Qiushi.com commentator

This year, the number of college graduates in China has hit a record high of 12.22 million, exceeding the "ten million level" for four consecutive years. At present, the large-scale departure of graduates from colleges and universities is imminent, and the work of youth employment has entered the final stage. How to solve the difficult problem of college graduates' employment and successfully pass the "employment exam" has attracted great attention from all sectors of society.

College graduates are valuable human resources, and achieving high-quality and full employment for tens of millions of young people is crucial to the overall economic and social development. Since the beginning of this year, the Party and the state have fully assessed the employment situation of college graduates, made early arrangements for employment work, and continuously improved the policy system. The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a High-quality Employment Service System for Ordinary College Graduates", and multiple departments such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Finance have coordinated and cooperated to make every effort to promote the employment of college graduates, conveying a firm determination to solve the problem of college graduates' employment.

The nationwide investment and sincere services have ensured that various employment policies have been implemented from "paper" to "ground", paving a high-quality and fully-employed road for the majority of college graduates. In March, the "Spring Employment Promotion Action" was launched, offering 1,000 micro-majors and vocational ability training courses; in April, support policies such as job expansion subsidies were implemented, and the one-time increase in personnel and capital policy of state-owned enterprises was continued; in May, the "National Employment Action" was carried out for key groups such as graduates of the 2025 session; in June, the "Hundred-Day Sprint" action was implemented to provide precise and continuous employment guidance and job recommendations for unemployed graduates who have left school. Data shows that the average urban surveyed unemployment rate nationwide from January to May was 5.2%, and the youth unemployment rate has been declining for three consecutive months, making the overall employment situation more stable.

However, it should be noted that some college graduates have not yet found jobs as they are about to leave school, and they will still face some challenges in finding jobs in the next few years. Affected by multiple factors both domestically and internationally, the employment of college graduates in China faces both pressure on the overall quantity and structural contradictions. There are impacts from the external environment as well as changes in employment mentality. The difficulty of college graduates' employment lies in the transition from old to new growth drivers, which is painful and some enterprises are currently under great pressure. The difficulty also lies in the low degree of compatibility between talent supply and demand, and the slow update of education and training content. The difficulty also lies in the weak confidence of some young people in finding jobs, and the proportion of "slow employment" and "not employment" is on the rise. It should be noted that the employment of college graduates is a problem in development, and the fundamental way to solve it is to promote reform and development with greater efforts, continuously improve market expectations, and enhance employment confidence.

To effectively address the employment challenges faced by college graduates, it is imperative to uphold the principle of supporting high-quality and full employment for graduates through high-quality economic development, while ensuring the implementation of existing employment policies and measures. On the demand side, we should expedite the establishment of a modern industrial system underpinned by the real economy, ascend to the mid-to-high end of the global value chain, and create more knowledge-intensive and technology-intensive high-quality jobs. On the supply side, we should gradually optimize and adjust the layout of higher education majors and resource allocation, focusing on emerging and future industries that urgently require knowledge and skills such as artificial intelligence, and strengthen education and training. In bridging the gap between supply and demand, we should guide college graduates to adopt a correct employment outlook, actively adapt to the development of the times and market changes, and head to where the motherland and people need them most. They can achieve extraordinary accomplishments in ordinary positions, allowing their youth to shine brilliantly in contributing to the new era.

Young people are the most active and vibrant force in society. To effectively handle the employment of college graduates means to think what young people think, feel what young people feel, and build the first stage of life for the vast number of young people. This allows them to showcase their strengths in the vast world of the Chinese path to modernization, and use their labor and wisdom to create a better future.