A student with a double degree in economics and mathematical analysis, who goes by the username Rapadapto, has applied to more than 500 positions this year but has received few responses, or sometimes no responses at all.
Rapadapto complained that it was difficult for today’s graduates to get a job in the industry.
“I do not have any professional work experience, but I have worked 3 to 4 clerical jobs during my internship and acquired many skills throughout my academic career. I believe I will adapt well to the professional environment, but this market just doesn’t give me any breakthrough opportunities. I don’t understand why my current boss would reject a college student with a bachelor’s degree? Am I really not suitable for employment now?” said Rapadapto.
Employers: Don’t want to hire fresh graduates
Graduates complain that they cannot find jobs, while employers believe they do not meet market requirements.
Forbes magazine reported that some employers interviewed complained that today’s fresh graduates have various problems during interviews, such as inappropriate dressing, lack of eye contact, refusing to turn on the camera during online interviews, and even worse, bringing their parents to the interviews.
In a media survey, 38% of American employers chose to avoid hiring recent college graduates as much as possible, and about 58% of managers, directors and company executives said that this group of young people are unprepared to enter the workplace.
“In fact, there are reasons for these problems. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college education in the past two years has been basically conducted remotely, and social and career development have been disrupted, ” explained Diane Gayeski, a professor at Ithaca College in New York, USA.
A research report by LendEDU shows that more than two-fifths of American college students believe that college has not taught them enough work skills in the past two years, nor has it prepared them mentally before entering the workplace.
“We’re seeing more and more students getting frustrated with their job search, it’s becoming harder to get interviews, and we’re seeing fewer students coming to us for job search advice,” said Suzanne, vice provost for academic affairs at the University of California, Irvine.
Hallek, director of the Yale University Career Development Center, also pointed out that he felt that students had significantly fewer opportunities in the past two years.
Even Princeton University, which has the best employment situation in the United States, has seen its graduate employment rate gradually decline in recent years. According to survey data provided by the university this year, more than half (53%) of undergraduate graduates in liberal arts majors have not found a job, while the employment situation of science and engineering majors is obviously better, with only 25.4% not finding a job, but 28.9% of students are still dissatisfied with their jobs.
