Ease Employment Discrimination on College Graduates

　　About 7 million students are graduating from China's colleges this year, marking the hardest job-hunting season in the country's history. However, widespread employment discrimination in the job market has made the situation even tougher for China's youth.

 

　　CRI's Zhou Jingnan finds out more.

 

　　A fresh graduate of Guangdong University of Finance surnamed Ge, complains about discrimination as employers raise their requirements based on academic background of applicants¹, such as their degree and alma mater.

 

　　"I attended a job fair recently. Most of the employers there told me they only recruit students graduating from about 110 top-notch universities from the country's Project 985 and 211. I was so depressed² because I believe I am just as able."

 

　　Project 985 and Project 211, similar to Ivy³ League universities in the US, was launched by the Chinese government to promote the country's higher education. However, it has been often used by those companies hiring as a reference when it comes to recruiting.

 

　　Macroeconomic researcher Liu Xiao, from the consultancy firm Anbound analyzes⁴ the phenomena⁵.

 

　　"The supply of job-hunters has exceeded the demand of the job market among university students in recent years. Thus, whether a graduate comes from an elite⁶ university or not, it is natural for enterprises to select potential employees from a large number of applicants."

 

　　Some experts think that the discriminatory recruitment practices infringe⁷ upon the rights and interests of ordinary college graduates. It is also believed that such discrimination might cause students to shy away from the job market and instead pursue higher education rather than attempt to promote their ability and efficiency through employment.

 

　　Liang Chen, a junior college graduate, talks about why he chose to pursue a higher degree from China University of Petroleum⁸.

 

　　"Nowadays, it is impossible for me to find a job with a junior degree. I believe there's a larger chance of success to land a decent job with an undergraduate degree."

 

　　In order to make the job market fairer, the Ministry⁹ of Education recently issued directives banning recruitment advertisements with discriminatory requirements.

 

　　Researcher Liu Xiao suggests ways to eliminate discriminatory employment practices in the long run.

 

　　"The spontaneous regulation of the job market is the most effective way. Employers will change their prejudices against lower-educated students when they realize that degrees and gender¹⁰ have nothing to do with a graduate's capability¹¹ and efficiency."

 

　　Liu suggests that graduates lower their expectations for the first job. Individuals are more likely to land a decent job after gaining rich work experience and becoming an expert within a certain industry.

 

　　For CRI, this is Zhou Jingnan.

1 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

3 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

4 analyzes   

v.分析( analyze的第三人称单数 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• This approach analyzes management by studying experience usually through cases. 这个学派通常从实例获得经验，用以分析管理。 来自辞典例句
• The econometrician analyzes statistical data. 经济计量学者要分析统计材料。 来自辞典例句

5 phenomena   

n.现象

参考例句：

• Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
• The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

6 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

7 infringe   

v.违反，触犯，侵害

参考例句：

• The jury ruled that he had infringed no rules.陪审团裁决他没有违反任何规定。
• He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.他因偶尔将车停放在交叉口附近而违反规定。

8 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

11 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。