畢業是否意味着失業？Graduation, Synonym of Unemployment?

For many years, especially after the financial crisis in 2008, the employment of college students has been brought to public attention. Under the severe employment situation, job-hunting is being a more tough challenge for graduates. Therefore, we often hear that graduation is the synonym of unemployment, which brings great anxiety to graduates. But is this really the case? As far as I am concerned, graduation is not the synonym of unemployment.

多年以來，尤其是2008年經濟危機過後，大學生就業已經成爲了公共關注的問題。在嚴峻的就業形勢下，求職成爲了大學生面臨的艱難挑戰。因此，我們經常聽到畢業等於失業這樣的話，給畢業生帶來了很大的焦慮。但是情況真的是這樣的嗎？在我看來，畢業不等同於失業。

There’s no doubt that today’s labor market is not what it was years ago, and the advantages of college graduates are not so superior. Therefore, the first thing we have to do is having a clear understanding of the changes in the situation and shift our psychology and expectation. Control our expected salary in a reasonable bound. Besides, chances are always for those people who are prepared adequately. Because of the prosperous economy and improving employment markets, there still are plenty of opportunities, but only those who are well prepared can make use of them to achieve their purposes. Furthermore, hold a positive attitude towards employment. It is the firtst step that costs troublesome. Job-hunting is not an easy task and we may be refused by employer, but we can’t be discouraged. We always should be positive and confident to ourselves.

毫無疑問，如今的就業市場不再是幾年前的樣子，大學生的優勢也不是那麼優越。因此，我們要做的第一件事就是對當今情況的變化有一個清楚的瞭解，並轉變我們的心理和期望。合理的控制我們期待的薪酬範圍。此外，機會總是青睞有準備的人。由於經濟的繁榮和就業市場的改善，機會仍然是很多的，但是隻有那些做好準備的人能夠充分利用它們來達到目的。而且，對就業要保持積極的態度。這是麻煩的第一步。找工作不是件容易的事，我們可能會被招聘者拒絕，但是我們不能泄氣。我們應該一致保持樂觀和自信。

In short, the challenges of employment is always there but it’s not so horrible as we imagine. We should improve ourselves to get a chance and believe that there must be a right job still waiting for us. 

總之，就業的挑戰一直都會存在，但是並不像我們想象的那麼可怕。我們應該提高自己去贏得機會，並且相信一定有合適的工作在等着我們。