What job is suitable for students majoring in Chinese language and literature? What major is suitable for graduate students? I don't want to be a secretary, I want a stable job.

Name: Nina (Chinese Department of Sichuan University) Occupation: Editor of a magazine (four years)

Real feelings

"Before graduation, I worked as an intern in magazines and newspapers. At that time, I thought it was fun to be an editor, and I felt a sense of accomplishment, as if the' life and death' of those authors' articles were all in the editor's mind. At that time, I just did some work such as opening letters and counting readers' opinions, and sometimes I helped editors do some proofreading work. The work was quite relaxed and had a unique sense of cultural atmosphere, so I did editing without hesitation after graduation. I don't know until I really do it. Editing is really hard! I am busy discussing the contents of the next issue, revising the current issue and proofreading the previous issue with the author every day. Also take time to read the letters from readers and answer the questions in the mailbox; There will often be some activities, meetings, and various summaries to be written ... If the work is arranged well, it will not be too tired. I think the most terrible thing is that there is no manuscript, especially now that readers' tastes are becoming more and more difficult to ponder. Good authors are one in a hundred, which leads to a shortage of manuscripts for many magazines, but the monthly delivery time cannot be delayed. At this time of' burning eyebrows', I am more from the Chinese department than others. Therefore, I am much more relaxed than my colleagues who can't write.

Of course, I edit ≠ authors, so it is the' right way' to find as many suitable and good authors as possible. At this time, the literary accomplishment nurtured by four years of college life has taken advantage of me. When I was in school, I always felt that it was meaningless to forget those books by heart, especially the history of literature, which was really annoying. What I liked most was taking classes on literary writing and appreciation of works … but it was those boring literary history that benefited me endlessly. Literary writing and appreciation of works have taught me a good' style of writing', but the history of literature has increased my literary background in a subtle way. Everything I recited before seems to have been forgotten, but when I communicated with the author, I actually recited it in paragraphs. Because I am a literary publication, the authors I contact are all people who have great insights into literature, and the same literary knowledge makes me become friends with them, not just working partners. This is also a trick for me to make my work easier.

If you are writing a book, the job content will be somewhat different. At first, you can only do some proofreading work with the editor, and then learn how to plan a book. When your working ability is recognized and you have a good grasp of the book market and readers' tastes, you can put forward your own planning plan, including finding the author, calculating the cost, conducting market research, designing the cover, etc., which must be considered by you. Compared with making a magazine, editing a book requires a thicker literary foundation. "

Elder's advice

"There are various books on the market now, which involves all aspects of life, work and study, which means that not only Chinese graduates can be editors, but any major can become editors. At first glance, Chinese majors may not have much competitive advantage, especially in some popular science and science publications. It is also said that anyone can be an editor as long as he can find an author. I don't object to this sentence, but I want to say that anyone who wants to be a good editor must have a certain literary accomplishment and accumulation. The biggest advantage of learning Chinese is the basic knowledge of literature, and the second advantage should be the ability to communicate with people. The object of literary research is people, society and life. Therefore, those who study literature should be better at communicating with people because you have studied it. But if you don't like talking to strangers by nature, or like doing things according to others' words, then being an editor is not suitable.

ah! There is another very important question that I forgot to mention, and that is the question of salary. Generally, the salary of editors is not too high. It is about 1~2/ month at the beginning, but it will be higher in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai. If you keep doing it, it will be improved, especially after you have made certain achievements, such as planning a best-selling book or making a best-selling magazine, your' worth' will rise. Generally speaking, it is much more difficult to make books and magazines, and the income will be higher, but it is not certain. "

The second possibility: secretary

Name: Bubu (Chinese Department of Guangxi University) Occupation: Office clerk of a radio and television bureau (3 years)

Real feelings

"I felt bored at first, and I either wrote reports or summaries all day, or had meetings, which was very boring. The most terrible thing is the article written by staying up late. If you lead a frown, you will deny and rewrite it. Or one leader passed, and the second leader failed, and each has his own opinions on revision, sometimes opposing, which often makes me feel at a loss. Although the secretarial requirements for writing skills are not very high, it is enough to write general practical writing, but you should improve your literary level so that you can be comfortable in many revisions. "

Some people may think that being a secretary has no future, but it depends on the individual. Many of my predecessors started as secretaries and then successfully' transitioned' to positions such as department heads. In terms of salary, secretaries in different units have different salaries. If they are in government departments, the salary standard is generally the same as that of local civil servants, mostly 1~2/ month; If you are in a foreign company or a private enterprise, it's hard to say. The low is 1/ month, and the high is 4/ month or even more, which depends entirely on your personal ability and the degree of reuse. Of course, the workload will be much larger than that in government departments.

In addition, there are many trivial tasks to be done in secretarial work, some of which may be disliked by everyone, such as some tasks assigned by the leaders to receive guests, such as writing down the leaders' schedules, etc., which requires the secretaries to be careful and thoughtful, and because of the particularity of their profession, they often attend some public occasions, so they must be eloquent, but they should be steady, not too lively and not outspoken. Therefore, if your personality is straightforward, you can't take care of other people's feelings, your personality is stubborn, and you are prone to quarrel with others, it is not suitable for this job.

digression

Administrative work: We can pass the civil service examination and become a member of the state administrative organs; Of course, it can also be done through other channels, such as staying in the university to engage in administrative work, or engaging in administrative work in departments such as youth league committees at all levels, and so on. To do this job, we young people must remember to guard against arrogance and rashness, and don't be afraid to start from the basics.

The third possibility: reporter

Name: Lin Bo (Chinese Department of Northwest University) Occupation: reporter of a newspaper (1 year)

Real feelings

"Actually, there are quite a few kinds of reporters. There are two kinds of reporters in a newspaper: editing and gathering, and I do the hard one-editing and gathering (interview+editing). The classification of TV reporters is more complicated, including photographers, reporters, front-line reporters ... Because each TV station will be different, I don't know the details. However, I think that if you are an interview reporter, the quality required is similar in both TV stations and newspapers. I have always liked the profession of journalist. Although it is very hard, I often go to many places, and some places may be very dangerous and hard. For example, the mine accidents that have been reported frequently recently, journalists have to go to the local area to cover, and sometimes they will encounter many unexpected situations. In fact, the profession of journalist is not as glamorous as it seems, and most of the time it is totally embarassed. Therefore, students who want to enter this line should be prepared for hardship. "

Elder's advice

"As we all know, journalists have to deal with people, so of course they should be extroverted. Generally speaking, journalists should be related to journalism, which is true in theory, but many colleagues around me graduated from the Chinese Department. At first, I was puzzled. Later, I chatted with an elder. He explained this way:' Although students of Chinese department are prone to go into too many details when writing news, if they consciously strengthen their training in this respect, they will do better than those of journalism department, especially in writing in-depth reports.' However, after all, this business is still the territory of the journalism department. If you want to do well in this business, you really need to strengthen your training in journalism, as the elder said. It's easier for boys to make achievements in this trade, because there are many places where girls are unwilling to go or can't bear the hardships. After all, not everyone has the courage and strength to be a reporter like LUQIU LUWEI. Finally, talk about salary. Well ~ ~ Indeed, the income of journalists is relatively good. Being a journalist for one or two years can generally earn 3, yuan/month. There may be more journalists in TV stations. The salary in this line is generally proportional to the degree of hard work. Therefore, if you want to get a high salary, you must pay more energy than others. This is not an easy and high-paying job.

The fourth possibility: teacher

Name: Xiaoyu (Chinese Department of Guangxi Normal University) Occupation: a high school teacher (2 years)

Real feelings

"This is one of the most likely and easiest jobs for Chinese graduates, from junior high school Chinese teachers to university teachers, and our employment may lurk in every corner of the field of" teachers ". . I don't need to tell you that teachers' work is clear to everyone. However, it's not easy to be a good teacher. As a teacher, I have to face dozens of students in the class. Today, it's not this student who has a problem, and tomorrow it's that student who has a fight. It's either that his grades have dropped or that he's upset. What can I do? Don't all students have to ponder over their psychology, thinking about whether their words will hurt one of them, and how many minds are there to continue classroom teaching? When I meet a student who is always in trouble, I really want to cry. When I first started working, I was angry with the students and cried many times. Every time, I could only swallow my grievances, wipe my tears and go to class smiling. Because in class, emotions can't be revealed at all. If my mood is low, students will find it sensitively, which will affect the classroom effect.

Many things often make me feel exhausted. Later, an old-timer told me:' Children will rebel at a certain age and want to be recognized. Everyone does this. In your heart, you can analyze them as children, but in class, you must treat them as adults.' Children do a lot of things unintentionally. When they are angry, look at their smiling faces, those simple, sincere, playful and sensible smiling faces, and everything will be fine.

In fact, I really want to be a teacher that students like, but I'm not everyone loves flowers, and I have my own personality weaknesses. It's impossible for all students to like me. All I want to do is to be a teacher for one day and teach well for one day. "

Elder tricks

If you think you have enough patience to' deal with' those' little demons', then become a teacher. Generally speaking, students who graduate from normal schools have an advantage in price comparison. When they are in college, they can learn educational psychology, educational technology and other education-related courses in addition to Chinese professional courses, and there are many internship opportunities in schools, which are not available in other universities. Of course, relatively speaking, Chinese learning in other universities may be more in-depth. If you don't want to enter a normal university, you should read more educational books. Let's talk about the salary problem that everyone is concerned about. The difference in the treatment of teachers in different schools and different places is very large. Generally, the income of teachers in key schools in economically developed areas is relatively high, and the income of teachers in general schools is not bad, but the income of teachers in county towns and villages is relatively low. From the perspective of salary alone, teachers' income is lower than that of other industries, but a large part of teachers' income comes from' family education'. In cities, it is generally 3~4 yuan/class hour (calculated by 1 class hour =1 hour). The higher the grade, the higher the fees, and the higher the fees for science and English are than those for liberal arts. The more famous teachers, the higher the fees.

the fifth possibility: advertising copywriting planning

Name: Qingqing (Chinese Department of Jiangxi Agricultural University) Occupation: copywriting planning of an advertising company (3 years)

Real feelings

"When I first applied for the job, I met many' strong enemies' of the Chinese Department of liberal arts universities, and I thought I might be eliminated at that time because I thought their literary level was higher than mine. Hehe ~ ~ ~ It's not that I'm particularly lucky, but because although my literary level is not dominant, because I studied liberal arts in a university of science and engineering, I accidentally came into contact with a lot of science knowledge and was unconsciously influenced by the rational thinking of science students, so I will have more planning and thoroughness. And the study of liberal arts let me expand my imagination and learn to create. These feelings were only understood after working for a period of time.

Because, in fact, besides creativity and imagination, the most important thing in advertising copywriting is planning and thoroughness. When you plan an advertising copywriting, you must consider many things, such as advertising effect, advertising audience, advertising language, venue, time and so on. If you don't have a thorough plan, many problems will arise in your copywriting. When I first entered the company, I took my predecessors and criticized my copy as worthless. The most profound sentence I remember is:' Imagine all the paper, do you think you are writing a novel? ！’ Hehe ~ ~ ~ Now I have started to bring new people. When I see their copywriting, I feel very funny. I feel that everyone regards this job as a romantic thing, as if work is to keep imagining and dealing with colors. In fact, this is a great misunderstanding.

Copywriting is written in words, and it has a lot to do with reality, such as the venue. It is necessary to make an on-the-spot investigation, because the place where billboards are hung and the place where advertising activities are held have an impact on the effect of advertising. In addition, we must consider the funds given by the merchants and the cost of advertising designed by ourselves, and do some market research to predict the advertising effect ... These are very practical and have nothing to do with romance. The design of color is the business of the advertising design department. After the copywriter puts forward the plan, he will coordinate with them and finally finish it as planned. "

Elder's move

" As I have said before, this line of work does not require a particularly high level of writing, but a higher level of planning. At this point, students of pure liberal arts may suffer some losses because they are too romantic, hehe ~ ~ ~ So those who want to enter this line of work still need to cultivate their planning ability more! Of course, since you are doing copywriting, you still need a basic knowledge of Chinese, such as the design of advertising language, which is actually quite difficult. Therefore, it is very beneficial to expand your imagination by absorbing more literary knowledge, so you must read more books. About the salary in this line, well, it's still considerable. Generally, there will be more than 3,/month. If the advertisements received are relatively large, it is common to get a dividend of 5, ~ 1, at a time. Of course, these are just the income of my friends around me. The income of this line is not stable, so it is hard to say. There are many advertising companies now, which are basically privately run. Don't change one company for this benefit. As long as you have the ability, it is easier to find food in this business ~ ~ Haha. "

The sixth possibility: freelance writer

Name: Zhao Zi (Chinese Department of Heilongjiang University) Occupation: freelance writer (2 years)

Real feelings.