"March 8" Women's Day has just passed, and a series of women-only job fairs have helped many female college students find their professional calling. However, under the current severe employment situation, some recruitment units have an unwritten rule of not hiring females, which still makes it difficult for female college students to find jobs. In order to improve their job hunting success rate, I recently visited some "savvy" female job seekers who have successfully signed contracts, to share their personal experiences in job hunting with you.
Experience 1: Showcasing Female Advantages During Interviews
Wang Wenjuan from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications' Communication Engineering major only spent a month job hunting and received two offers. Considering her boyfriend works in Nanjing, she gave up the opportunity to work at Guangzhou Mobile Company and chose the Nanjing branch of Zhongchuang Software Company instead. She told reporters that although some employers have the unwritten rule of not hiring women, there are also some software companies that are "exceptions." For instance, the private company she joined had no gender requirements and only valued skills. "State-owned enterprises and some operators place great emphasis on academic performance, which is good news for women because they study diligently and achieve good results, so the chances of success are still relatively high."
"In addition to honing professional technical skills and enhancing one’s ‘hard power,’ women should also enhance their ‘soft power,’” Wang Wenjuan said. This mainly refers to improving communication skills. "Compared to men, women are articulate, approachable, meticulous, and adept at handling interpersonal relationships. During interviews, women should try to showcase these advantages to potential employers as much as possible."