The School of Economics and Management (SEM) at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) recently held a series of career guidance meetings for students graduating in 2026, organized by major and in separate groups.
Attendees included Liu Xiaojie, Deputy Director of the University Admissions and Employment Office and Director of the Career Guidance Center, together with center deputies Hu Linru and Hong Pengfei. SEM Deputy Party Secretary and Vice Dean Liu Yan joined, along with department faculty, graduating-class counselors and student representatives.
Students described their updates on their job searches, where they were stuck on targeting, and challenges they had encountered in written tests and interviews. Faculty took notes and gave on-the-spot, individual feedback to help them clarify strategy, ease anxiety and rebuild confidence.
Liu Xiaojie laid out the current job market for economics and management graduates. She told students to move beyond a wait-and-see approach, plan around their academic backgrounds, strengths, and abilities, and use the April spring recruitment peak fully. Her message was to secure offers first and choose later, while keeping multiple channels open.
Liu Yan urged a shift in mindset, realistic expectations, and a focus on where the students' training actually gives them an edge. He suggested closing gaps exposed in interviews, improve their résumés, strengthen their communication and presentation skills, and lifting overall competitiveness.
SEM says the face-to-face format lets it track student needs directly and continue to provide personalized and targeted career guidance and support.
