Argument Essay Chinese Government and Graduates’ Employment

Based on Labor Law of People's Republic of China, the Chinese government has an obligation to guarantee workers’ right of employment, and should promote employment. The Chinese population is more than 1.3 billion which is the most one in the world. As a result, the issue of employment is serious, especially for college students’ unemployment. Chinese People's Daily has shown that nearly 7 million Chinese college students will graduate this year. It is acknowledged by the government officials that the situation of grads’ employment is getting worse. The government has stated that the issue of grads’ employment has been prioritized, and it will create some jobs through policies or subsidies. Meanwhile, people are having high expectations for government measures. However, college students’ unemployment problem is complicated and a public issue, which cannot only require Chinese government to take full responsibility. In other words, Chinese people need to be aware that other aspects not just the government need to take charge of grads’ employment.

For graduates’ the unemployment issue, universities have an unavoidable responsibility. Universities should give correct guidance for students which can help grades better suit markets’ requirements. The fact is, however, Chinese universities do not match theory with practice well. That is, college students do not know how to use theories they have learnt in school to apply to real jobs. This phenomenon is caused by national conditions in China: universities are managed by party members instead of scholars because most of Chinese universities are public not private. Consequently, universities do not have enough freedom to choose what they should teach. It is necessary for universities to reform of university administration. College graduates need to learn useful knowledge from university education, which in some ways will decide whether they can find a job.

Despite the universities, the markets also are in charge of graduates’ unemployment. Nowadays, the job market does not have well-established system and sometimes has prejudice for graduates, such as where you graduate from and whether you have experiences. In China, large corporations prefer to hire the person who graduates from a famous university, especially American or European universities. Nevertheless, only a fraction of people can study abroad or go to top Chinese colleges, which is the primary reason that many grads cannot find a befitting job. Moreover, when companies are employing workers, they usually require people to have relevant work experiences which Chinese graduates normally do not have. As a consequence, a large number of grads cannot find a job owing to without work experiences. If the job market system can give more opportunities for college graduates, the problem of grads’ employment will be mitigated a lot.

Even though the issue of graduates’ unemployment is complicated and caused by different factors, grads themselves have a vital responsibility. The attitude of college graduates themselves is crucially important for finding a job. For instance, many modern college grads are over confident about themselves. They always want to find high-paying or easy jobs. However, it is hard to find this kind of jobs. In fact, high-paying jobs always are in large corporations which usually will not hire graduates, and easy jobs normally do not have high salary. It is unlikely for most of college graduates to find ideal jobs. Therefore, the problem of graduates’ employment is getting worse in the long turn. Essentially, find a job is own business, so grads should rely on their own effort. No one can decide the future of others; grads’ future depends on their own choices.

Some people believe that the Chinese government has an obligation and ability to take full responsibility for college students’ employment. Although it is required for the government to work to provide employment for graduates, the Chinese government cannot take full responsibility of this issue. Actually, and as I alluded to earlier, creating jobs is the work for job market or corporations, and the government can just give a helping hand to entrepreneurs. That means the Chinese government only can alleviate the problem of graduates’ unemployment without fundamentally solving this issue because it does not have the ability to do it. In other words, the government is not omnipotent; it cannot solve all problems which people expect it to do. Even though the government has given many programs to reduce grads’ employment pressure, these methods cannot work without external support.

Due to its huge population, China’s employment issue is much tougher than any other countries—for the obvious reason that there are so many people and having jobs for them all is difficult. Even worse, with the increasing number of graduates, finding a job will be more difficult than before. In the tough job market, many Chinese people are used to the government solving unemployment problems for new graduates. Nevertheless, it is unfair to let the government take full responsibility. The universities, the markets and grads themselves should also take charge of this issue. Unemployment of college students is not just caused by the government, so it is too naive to only blame the government. If Chinese people want to improve graduates’ employment in the future, everyone should contribute to solving this problem.