The employment rate of different schools and majors has become their important reference. However, the statistical results of the employment rate of graduates in different institutions are not the same. Who should students and parents trust in the face of different employment rate data released by schools, education departments and third-party survey institutions?
Graduates report that there is moisture in university data.
According to the reporter's understanding, most schools have statistics on the employment rate of their own school graduates, which will even be used as a basis for publicity and promotion when enrolling students.
The reporter saw a piece of material on the China Higher Education Student Information Network, which showed that the employment rate of a college graduate in Shanghai reached 93.06% in 2007. As of June 365438+1October 3 1 day, the undergraduate employment rate of this school in 2007 was 94.88%, and the junior college employment rate was 77.46%. The employment rate of normal students is 96.65%, and that of non-normal students is 92.04%.
For a long time, the employment information of colleges and universities, especially those whose employment situation is not optimistic, has rarely been released to the public or even kept secret. Some schools with poor employment situation regard the employment rate as a secret, fearing that publication will affect enrollment.
Wang Ling, a graduate of a university law school in Wuhan, told reporters that there is a gap between the employment rate data published by her college and the actual employment situation of students: "It is hard to say what the employment rate of our school law school is. The calculation method is different. The data published by the college itself is definitely higher than our actual employment rate. As far as my personal experience and classmates around me are concerned, the employment situation of our law school ranks second from the bottom in the whole school, which is estimated to be only a little better than philosophy. "
It is precisely for this reason that students and parents dare not fully believe the statistics released by the "Employment Office" in colleges and universities when enrolling students. At this time, finding official authoritative data has become one of the channels for students and parents to understand the real situation of the school.
Colleges and universities are dissatisfied with the employment report of the education department
According to media reports, a few days ago, the National Information Consulting and Employment Guidance Center for College Students of the Ministry of Education (hereinafter referred to as the Employment Guidance Center for Colleges and Universities) announced the employment situation of colleges and universities above designated size in 2007. According to the statistics of the initial employment rate of fresh graduates in early September each year, 60 majors that are most likely to be employed stand out.
The report shows that the employment rate of engineering majors is relatively high, and the four-year employment rate of petroleum engineering and resource exploration engineering is above 95%; The employment rate of mining and vehicle engineering has also been above 90% for four consecutive years. However, the employment situation of some popular majors is not ideal. For example, marketing, accounting and human resources are hovering around 85%. Statistics released by the education department show that the employment rate of liberal arts graduates is slightly lower than that of science and engineering students.
Just before and after the release of the survey of the Employment Guidance Center for Colleges and Universities, on June 17 this year, the Education Department of Jiangsu Province released the employment situation of college graduates in Jiangsu Province in 2007, including the employment situation of colleges and universities in the whole province 109. As of June 5438+February 3, 20071,the year-end employment rate of college graduates in Jiangsu Province was 96.89%, which was more than 0% higher than the national average 10. Among them, the agreed employment rate was 59.50%, 5. 1 percentage point higher than last year; The flexible employment rate was 29.79%, 2.7 percentage points lower than last year, and the rate of going abroad for further study was 7.60%.
From different educational levels, the year-end employment rate of graduate students is 94.84%, that of undergraduate students is 96.90%, and that of higher vocational (junior college) graduates is 97. 19%. According to reports, the "employment rate" in this employment situation consists of three parts: school attendance rate, going abroad rate, agreed employment rate and flexible employment rate. Flexible employment rate refers to the proportion of graduates engaged in part-time jobs and seasonal jobs to the total number of graduates who have not signed an agreement, and is actually self-employed or self-employed. Among them, the first two represent the quality and level of employment.
To the surprise of the education department, the release of the White Paper on College Students' Employment stirred up a thousand waves and caused an uproar. Not only the high employment rate of 96.89% is widely questioned by students and parents, but also the flexible employment rate, which is the main part of the employment rate of college graduates, has become the focus of debate.
At the same time, because the local media will publish an employment ranking based on this employment white paper, which is full of statistical data without text analysis, it has aroused widespread dissatisfaction in colleges and universities. Because according to the media rankings, as the first echelon of universities in Jiangsu, the major employment rates rank behind 20, and some newspapers even make headlines like "Not as good as private schools", which makes these universities that have always felt good about themselves feel "embarrassed" in front of the public. As a result, these colleges and universities have fired at the education department and this report, which makes the education department completely out of good intentions very embarrassed.
In fact, there is a precedent similar to the "encounter" of the Education Department of Jiangsu Province. The Ministry of Education announced 1999 the employment rate of colleges and universities, and the schools reacted strongly, especially those with lower rankings. In particular, the employment rate of graduates in 2002 announced on April 7, 2003 is particularly strong. Because this year coincides with the first year of college students' comprehensive graduation after enrollment expansion, some places even link the employment rate with the life and death of majors. Guangdong Province clearly put forward that the employment rate should be regarded as an important reference index for setting up majors in colleges and universities. For those majors with low social demand and low employment rate of graduates, the enrollment should be reduced according to the situation until enrollment is stopped.
In this context, it is expected that the employment ranking of colleges and universities will cause shock. The survey divided 74 colleges and universities in China into six grades. A top university in China has always been in the forefront of various university rankings, and it is only ranked third, with an employment rate between 85% and 90%. Some colleges and universities question whether such a survey is scientific. Individual schools in the back row "eliminate the influence" in various ways in the enrollment work.
Of course, there are also calm and rational voices for such an investigation. Director Xie of China University of Political Science and Law, who is in charge of student employment, expressed his understanding of the announcement of the Ministry of Education: "It will be more credible to announce the employment rate of colleges and universities in the official name. Some schools in the back think that the announcement of the college entrance examination consultation will seriously affect the students' sources, but the former will think that such an announcement can promote my students' sources, which is also a kind of survival of the fittest. "
Is the third party organization credible?
Compared with the survey of employment rate by universities and education authorities, some survey companies have different survey methods and methods.
Max is an educational data consulting company. Its founder, Dr. Wang Boqing, believes that the employment rate at graduation cannot reflect the real employment situation of college graduates, and the employment situation of graduates after half a year is relatively stable, which can better reflect the real employment situation of college graduates.
In addition, the company believes that according to the practice of labor economics, the calculation of employment rate should not include graduate students and students studying abroad after graduation.
A few days ago, the company released the survey data of job hunting and work ability of 2007 college graduates six months after graduation. According to the report data, the number of college graduates employed in 2007 reached about 4,202,600 after half a year, that is, the employment rate was about 87.5% after half a year of graduation. Of the remaining 600,000 unemployed people, 445,500 are still looking for jobs, 44,600 are unemployed but ready to study abroad, and another 654,380+009,900 have given up looking for jobs and studying.
There are two obvious differences in the statistical methods of Max Company, universities and the Ministry of Education: First, graduate students and those who study abroad after graduation are not included in the calculation of employment rate.
Secondly, their statistics show the employment situation of college graduates after half a year, which is why the employment rate of college graduates after half a year in 2007 is much higher than the employment rate of 55.8% at graduation-first, graduates have more time to find jobs, and second, graduates will lower their excessive employment expectations after encountering job-hunting setbacks.
Although the education department has always said that a school or major can't be judged by the employment rate alone, the reality is that the employment rate is still an important reference information for the society to measure a school or major. Whether it is college enrollment or students' voluntary application, the employment rate of schools and majors has become a factor that has to be considered.
Facing the employment survey data released by different institutions, which side should students and parents listen to?
This is a problem.