subject: Can College Village Heads Plan Really Help? [print this page] Due to the Grand College Enrollment Plan, the number of university graduates has been on the increase since the central government started implementing the plan.Though the plan helps improve our national qualityit creates pressure for the job markets. With so many college students coming out at a time, many graduates have difficulties in finding suitable jobs. In order to create more jobs, the government encourages college graduates to work in villages of our country with a view that rural administration will be strengthened at the same time. As a resulttens of thousands of college graduates have been appointed as village officials in the rural areas. It appears that this plan helps alleviate the pressure caused by graduate employmentbut I do not think the plan will work in the long run.
Firstlyafter serving as village officials in the rural areas for two years, the majority of those college village officials will start to look for jobs in the job market againaggravating the pressure of the job market. Some may argue that the number of those village officials who enter the job market again is balanced by the number of new college graduates who would be appointed as village officials. The truth is that while those students have spent two years in the rural areasthey do not gain enough experience in the corporate world and are likely to forget what they have learnt in college. In this sense, they are not guaranteed to find decent jobs again. Besides, when working in the rural areas,these students with higher degrees are respected by village people,and are likely to get accustomed to feeling superior to people around them. One can imagine they would probably be frustrated when they work with those who hold the same college degrees or even higher degrees.
Secondlywhen the supply of college graduates and the demand of our society are unbalancedthe imbalance can be obtained by increasing available jobs or decreasing the supply of college graduateswhich means the reduction of college enrollment. Given the fact that the economy slows down recentlyit is difficult to create more jobs. While offering good terms for graduates such as well-paid salary and residential certificate guarantee, the government can create more jobs in the short termbut does not provide long-term remedy. In this sense, the plan does not solve the fundamental imbalance between the supply and the demand of college graduates.
In sumthe plan to encourage college graduates to work in the rural areas can only provide a temporary remedy for the job market. I think the government should recognize the fundamental imbalance and find the way back to elite education.
