Employment or entrepreneurship？ ＂Multiple-choice Questions＂ for 8.2 million college graduates

　　Beijing, April 24 (Leng Haoyang), the client of Zhongxin. com, is also in the graduation season. At this time of the year, the whereabouts of college graduates will attract social attention. This year, more than 8.2 million college graduates will leave school. How will they choose between starting a business and getting employment? At the same time, what about the view that "employment is a compulsory course before starting a business" in recent years?

　　On April 12, a graduate double election meeting was held in a university in Beijing. Photo by leng Yuyang

　　Choose entrepreneurship or employment?

　　"I have the idea of starting a business, but I feel that the time is not ripe. I’d better find a job first and get familiar with the social environment before watching." A senior student of Beijing Normal University told the reporter of Zhongxin.com..

　　In the interview, the reporter found that there are not a few students with similar ideas. According to the 2017 China University Students’ Entrepreneurship Report released by China Renmin University, China university students’ entrepreneurial will continues to rise, and nearly 90% of them have considered starting a business, among which 26% have a strong or strong entrepreneurial will.

　　In September 2017, at the press conference held by the Ministry of Education, Wu Yan, director of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, introduced that the entrepreneurial rate of China university graduates has reached 3%, nearly double the level of 1.6% in developed countries.

　　Zhang Yuan was admitted to Sichuan University in 2011. During his stay at school, he participated in many college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship competitions and won awards. In the eyes of many students, Zhang Yuan has always been associated with entrepreneurship.

　　In 2015, after graduating from college, Zhang Yuan did not choose to start a business. In his view, the lack of social resources and the lack of ability to control the market are still stumbling blocks on his entrepreneurial road. So, he joined a consulting company, prepared to exercise himself, and wanted to take the opportunity to see if there was market demand for his entrepreneurial projects.

　　In June 2017, Zhang Yuan, who has been working in the consulting industry for two years, embarked on the road of entrepreneurship. With his carefully prepared projects, he not only got the investment smoothly, but also got the qualification to settle in Tianjin and the tax exemption for enterprises.

　　Now, Zhang Yuan, who is about to start a business for one year, has set up a team of five people and got his share in the market. Zhang Yuan said that the feeling after starting a business is still very different. "It is a great sense of accomplishment to see that your project can grow up gradually through your own efforts."

　　"But I often feel that it is difficult to ride a tiger." Zhang Yuan told the reporter of Zhongxin. com that after starting a business, the work intensity suddenly increased and the pressure was much greater, so he had no time to take care of his own life. "I can’t slack off for my own entrepreneurial dream and for the efforts of every member of the team."

　　Data Map: On March 29, 2018, Xiamen University College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practice Base, the college students’ team demonstrated the robot football they developed. China News Service reporter Sun Zifa photo

　　Employment is a compulsory course before starting a business?

　　Although the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of graduates is high, the success rate of entrepreneurship is not high. In recent years, there is a voice in the society that employment is a "compulsory course" for college graduates who have just left school. How should this view be viewed?

　　Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at China Academy of Educational Sciences, said in an interview with Zhongxin. com that rationality is very important for graduates to choose entrepreneurship. In his view, many graduates are impulsive in choosing to start a business, and the risk will be higher if they choose to start a business without corresponding social resources and sufficient entrepreneurial ability.

　　But he also believes that the term "compulsory course" is not accurate. "You don’t have to find a stable job before starting a business. Some students pay close attention to the social environment at school and take part in many social activities. Entrepreneurship is a good choice for students with this ability and resources. " Chu Zhaohui said.

　　Zhang Baoyi, director of the Institute of Sociology of Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, told Zhongxin. com that after leaving the campus, college students have entered the society for a short time and their understanding of the market is not clear enough. It is best to observe the market and gather resources through employment first, so as to accumulate experience and ability for starting a business.

　　At the same time, he also said that students with strong entrepreneurial will had better choose Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities to start businesses, because the entrepreneurial environment in these cities is relatively mature, entrepreneurs have good projects, and there are many opportunities for other marketing and venture capital.

　　Data Map: Job seekers communicate with employers. Xiang Fei photo

　　Career planning is very important.

　　"Whether it is employment or entrepreneurship, it is a stage to realize the value of life. For graduates, the most important thing is to make a good career plan. " Huang Feikai, head of the student section of the School of Public Administration of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, told the reporter of Zhongxin.com.

　　In addition, he also said that employment and entrepreneurship have different emphases and different requirements for students’ ability. There is no absolute advantage or disadvantage. What really matters is to choose the one that is more suitable for you. I hope students don’t follow the trend and think carefully about their own situation and market environment.

　　A person in charge of the recruitment of a company in Beijing told the reporter of Zhongxin.com that many job seekers she came into contact with lacked clear career plans. "Many students don’t know what they want to do in the future and lack understanding of their core competitiveness. Such job seekers will naturally lack competitiveness." The person in charge said.

　　In this regard, Chu Zhaohui suggested that graduates should first grasp the general direction in their career planning. One is to be clear about their aspirations, advantages and potential. The second is to find the needs of society and know whether their own advantages are compatible with the needs of society.

　　Chu Zhaohui suggested that graduates should combine these two points. First set the general development direction, and then consider other factors comprehensively. (At the request of the interviewee, some characters in the text are pseudonyms) (End)