Talents emerge in every generation, and for this year's workplace, the entry of post-90s has become a landmark event. People who grew up under different backgrounds will inevitably be marked by their environment and era. How will the "post-90s" plan their career life? The Education Studio of Changsha Evening News launched a series of reports titled "The Employment Chronicles of the Post-90s," focusing on your most vigorous growth. Are you a post-90s currently job hunting? What interesting topics would you like to share with everyone? We welcome you to mention @Changsha Evening News Education Studio on Sina Weibo. We look forward to the voice of the new generation. Let's start influencing society now.
The successful docking of Shenzhou VIII and Tiangong I was exciting news, and the online star "Tiangong Shenba Ge" became an internet sensation with his good looks, making countless netizens lose sleep over online searches. "Shenba Ge" is named Yang Yanbo, a student from the Class of 2003 at the School of Telecommunications at Xi'an Jiaotong University. On Renren Network, Yang Yanbo's birth year is listed as 1986.
The popularity of "Shenba Ge" also received enthusiastic support from the first batch of post-90s college students about to enter the workplace. Recently, on several campus forums, the focus of the post-90s was not only on "Shenba Ge's" handsome and charming appearance but also on his enviable career achievements. Nowadays, the post-90s place more emphasis on personal career development prospects and the realization of personal value, which has also sparked discussions among the post-90s about to enter the workplace regarding career values and career life.
"The arrival of the post-90s" triggers workplace "disruptions." "70s: Like sitting next to the boss during meals; 80s: Prefer not to sit next to the boss, that's freedom; 90s: I am the boss!" "70s: When seeing a standing leader, immediately offer your seat to the leader; 80s: Admire equality between superiors and subordinates; 90s: Above the heavens and below the earth, only I am supreme!" The post-90s have not yet fully entered the workplace, but the workplace is already filled with legends of the post-90s. Post-90s often post online asking "how to integrate into the colleagues' circle," while many people from the 70s and 80s worry about "how to manage post-90s employees."
Liu Lu, the human resources supervisor of an electronic technology company in Changsha High-Tech Zone, said that this year they have already conducted recruitment presentations at several universities. Regarding the post-90s, they are both full of expectations and somewhat worried. "The post-90s are full of vitality and creativity, which is what our company needs the most, but we're afraid they might not persevere, unable to withstand loneliness, and give up halfway." Liu Lu stated that the company plans to increase its talent acquisition efforts this year and hopes that the post-90s can act like "catalysts," stimulating the company's innovative vitality.
Cheng Hui, a relevant person in charge of the Changsha branch of 51job, believes there is no need to overly worry. "The 60s, 70s, and 80s were once called the lost generation, the corrupt generation, and the lost generation... Now, the 60s and 70s have entered the main leadership positions, and the 80s have fully emerged in the workplace, with forty percent of them stepping into key positions." Cheng Hui believes that doubting the post-90s now is meaningless. Each generation grows through trials and tribulations, and competition eliminates the weak. The replacement role of the post-90s is inevitable.
The post-90s diversely define the "path to success" in their careers. How are the career goals and views on careers of newly entering post-90s college students? A recent micro-survey conducted by the reporter showed that post-90s generally expect higher salaries, mostly concentrated in the range of 3500-5000 yuan per month or more. However, benefits and treatment are not their only criteria for choosing a job. Eighty-five percent of respondents indicated that personal career development prospects are the main factors in their career choices.
Compared to the 70s and 80s, the new generation of college students have a more diversified view of their career development and the definition of career success. "I don't care if I succeed, I prefer happiness." Zhao Wenjing, a senior student from Lanzhou University and a Hunan native, answered the question about her view on success this way. In society, success usually represents wealth and status, but for the post-90s, it is not the sole pursuit goal. They place more emphasis on the realization of personal value and the degree of happiness in life. They do not want to "work like machines" but prefer to develop in a freer space.
Some post-90s take a very serious attitude towards their careers. In their eyes, a career is not just work but a lifelong endeavor. Zhan Xiao, a senior student majoring in advertising at Hunan University, hopes to engage in research work at a university in the future. "I estimate it will take a lifetime to reach my ideal standard of success." She expressed that workplace success should be seen as a personal success, as an improvement in one's overall quality. Achieving this standard requires a lifetime of effort.
Pursuing "success early," with five years as the boundary. The survey data shows that about 70% of students believe "five years is the first time limit for their workplace success." "My path to success is entering the middle management of a company within three years and achieving a car and house within five years." Chen Pengcheng, a third-year student in the Fireworks Art Department of Changsha Vocational College, said that his current internship company highly values him, and he is very confident about his career prospects. "Didn't Zhang Ailing say fame comes early? I feel that in this era, management efficiency is getting higher and development pace faster, so success comes early."
There are quite a few post-90s students like Chen Pengcheng who harbor the ideal of "success early." Zhang Yechi, a senior student in the Civil Engineering Department of Hunan Urban College, said his target company is a real estate enterprise. Although the real estate industry currently feels like winter, Zhang Yechi firmly believes this industry will bring rich returns. Therefore, his career success expectation is to achieve "a car and a house" within five years. Zhang Yechi also acknowledged that this setting is still relatively idealistic because "it means we must secure employment upon graduation and not frequently change jobs."