The '90-Hou' adults begin job hunt
- By Zhou Jing
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China.org.cn, November 17, 2011
Han Junwei: feeling lost about her future
Not all college graduates have such clear goals. Many, like East China Normal University's television broadcast major Han Junwei, feel lost about what to do with everything they learned the past four years.
Han was taught to direct, write screenplays and other film-making skills. She shot quite a few short films and developed photos at school. But when she was put in front of professional equipment at a television station, she said "I didn't even know how to turn it on."
Like most others, Han took several part-time jobs as internships. She played as an audience member in show recordings and worked for a local TV show in her hometown. She also took qualification exams and scored a few certificates after attending exam-oriented classes.
Facing the upcoming graduation, however, Han realized she knew neither the demands of potential employments nor a direction of her career. At a loss of what to do with her skills and knowledge, she began to have doubts of the value of her internships, certificates and indeed her very college education.
Jin Jun: taking a new path
Some, like Shanghai Finance University graduate Jin Jun, embraced the 90-Hou generation's rebellious label. Instead of joining his classmates to look for work in banks, insurance companies or real estate agencies, Jin chose to become a full-time dance instructor.
He joined a college hip-hop dance club in freshman year. Three years later, Jin began teaching dance moves in various studios. "I have no problem paying my bills," he said.
His decision to live his own life was rewarded in October, when he was offered a contract by a dance studio.
"I will devote myself to dancing in the coming years, and I wish to establish my own studio in seven or eight years. Dancing will be the focus of my life over the next 20 years," Jin said, adding that he was optimistic about the development of dance studios in Shanghai and other major cities in China.
In 2012, as many as 6 million young adults born in the 1990s will graduate from college. Their employment situation, however, is not looking up. The 90-Hou's are facing an extremely competitive job market due to a slowing global economy and an uncertain outlook in China.
A report from the Renmin University of China shows that most new graduates tend to look for jobs that are stable and have good benefits. The most popular sectors include governmental bodies and state-owned enterprises.
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