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Analysis and Strategy Research on the “Slow Employment” Phenomenon among College Students in the New Era

Author(s)

Yu Dong*, Xueting Lv, Wanze Gan

Affiliation(s)

School of electrical engineering, Lanzhou Institute of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

With the improvement of material living standards, the increase in the number of graduates, and the structural imbalance of talent demand, the problem of “slow employment” for college students has become increasingly prominent. The phenomenon is a concrete manifestation of the current social development contradictions in universities. This manifestation mainly includes the mismatch between graduates’ employment expectations and employers’ actual requirements, the contradiction between the growth of the number of college students and the decline in the quality of talent cultivation, and the contradiction between employment structure problems and the difficulties college students face in finding employment. Its essence reflects the pursuit and expectations of contemporary college students for high-quality employment, as well as their needs and aspirations for a better future life. To solve the “slow employment” problem, we should emphasize the priority of employment and jointly advance strategies such as strengthening ideological education, enhancing talent quality, and optimizing employment resources should be jointly advanced to promote high-quality and sufficient employment for college students.

Keywords

College Students; Slow Employment; Contradiction; Strategy

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