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Thesis: Advanced Degree or Good Capabilities——which factor is more important when people want to find a good job in China.


Introduction:


——Background of employment environment of China;

——General hiring requirements of companies in China;

——Signposts: This essay will discuss the pros and cons of people with only high qualification and people with rich social experience but low-educated, and then it will give some feasible suggestions for job hunting in current employment situation.


Some people believe that having an advanced degree will get them a good job.

Reasons:


1. Pressure on employment becoming increased——the amount of university graduates has been growing rapidly;


2. Companies raise the threshold of employment——more and more companies require college diploma from their candidates;


3. Parents of the college students push them to get higher degrees, so they'll become more competitive than others.


Research showed that lots of people believe that 'Knowledge can change your destiny!' In 2004, 61.3% of the total respondents believe that an advanced degree will play an important role in their future career. And the percentage raised to 67.6% the next year.


——People with advanced degree do get a good job more easier;


Because of companies raised their threshold of candidates, the higher the degree, the easier the candidate get the job. Obviously they want to hire a master more than a bachelor.


——People with advanced degree know more about their related field.


As they learn more about their major theoretically, it's easier for them to use their knowledge to handle their work in related field.


More and more people believe that outstanding capability and rich social experience are more important than an advanced degree.


Reasons:


1. Working experience is required increasingly——companies lean to hire people with more working experience.


2. Lots of successful business men are low-educated——years of life and social experience made them survive in the cruel business world.


A report from CUS(China Undergraduates' Consumption and Lifestyle Study) showed that along with the grade going up, less and less undergraduates believe that 'higher degree equals higher income'. An interviewee with doctor's degree told CUS his personal experience of being overshaded by a man graduated from junior college in a foreign company interview.


——People with outstanding capability and working experience are easier to get promoted;

Companies tend to employ people with good capability, cause they already familiar ed with the process and system, as while as they work more efficiently and precisely. It would take years for high degree beginners to practice their theories in their work.

——People with rich social experience are easier to quickly adjust themselves to fit in any situation.

Defining a good employee doesn't only depend on his/her knowledge or capability, it also depends on how well he/she can handle the interpersonal relations with his/her colleagues, bosses or clients. And the ability of making appropriate decisions when there is an incident.

Summary:


I think that both points of view are rational, though working experience and capability are being more considered by employers nowadays. People with high qualification and low capability might start at a higher point, but it probably will take them years to transform their knowledge into practice. And people who are low-educated but have a wealth of experience might be used to start their career from a really low position and then learn the rules of society. Fortunately, there are solutions for both situations. It's a great thing for undergraduates to work in their vacations. Taking part-time jobs or jobs related to their majors, so they can practice what they learnt in school while rich their social experience. Then it will be more easier to find themselves
good jobs after they graduated, as they have both qualification and capability.




Reference: http://news.xinhuanet.com/school/2007-04/05/content_5936165.htm

http://www.bjaaa.cn/Article/ycnew/2006-04-13/20060413221300.html