made the difference between the career choice of some college students and their parents more obvious.

Last week, a survey of 1,334 fresh graduates conducted by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily in conjunction with the questionnaire network (wenjuan.com) showed that 83.1% of the interviewed fresh graduates had differences with their parents in terms of job search concepts, and 56.4% of the interviewed fresh graduates pointed out that their parents preferred stable jobs. When there is a difference in employment outlook, 62.5% of the fresh graduates surveyed will respect each other and actively communicate with their elders.

"Starting a business and freelancing are 'risky moves' for my parents, and I don't dare to mention it to them"

Hu Xia, a recent undergraduate graduate from Henan, said she had a big employment gap with her parents. First of all, there is the issue of academic qualifications, her parents do not want her to work after graduating from undergraduate, and hope that she will continue to study in graduate school. "They are worried that undergraduates will not have an advantage in finding a job and their prospects will be limited." Secondly, his parents wanted Hu Xia to take the civil service exam or become a teacher. "In their eyes, jobs with high stability generally have a high social status. And starting a business and freelancing are 'risky moves' for my parents, and I dare not mention them to them. ”

Luo Han, a 24-year-old recent graduate of a university in Guangdong, has not yet agreed with his parents on where to work. Luo Han felt that wandering outside the home as a young man was a great way to train himself and see the world, but his parents felt that working in their hometown not only familiarized themselves with the environment, but also took care of each other with their families.

According to the data, 83.1% of the surveyed fresh graduates have differences with their parents on job search concepts, and 15.3% of the interviewed fresh graduates bluntly said that they have great differences. Further analysis found that the proportion of fresh graduates (85.4%) in third- and fourth-tier cities who had different ideas about job hunting with their parents was higher.

Specifically, 56.4% of the interviewed fresh graduates pointed out that their parents preferred stable jobs, 51.9% of the interviewed fresh graduates said that their parents thought that "decentness" of work was very important, 49.1% of the interviewed fresh graduates admitted that their parents preferred traditional industries and positions, 35.5% of the interviewed fresh graduates said that their parents had low acceptance of entrepreneurship and freelancing, and 28.2% of the interviewed fresh graduates said that their parents expected their children to work as close to home as possible.

54.2% of the fresh graduates surveyed believe that the different generations have different career selection criteria due to different eras

Hu Xia feels that some parents do not have a good understanding of the current situation, and there will be differences of opinion between them and young people. "They don't know much about the current situation of urban development, the situation of the sunset industry, etc., and if they insist on making ideas for their children, it is easy to cause conflicts."

Hu Xia also feels that the different life experiences of the two generations are also an important reason for the divergence in employment views. She analyzed that most of her parents' generation had experienced the era of graduation package distribution, and they were concerned about risks, so they preferred stable jobs. However, most of today's graduates grew up in the era of vigorous market economy, and they pay more attention to personal interests in employment, and it is inevitable that there will be conflicts between the two generations in terms of job search concepts.

Xia Qingyun, an associate professor at Xinhuadu Business School of Minjiang University, analyzed that there are many reasons for the difference in employment outlook between the two generations, and the family's economic and cultural background is an important aspect. "For example, one of my students, whose parents are doing well in business, especially hopes that their children can return to their hometown to inherit their business after graduation, but the children feel that they should exercise more outside. Some families are more conservative, for example, they think that girls should not show their heads and should not run too much, etc., which will cause employment differences between the two parties. Xia Qingyun believes that the difference in employment concepts between the two generations is also related to the family's investment in children's education. Some families invest a lot of time and money in their children's education, and parents have great expectations for their children's employment, or are very persistent in a certain field, but their children's interests and specialties may not be here, and there will be differences. He mentioned that the issue of "face" is also an influencing factor, and some parents want their children to do what they see as decent work. He also said that some parents plan their children based solely on their past experience and education, which can also lead to a difference in their perception of careers from young people.

Regarding the difference in the employment outlook between parents and children, 55.8% of the interviewed fresh graduates believe that the different educational concepts they receive make cognitive conflicts, 54.2% of the interviewed fresh graduates feel that they are in different eras leading to different career selection standards, 51.1% of the interviewed fresh graduates said that it is because their parents expect their children to surpass themselves to a certain extent, and 49.6% of the interviewed fresh graduates think that there are differences in the understanding and evaluation of emerging industries and positions between the two generations, 17.2% of recent graduates surveyed believe that it is caused by a lack of communication with their parents.

When there was an employment disagreement with their elders, 62.5% of the surveyed fresh graduates would actively communicate with them, while 32.8% chose to avoid talking about them

Faced with the difference in job search concept with his parents, Hu Xia will not directly deny it, but first consider whether his parents' suggestions are reasonable. "After all, parents have accumulated a lot of experience in the workplace." In addition, she is patient in bridging the information gap between the two generations. "I usually find more information and discuss with netizens, so that parents can understand more about the current thinking of young people, and tell them the reasons behind my choice, and on this basis, listening to their suggestions is more instructive for me."

When there is a difference in employment concept with the elders, how do you deal with it? 62.5% of the interviewed fresh graduates will respect each other and communicate actively with their elders, 32.8% of the interviewed fresh graduates choose to avoid talking and keep circling, and others: ignore and insist on their own opinions (28.9%), negative response, confrontational communication (19.3%), and 6.7% of the interviewed fresh graduates bluntly do not know how to deal with it.

Talking about the differences in the employment views of children and parents, Xia Qingyun feels that it cannot be said that parents are right, nor children are right. "When college students first enter the workplace, it is not realistic to just talk about their ideals, and the experience of their parents is a very important reference. Parents want their children to have a good income and a stable job, but young people generally value their future development and want to choose their careers freely. The two sides should communicate more and empathize from each other's position. ”

Among the fresh graduates surveyed, 77.2% were bachelor's degree graduates, 19.9% were master's degree graduates, and 2.9% were doctoral graduates. 47.0 per cent were boys and 53.0 per cent were girls. 30.1% of the hometown is in the first-tier cities, 38.1% in the second-tier cities, 25.0% in the third- and fourth-tier cities, 4.8% in towns or counties, and 2.0% in rural areas. (Reporter Du Yuanchun and Huang Zihan also contributed to this article, at the request of the interviewee, Hu Xia and Luo Han are pseudonyms in the article)

Source: China Youth Daily