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Career Q&A

Career Development Center, Office of Student Affairs

National Chung Cheng University

Date: April 2017

Q1: Is there a high correlation between the jobs students take after graduation and their major? Why is it high/low (is job hunting difficult/are career paths narrow)?

It depends.

  • (1) It depends on which college (department) the student studied in. There is a higher trend in the College of Law and the College of Science/Engineering.
  • (2) The major chosen originally might not align with their own vocational interests.
Explanation: Employment is a dynamic process and sometimes relies heavily on social capital. The correlation with one's major does not imply the quality of the job is good or bad. Regardless of the job, the requirements for core employability skills remain constant, and these are the personal human capital most worth investing in.
Q2: Do you have any advice for graduates looking for jobs?
  • Before looking for a job, assess the connection between your self-identity, abilities, interests, and personality with the job.
  • Use diverse channels for job hunting (Ministry of Labor, Employment Centers, 104 Job Bank, etc.).
  • Maximize your connection with industries; actively participate in company briefings and Job Fairs organized by the Career Development Center in March to understand the current status of different industries.
  • Male students subject to conscription can attend the series of R&D Substitute Services company briefings organized by the Career Center in October, which provides an alternative career direction.
  • If your goal is the Civil Service Examination (National Exam), please start preparing two years before graduation. The Center organizes two National Exam lectures annually, inviting officials from the Ministry of Examination to explain the latest exam trends; you are welcome to attend.
Q3: What help can be provided to students who don't know what they want to do in the future?
  • Career Counseling: Career Mentors and GCDF (Global Career Development Facilitators).
  • Assessment Tools: UCAN and CPAS analysis.
  • Cross-departmental resources: General education courses (e.g., Career Planning, Core Employment Skills).
Q4: What can students do if they have trouble with job hunting?

We need to further understand the cause of the trouble. Job hunting involves hundreds of issues ranging from resumes to interviews. These can be addressed through courses and workshops. However, if the issue involves psychological, emotional, or relationship problems, the student must be referred to other units for counseling.

Q5: What preparations do you hope students will start making during their four years of university?

Understand your true self-needs. Practice early career planning.

If you have confirmed that you will enter the job market instead of pursuing academic research, you should start cultivating core career competencies in your freshman year. You can refer to the Ministry of Education's UCAN "8 Core Competencies" and strengthen your personal workplace soft skills through clubs, part-time jobs, and internships.

Q6: Do you have any reminders for graduates or students in other grades?
  • Graduates: It is never too late for career planning; choose your first job carefully.
  • Other Grades: Start career planning early.
Q7: Do many students come to ask about job-hunting related matters?

The school has Mentors and Career Mentors serving as the first line of counseling work, so not many people come directly to ask about job hunting on a regular basis. Most inquiries are about internships or career-related topics. However, there is a higher demand from students asking job-hunting questions during the graduation season (May-June).

Q8: What are the usual problems students have?

Not knowing how to choose, constantly changing choices, and not persisting in their choices.

Q9: What abilities do enterprises usually value most in students?
  • Refer to the 8 major competencies jointly defined by industry, government, and academia in UCAN: Communication & Expression, Interpersonal Interaction, Responsibility & Discipline, Teamwork, Innovation, Continuous Learning, Information Technology Application, and Problem Solving.
  • Different industries have different corporate cultures and internal professional requirements. Showing passion for proactive learning outweighs all existing capability indicators; every detail in a job interview reflects the applicant's level of passion for the job.
Q10: Do grades, club performance, or language skills help a student's resume significantly?

Besides presenting academic grades, supplementing them with reflections from various club activities and relevant skills required for the job creates a complementary effect and adds value.

Relevant written materials are the enterprise's first impression of the applicant, so they naturally need to be packaged with care. However, the response during the interview process is what leaves a deep impression on the enterprise or confirms the interviewer's original judgment.

Date: April 2017

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