1. man who has just gotten his
PhD and a post-doctor
position in his graduation
school in China.
Yule is a 28-year-old
Hugh is a 25-year-old
man who has just
gotten his master
degree and become
an engineer
in China.
[Y&H]Studying and getting a high degree in a
graduate school is very helpful.
[Y&H]A good grade point average is a definite advantage.
[Y&H]A good tutor can help you very much.[Y&H]The level of your
undergraduate school has significant
influence if you want to apply some
top companies or universities.
[Y&H]The capability to show is always significant.
[Yule]The more research experience and papers,
the easier to get a position in an university.[Hugh] The academic qualifications and the
representations of test and interview are
more important than papers to apply a job.
[Hugh] Language skills are more important
than technical competences for the students
who want to work in a company.
[Hugh] My current job is far away from my major.
[Hugh] Finding a job is more
and more difficult year by year.
[Hugh] One job in a large cities is very
hard to apply while people have little
interest in the job in poor places.
[Hugh] How to maintain a positive
relationship with colleagues is the
skill I want to improve.
[Hugh] Enterprises pay
more attention to
efficiency than school.
[Hugh] Finding a job
is more and more
difficult year by year
Yule: A top university, a famous tutor,
enough research papers and a good GPA are
several of the conditions for me to get this
post-doctor position.
Yule: The difference between a student and a post doctor
is not very significant, and this transition is quite easy.
Hugh: A top university, a
famous tutor, a good GPA and
English level contribute to my
current job. But if I had went a
better undergraduate school
and shown myself out better, I
should get a better job.
Hugh: There are keener competitions and more
complex circumstances in companies than
schools. And social skills is more important than
technical competences in companies.
A PhD who want an academic position
A master who want to work in a large company
published more papers
improve social skills social skills in companies are more important than at school.
professional competences shown in papers are important.
For the person who want an
academic position, the school-
to-work transition is quite easy.
What he needs is more
opportunities to publish papers
and get research experience
which are helpful in applying a
academic position.
For the person who want a job
in a company, the education
background and social skills
are the major challenges to
transit from school to work.
What he needs is more
training about social skills
such as how to show himself
out and maintain a positive
relationship with colleagues,
which are important in
companies but lack enough
interests at school.