Three Common Mistakes College Graduates Make When Job Hunting
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Blindly Applying for Jobs by Mass-Submitting Resumes On March 28, at a job fair for construction graduates in Henan Province, Henan Hongguang Tiandi Industrial Co. received dozens of student resumes in a short time. A staff member from the company's HR department told reporters: "Many students carry stacks of resumes and hand them out to every company in sight. They drop off their resumes and leave without inquiring about the company's specifics. We have no interest in such aimless, blind job applications."Yue, HR manager at Henan Tianfang Foods, also noted that many graduates lack clarity about their career goals and capabilities. "In March, we invited some students for interviews based on their resumes, but half didn't show up. Even among those who signed agreements after interviews, several dropped out during internships," he said. Many graduates, he observed, fail to define their professional direction, resorting to "casting a wide net" only to end up "grasping at straws."The grass is always greener on the other side: "Frequent job-hopping" Xiao Meng, a male graduate from Zhengzhou University's Art Design program in 2008 who has worked at three companies within a year, stated: "I resigned each time on my own. Finding a job isn't difficult; the challenge lies in securing a good position with a favorable environment, competitive compensation, and stable benefits." Xiao Meng is not an isolated case among college graduates who frequently change jobs.Among the 90,000 personnel files managed by the Henan Provincial Talent Exchange Center, 30,000 have become unclaimed "abandoned files," with college graduates forming the bulk of this group.Zhao Ling, office director at Henan Leta Animation Company, noted that many fresh graduates tend to "look at the grass as greener on the other side." It's not that companies are unwilling to sign employment contracts with employees; rather, some graduates themselves refuse to sign contracts. Companies are hesitant to entrust important responsibilities to employees who pose such "job-hopping risks."Since 2008, Zhengzhou has designated 25 enterprises to provide 2,000 internship positions for college graduates. Yao Xiaolei, Director of the Training Center at Zhengzhou Shaolin Automobile Co., Ltd., reported that last year, 200 students secured internships through mutual selection. Within two months, 180 had left. Some cited the company's remote location, claiming it hindered leisure activities during off-hours.Henan Fifth Construction Group, a major construction enterprise, faces similar challenges. Its HR director noted that while the adage "water flows downhill, people strive upward" is universally understood, many young graduates jump jobs too casually, lacking a solid work ethic that hinders their long-term growth. Can one sweep the world without sweeping their own room? Some graduates, with short-sighted perspectives, refuse to start at the most basic, ordinary positions, undermining employers' willingness to hire them.Zhengzhou's Zijing Mountain Park once hired a female graduate. On her first day, to expose her to frontline work, she was given a broom—and burst into tears. Zhengzhou Sanquan Food Co., Ltd., a nationally renowned frozen food enterprise with over 30,000 employees,Chen Zemin, Chairman and a National People's Congress deputy, told reporters that Sanquan annually hires recent graduates, requiring them to start on the factory floor before gradually advancing to management roles. Many graduates initially struggle to accept this path, with some leaving; those who persevere become core employees earning annual salaries of tens of thousands of yuan.Liu Guoqing, Director of the Zhengzhou Personnel Bureau's College Graduate Employment Office, believes that amid mounting employment pressures, graduates should adjust their career outlook, adopt a long-term perspective, and not fear starting at the grassroots level.
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