On December 2^nd, the first National College Students’ Career Planning Competition entitled “Building Dreams and Youthful Aspirations, Planning and Sailing for the Future” was held in the Lecture Hall on the 3^rd floor of the Jingwei Building. ZHOU Hongxing, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Student Affairs Center, XV Xiufeng, Director of the Party Committee of Tongji University, WU Zhijun, Dean of the Undergraduate School, LIN Sijie, Deputy Dean of the Graduate School, GAO Yulei, Secretary of the Youth League Committee, ZHOU Bin, Dean of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship College, and WANG Lingling from the Student Employment Guidance Center were present to provide guidance for the competition. The Career Development Center of Tongji SEM organized a Career Planning Competition that attracted nearly 100 students to observe, learn, and cheer for the players. A total of 45 students from SEM signed up for the growth track and employment track, and 30 of them were successfully recommended to enter the school competition.

On-site expert judges asked personalized questions and conducted targeted interviews based on the players’ qualities. FEI Jiaying, Assistant General Manager of the Human Resources Department of China Communications Construction Company Third Navigation Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd, and XV Huanran, Special Expert of the National College Employment and Entrepreneurship Guidance, provided comments and guidance for the competition. The judges praised the contestants’ excellent performance and gave specific feedback on their value presentation, career planning and language expression.

During the two-day competition, two students from the Tongji SEM, LIN Zixuan and BIAN Shiyu, participated in the growth and employment tracks respectively, competing with 22 players from other colleges on the same stage. Contestants made statements about their career goals, identifying gaps, seeking advantages, and taking action to refine and adjust their paths of professional growth and development. This demonstrated the proactive and vibrant spirit of Tongji students, reflecting their commitment to integrating their personal goals with the greater good of their community and country. Following intense competition, LIN Zixuan was awarded the Silver Medal in the growth track of the internal competition, and BIAN Shiyu received the Silver Medal in the employment track of the internal competition.

JIAN Jiayi and WANG Pengjie from our college won the Bronze Award in the growth track. XV Ziqi and Rubina ADIRI won the Bronze Award in the employment track. ZHAO Xiaoshen and WANG Zhirui won the Excellence Award in the growth track. WANG Jingyan won the Excellence Award in the employment track.

Live demonstration of LIN Zixuan and BIAN Shiyu

Tongji SEM attaches great importance to the first National College Students’ Career Planning competition. They promote and mobilize efforts to transform competition into a classroom for career education, a platform for matching talent supply and demand, and a market for graduate employment. They guide students to establish a correct perspective on talent development, employment, and career choice through competition-based learning. They promote teaching through competition, enhance students’ career planning skills, and provide practical guidance services for graduate employment. They also facilitate employment by encouraging enterprise participation in hosting the event, promoting effective talent supply and demand docking, and committing to achieving high-quality and full employment for graduates.  (Contributed by: Career Development Centre)

XV Xiufeng and ZHOU Bin presented trophies and certificates to the Silver Medal winners of the growth track

ZHAO Qihang and LU Ying presented trophies and certificates to the Silver Medal winners of the employment track