Look here! The "Hell Mode" of Job Hunting Has Started

Avinash Pulugurtha
Apr 17
4 min read

It's gradually entering the autumn recruitment season, but it seems like the Spring Festival was just yesterday~ After a good sleep, what we're facing is a nightmare. This year has witnessed the toughest recruitment season in history~

The COVID-19 pandemic has broken out, the Two Sessions have been postponed, the number of civil servants has been increased, and the state has encouraged the street-stall economy... The country has been very far-sighted in realizing the difficulty of employment this year. It hopes to relieve the pressure. Faced with the reduction in recruitment by enterprises, fresh graduates are wailing everywhere.

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A Significant Reduction in Job Opportunities

Under the impact of the pandemic, the economy has been greatly affected. Although there has been some recovery, the impact of the pandemic on the job market still persists. Major enterprises are reducing their workforce on a departmental basis for optimization; those who originally planned to quit after the Spring Festival have also decided to wait and see and hold onto their positions firmly; recruitment plans have been frozen. Therefore, it's extremely difficult for fresh graduates.

Xiaomei, who quit her job before the Spring Festival, originally planned to look for a job after the festival. However, due to the pandemic, her job-seeking progress has been delayed. Every day, she browses various job-seeking apps only to find that the job positions are not updated and the resumes she sent have all disappeared without a trace. She is in a state of anxiety every day. You should know that Xiaomei is just a microcosm of this year's job seekers.

Zhong, an international student, was unable to go abroad due to the pandemic and could only study online at home. He had to give up his original plan to do an internship overseas. Now he has applied for many domestic internships but still hasn't received any responses. The number of internship opportunities this year is already small. Returned overseas students who are stranded abroad and domestic students have to compete for them, making the competition even more intense. Moreover, it's still uncertain whether overseas students can go abroad to continue their studies in the second half of the year....

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Delays in Various Global Unified Examinations

This year, many global examinations have been suspended or postponed. For example, the CFA and FRM, the two hottest certificates in the financial field, have both been postponed. The review plans and rhythms of many students have been disrupted. The delay in the examination time has forced many people to join the ranks of job seekers~ Because no one knows when things will really return to normal and they can "sit down and feel at ease".

Momo originally planned to quit her job to prepare for the CFA and FRM exams in June this year. However, due to the pandemic, both exams have been postponed. Now Momo is under great review pressure. With no source of income, the days when she has to rely on her parents' support have been extended. Her plan has been disrupted, and anxious Momo has still decided to "jump into the mire" and look for a job while reviewing. She doesn't want to have too long a blank period~ This year, many students like Momo have had their work and study plans disrupted and have been forced to enter the job-seeking wave earlier. You can imagine the pressure....

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Difficulty in Internships

Due to the pandemic, some students' winter vacations have turned into summer vacations, and some schools may not even start the next semester. The Ministry of Education has notified the suspension of students' off-campus internships. Since many internship companies do not accept remote internships, many internship opportunities have simply fallen through. This year, due to the pandemic, students actually have more free time. A few days ago, Alice consulted a teacher from Blossom and raised questions that many students may have:

● "How can we make good use of this blank period under the current circumstances to gain an edge in job hunting and make things easier for ourselves?"

● "With such great employment pressure this year, how can we stand out among numerous competitors and get an offer?"

● "I'm still a student now. Seeing the employment situation this year,

I'm quite anxious. The future may not be better. I want to make some career plans now. What should I do?"

Blossom receives many job-seeking questions every day. Whether it's Xiaomei and Momo who have already entered the workplace and are looking for new development opportunities, or students like Zhong and Alice, they all hope to be able to cope calmly in the face of so many force majeure events. Faced with such a long blank period when we can't go out and can't do on-site internships, what can we do to make the best use of our time?