VietNamNet
Bridge – Every year, Vietnam has
thousands of students finishing universities, and many of them become
redundant. The race for looking for jobs has become stiffer than ever, when a
lot of businesses have got bankrupted.
What do bachelors do to earn their living?
Van’s
bachelor’s degree has been lying in the drawer for more than one year. She once
felt so excited and happy on the day she received the degree and she kept
looking at it for hours on the first days after the graduation.
However,
the bachelor has not helped Van find a good job. Van applied for different jobs
over the last year, but she was refused. Van has been working as a
receptionist, marketing officer and assistant to a tie shop owner at a market
to earn her living and waiting for the right moment.
“Some
employers promised to contact me again after the interview. I many times hoped
that I could find a suitable job. However, I finally was not chosen,” she
complained.
Unemployment
is the biggest threat to the new university graduates like Van. They spend most
of their time reading newspapers to seek job opportunities, sending curriculum
vitas to businesses and hoping. However, they understand that there are not
many opportunities for new graduates with no experience.
Nguyen
Van Dat, who has finished the Hanoi Transport University, has been working as a
tinman to earn his living. His main work is binding iron wires which are used
to build the foundation or pillars of houses. Though he works very hard, he can
earn 50,000 dong a day.
Sometimes
Dat sits idle because he is not hired by construction projects’ contractors.
Therefore, he goes working on the rice field to assist his parents. He spends
evening to access to Internet to read newspapers and seek job opportunities.
“The
biggest barrier for new graduates is the lack of experiences. Meanwhile,
experience is the top requirement set by employers,” Dat said.
Continuing studying because of no job to do
A lot
of students, who feel tired of looking for jobs, decide to continue studying to
get master degree, which they hope would help them find jobs more easily.
Since
the number of job candidates with university degree has been increasing
rapidly, new graduates believe that they should have many degrees in different
majors, or higher education degrees in order to have privileges over other
candidates. Therefore, they decide to take the entrance exams to the training
courses for master degree.
Nguyen
Anh Tuan, a postgraduate of the Hanoi University for Social Sciences and
Humanity, said 60 percent of his classmates have not found jobs. Some of them
are running online fashion shops to earn their living. Meanwhile, many others
have decided to return to school to continue studying.
“It
sounds good to follow higher education. However, in fact, we continue studying
just because we still cannot find jobs,” Tuan said.
A lot
of graduates feel regret that they studied the finance and banking. This was a
very hot major some years ago. However, things have become quite different.
Therefore, many of them have to continue studying to obtain degrees in other
professions which promise more opportunities.
Nguyen
Anh Duc, Deputy Director of CCIC, a construction consultancy and investment
company, said that a lot of students have been staying unemployed because they
did not receive good career guidance when they were at general schools.
Meanwhile, some of them believe that with university education, they need to
take important positions in businesses. Therefore, they feel discouraged when
they cannot fulfill their dream.
Thu
Thao
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