At present, the employment of college students has attracted more and more attention, and "employment difficulty" has become the focus of discussion. As a sophomore majoring in international trade, the author made a survey on the graduation process of this major. The data collection of this survey is divided into three times.
At present, the employment of college students has attracted more and more attention, and "employment difficulty" has become the focus of discussion. As a sophomore majoring in international trade, it is necessary for us to make a survey on the graduation flow of this major and see what we need to do now to win more chips for the fierce competition in future employment.
The data collection of this research work is divided into three parts. First of all, the author interviewed my senior who graduated from our school in 2000. This senior is a student majoring in international trade in the School of Economics and Management. I got a double degree in English before graduation, and now I am working in party member in a foreign trade company. She briefly introduced her classmates after graduation: classmate A joined a state-owned enterprise with different majors in order to stay in Tianjin after graduation; Student B entered a well-known listed state-owned enterprise in Tianjin with the advantage of double degree in English. Classmate c has become a big importer and exporter of foreign-funded enterprises because of his outstanding practical work ability; Classmate Ding chose to pursue further studies. The above is a microcosm of the graduation destination of senior students, and it also objectively reflects my professional employment direction, but after all, only a few people can not fully explain the employment situation of international trade major.
In view of the above reasons, in order to obtain official information about employment prospects, the author logged on the postgraduate website of Fudan University and personally visited the postgraduate office of China Renmin University. The above two universities have a high position in the field of applied economics, and the major of international trade is a national key discipline. According to the data released by Fudan University, the employment destinations of international trade graduates mainly include accounting firms, banks, foreign trade companies, securities companies, futures companies, foreign-funded enterprises and foreign-related economic departments of the government. The message given by Renmin University is the same: In recent years, in addition to banks, securities, insurance, import and export companies, private enterprises and other financial institutions, foreign trade institutions and corporate enterprises, there are more and more branches of domestic foreign-related enterprises and multinational companies in China, such as the four internationally renowned accounting firms. To sum up, the employment prospects of international trade graduates are optimistic.
Finally, in order to obtain more powerful and practical information, the author went to "528 Recruitment Network". Inquired about the online recruitment materials of international trade majors in various enterprises and institutions in Beijing. Although online recruitment materials can not fully represent the recruitment of international trade graduates by all enterprises and institutions, they can also represent certain social reality. There are not many big companies recruiting online, but the author found three typical ones: Ping An Life Insurance Company of China Insurance Company, Beijing Branch of China Insurance; China Household Appliances Import and Export Corporation; The requirements of the latter two companies of Zhongke Huaxing Trading Co., Ltd. are slightly higher than those of other enterprises and institutions. China Household Appliances Import and Export Company requires candidates to have more than two years of work experience, preferably with their own customers, bachelor degree or above, and pass CET-6; The requirements of Zhongke Huaxing Science & Trade Co., Ltd. are even more demanding: 1, bachelor degree, CET-6 or above, good listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, able to undertake foreign liaison, negotiation and translation, and proficient in operating computers and office software; 2. Good writing, strong communication and coordination skills, clear and orderly thinking, and more than three years of foreign trade and business work experience is preferred; 3. Have a certificate of customs declaration, and be familiar with foreign trade and import and export related knowledge is preferred; 4. Be proactive. Although China Ping An Life Insurance Company of China Insurance Company only requires a strong enterprising spirit to pursue success, its potential competition should be imaginable, and the quality of candidates will be relatively high. These are only three special companies, and the recruitment situation of other companies should be more representative. Most of the students recruited by these companies are college or high school graduates who know international trade, and students majoring in English or international trade after graduation are also considered by some companies. Recruitment positions are mainly customs declaration, sales clerk, crew chartering, foreign affairs secretary, foreign trade salesman and sales supervisor, mostly for international trade practice. From the perspective of gender, customer service and secretaries have higher requirements for women, and most positions such as sales and billing require men. Generally speaking, it is better to require more than two years of work experience.
To sum up, we can see the following problems:
1 The employer has high requirements for the English of the candidates, with CET-6 or above, good oral English and fluent expression.
In terms of gender, there are also occupational differences, and most companies with gender restrictions impose more restrictions on female candidates. In other words, girls may encounter more problems and pressures than boys in job hunting.
The competition pressure of undergraduates is too great, and high school students, junior college students, graduate students and even returned students compete with them for positions. The influx of these people has virtually impacted the employment of undergraduates.
The difference between ordinary school graduates and key university graduates is that the former is indeed lower than the latter in some hard conditions, and employers are more keen on recruiting the latter.
Not really. Enterprises pay more attention to the practical work ability, internal quality and work experience of candidates.
Therefore, we should do the following to cope with the fierce competition in future employment.
During school 1, strengthen oral practice, lay a good foundation in English, and pass CET-6. As girls, we should not lose confidence in future employment because of gender, but should give full play to our strengths, constantly improve ourselves, and achieve self-esteem, self-love and self-improvement.
In the face of many competitors, if you feel that you have enough time and courage, you can choose to continue your studies and increase your competitiveness.
Ordinary undergraduate graduates who want to work should not feel inferior because of their school, because they should enrich themselves, increase their strength, learn more professional knowledge and obtain some qualification certificates.
During school, you can use your spare time to work, increase your work experience and prepare for future employment.
Appendix:
At present, there is a serious shortage of international trade talents in China, and few people meet the requirements of international trade talents in business and quality. 2 1 century, with the development of information society and the appearance of global village, the establishment of information superhighway and foreign trade will further increase, so it has become an important task for China to train a large number of international economic and trade talents.
Due to the rapid growth of economic and trade talents needed by the society in the early stage of economic reform, such talents are very popular, so many colleges and universities basically set up economic and trade majors, which caused excessive demand within a few years. Coupled with the Southeast Asian financial crisis, the global economic growth slowed down, and the hot scene of economic and trade majors improved. However, with China's accession to the WTO, many well-known retail giants from China, the United States, Japan and other regions have entered China, providing opportunities for international economic and trade professionals. In banking, insurance, finance, management and many other service fields, a large number of talents who are proficient in international trade practice and can use online marketing for global communication are needed. According to the conservative estimation of relevant experts, even at the current development rate, the number of domestic enterprises with foreign trade import and export rights will reach 360,000 in five years, twice the number of foreign trade enterprises now. According to the calculation that each new enterprise needs ten foreign trade experts, it needs 6.5438+0.8 million people. According to the statistics of the Employment Guidance Center of Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education, there are about 6,543,800 economic graduates in colleges and universities nationwide every year, even though all of them are 6,543,800+3,000.
Although China's foreign trade industry has encountered a good opportunity for development, it does not mean that all international economic and trade talents can be touted by enterprises. This is because China's foreign trade and economic cooperation industry is no longer in the low-level operation state in the early days of reform and opening up, and now the demand for talents has been comprehensively improved. We should not only master the latest professional knowledge, but also have a certain number of years of practical experience. At the same time, it is the most important job to hold the qualification certificate and employment qualification certificate issued by the state. Understanding domestic and foreign trade laws and operational practices, and having rich experience is the key to getting a high salary. For example, there are very few people with certificates, and the monthly salary of those with certificates can generally reach 5000 yuan. International trade documents's operational skills are the basic skills that every worker engaged in international trade business must possess. When college students enter foreign trade and foreign-funded enterprises, they usually start from the clerk. Therefore, if a college graduate obtains the first certificate before applying for a job,
Some insiders estimate that there are only about 2,000 people in China who can skillfully use foreign languages and legal knowledge to negotiate business and sign contracts with foreign customers. Lawyers involved in international law, international trade law and WTO rules are particularly scarce. Only about 50 of the more than 5,000 lawyers in Shanghai have such qualities and abilities, so it is impossible for every enterprise to have lawyers to assist in its foreign economic activities. The income of foreign lawyers is considerable, except for foreign-related legal cases, the consulting fee for one hour can reach hundreds of dollars. Judging from the industry development in recent two years, the urgently needed international business negotiators mainly involve information and communication, bioengineering and medicine, environmental protection, new materials and new energy, modern agriculture, geospatial information technology and other professional fields, as well as the construction related to the Olympic Games and the World Expo, and the activities related to market development, such as attracting investment, overseas financing, listing and opening up overseas markets. The volume of international trade is often millions of dollars. For enterprises, international business negotiators are indispensable figures in foreign trade enterprises, especially those with professional certificates and practical experience, which are often valuable in the headhunting market.