An Empirical Study On The Employment Pressure Of Postgraduates Of Full - Time Professional Degree

As a new group of graduates,full-time professional graduates for master’s degree are facing higher employment pressure,though the cultivation of them is orientated in specialty, practice and application which theoretically are more relevant to the actual demands of employers. The reasons for such situation at present are as follows:in the actual process of cultivation,the training of full-time professional graduates is still in the initial exploration stage and the differentiation of cultivation is not obvious compared with that of full-time academic graduates;the training system and policies of full-time professional graduates is not perfect;employers have a prudent attitude towards the abilities of this new group;society has the wait-and-see attitude towards the newly-rising training mode of graduates;the employment situation of master’s graduates has been severe in recent years;full-time professional graduates have lower identification towards themselves.In order to have a more specific,in-depth understanding of employment pressure conditions of full-time professional graduates from 7 universities,the research takes full-time professional graduates and full-time academic graduates as the object of study,put an emphasis upon the investigation on the employment pressure of full-time professional graduates to analyze the current situation of the employment pressure and find out the differences inside professional graduates and between professional and academic graduates, thus to put forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions for the employment pressure of full-time professional graduates. Firstly,according to the domestic and foreign literature consulted and sorted,the theoretical construction of the employment pressure questionnaire for graduates is completed by summing up and sorting out relevant research results,relevant hypotheses are raised and research date is obtained through the questionnaire survey. The formal questionnaire is formed through item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, the reliability inspection and the validity inspection on preliminary test questionnaire according to the 445 valid preliminary test samples with the application of the software tools of SPSS19.0 and AMOS17.0. Secondly,the investigation data of 932 valid formal samples is analyzed for differences in an empirical method to test and verify the relevant hypotheses. Finally,according to the interviews with 15 graduates and relevant teachers from 5 colleges and universities,research results are discussed and research conclusions are achieved.The research contents and conclusions of the study are mainly as follows:(1) The self-made The Employment Pressure Questionnaire of Graduates with good reliability and validity through relevant data analysis and inspection can be used as a survey tool for studying the employment pressure of graduates.(2) The overall employment pressure of graduates selected from colleges and universities in Shanghai is in the medium level. The employment pressure of full-time professional graduates is slightly higher than full-time academic graduates, but the difference is not significant. The self-made employment pressure questionnaire for graduates is divided into 6 pressure source dimensions : professional prospects, personal qualities, external environment,family pressure,career expectation and school support.(3) The employment pressure difference of full-time professional graduates from different kinds of schools is significant. The employment pressure of students from local colleges and universities is significantly higher than that of students from 985 and 211 colleges and universities.(4) The employment pressure of full-time professional master’s male students is higher than that of female ones,but the difference was not significant. The employment pressure difference of full-time professional graduates of the same age group is not significant and the employment pressure of students above 30 is relatively small.(5) The employment pressure of full-time professional graduates from the origins of municipalities directly under the Central Government is significantly lower than students of other districts. The difference of the employment pressure is not significant between students of other districts. The employment pressure of students from the origins of municipalities is minimum and that of students from villages and towns are maximum.(6) The employment pressure of full-time professional graduates of arts is significantly higher than that of students of science and engineering;the employment pressure of full-time professional graduates in the second grade is higher than that of students in the first grade, but the difference was not significant.(7) The employment pressure of full-time professional master’s swap students is higher than that of students without swap,but the difference was not significant;the employment pressure of cross-major students is slightly higher than non cross-major students,but the difference was not significant.(8) The employment pressure of full-time professional graduates not as only children is significantly higher than that of only children;the employment pressure of single students is slightly higher than students married or in love,but the difference was not significant.(9) The influence of students’ cadre experience on the employment pressure of full-time professional graduates is not significant;the influence of students’ personal specialties on students’ employment pressure is not significant;the employment pressure of students not as party members is higher than that of students as Party members,but the difference was not significant.(10) The employment pressure of full-time professional graduates without working experience is higher than that of students with working experience,but the difference was not significant;the internship of full-time professional graduates does not significantly influence the employment pressure.(11) According to the importance,the influential factors for full-time professional master’s employment stress are as follows:individual abilities and specialties,personal working experience, domestic and personal connections, profession’s development prospects,social employment situations, the tutor’s help:and the school’s reputation and support.Based on the research conclusions, corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are put forward in this study from the three aspects of full-time professional graduates, universities and the government.