--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/39315786.md" description: "How should college students understand the current employment environment?Society has been creating employment anxiety and preying on the weak.How difficult is employment this year?This year will see a massive wave of unemployment: over 10 million college graduates, over 1 million master's and doctoral graduates, and millions of graduates from technical secondary schools, vocational schools, and internet giants.Combined, it's estimated that tens of millions of people are waiting for employment, resulting in many being unable to find jobs. The unemployment rate this year is even too sensitive to be announced.Does all this sound familiar?Society has been disseminating such information, both online and offline.Offline, it's spread among various schools and graduates, creating employment pressure; online, it's all over social media platforms, filled with this kind of content.The more you see, the more anxious you become; the more you scroll, the more addicted you get. In the end, you can't even find any relaxing and valuable content.Let me tell you:You are being controlled by data and algorithms. Next, a bunch of anxiety packages designed to exploit and harvest you will appear.Heard you just graduated?Great, society will bombard you with messages about how tough the job market is, tell you your degree isn't good enough, make you back down, and then recommend postgraduate exam preparation course packages.Afraid of the layoff crisis at 35?Society will tell you that an iron rice bowl (secure job) is the best, and then recommend packages to you.Finding your job miserable?Great, society will promote the value of working for yourself, encourage you to quit without a backup plan, go freelance, and sign up for various expensive courses.You consume a lot of information every day. Some of it appears at times that aren't right for your current situation, which causes your anxiety.When you're lost and encounter even more anxiety-inducing information, it would be a miracle if you didn't experience internal turmoil.My advice is:Find a quiet place, disconnect from the internet, and seriously think about your future path.After serious reflection, you'll find life isn't as miserable as you imagined, and you won't continue to be consumed by internal conflict.What I hope you understand is this:China's population aged 60 and above is close to 300 million. In the future, the elderly care industry alone could provide employment for tens of millions of people.No matter the overall environment, these big data trends have little to do with you personally.So we don't need to worry about not being able to make money now or in the future, or about employment issues.You just need to remember one thing:Demand and the market will never disappear, therefore opportunities to make money will always exist.The key is you need to find your own value. What you should do most is act according to your own value and do things that align with it. Your future prospects will undoubtedly be bright.If you are a recent college graduate, go find what you are good at and do what suits you.There's no need to obsess over whether it's like "Kong Yiji's long gown" (a metaphor for being overqualified or having impractical pride) or over other people's opinions.If you are already working, you also don't need to be anxious about layoff waves.Do the basic tasks of your position well, use your spare time to improve yourself, and learn more things you're interested in but don't know yet.Only when you find what you are good at and do what you love will you have the motivation to keep going." datetime: "2026-03-17T15:07:36.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/39315786.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/39315786.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/39315786.md) author: "[浩浩小课堂](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/19784218.md)" --- # How should college students understand the current…