Source: People's Daily - Opinion Channel
It is the autumn of recruitment, and the issue of discrimination against "first degree" has aroused heated discussion.
What is the "first degree" that makes many graduates run into a wall? The "first degree" in recruitment actually refers to the first higher education diploma obtained after graduating from university.
In September this year, the Ministry of Education said in response to netizens' questions on its official website that the concept of "first education" was not used in the relevant policies and documents of the national education administrative department. This is the second time since 2014 that the national education authorities have positively clarified the same issue. In other words, the concept of "first education" is purely illusory, and it should not become an invisible threshold for graduates to find a job.
The recruitment that should focus on "ability certification", why only look at the "first degree"? There are many factors that have arisen in this phenomenon. The most direct reason is that some employers have artificially set some unreasonable selection criteria in order to save time and cost.
Equating "first education" with "ability certification", and even deriving a chain of academic discrimination, has no basis in itself. According to the Ministry of Education's estimate, in 2022, the number of college graduates in the country will exceed 10 million for the first time. If you rely purely on the "first degree" to know people, it will be a "lose-lose" situation for graduates and enterprises. At the same time, the discrimination of "first education" will further lead to the rigidity of the talent evaluation system, which is not conducive to the emergence of outstanding talents and the overall progress of the country and society.
It is imperative to break the "first degree" and promote "ability certification". To completely reverse the discrimination of "first education", it is first necessary for party and government organs, enterprises and institutions to take the lead in breaking the threshold of academic qualifications, not to take the graduation institutions and learning methods as restrictions in recruitment announcements and practical operations, and to explore the use mechanism of talents that is guided by morality and ability and aimed at the needs of the post. Other recruiting units should also abandon the "first degree" worship, and truly let every candidate have a fair chance to select the most suitable talents for each position. As a candidate, you should not have the idea of "the first degree is set for life", but firmly establish the concept of lifelong learning and continuously improve your comprehensive ability.
"Graduation institutions, learning experiences outside the country (territory), and learning styles must not be used as restrictive conditions." Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued a notice requiring the effective protection and protection of the legitimate rights and interests of graduates of vocational colleges and universities to participate in the open recruitment of public institutions and equal opportunities for competition.
A person's academic qualifications represent only the past, and ability represents the future. Only when all parties work together can the whole society pay more attention to "ability certification" instead of "first education", can the anxiety of "one test for life" be alleviated, and the value of knowledge more prominent!