Chapter 137 Suggestions

"Jialin, after graduation I may be assigned to the Construction Bureau or the Materials Bureau. Which unit do you think is better?" The first person to find him was Ma Chuanjie. He was a native of Shanghai and would be assigned to Shanghai according to convention. Moreover, his family had certain resources, so he could know in advance where he would be assigned.

As the name suggests, the Construction Bureau is a department that manages engineering construction. The Materials Bureau follows the country's economic work policy of "developing the economy and ensuring supply" and the material supply policies of "unified planning, hierarchical management", "guaranteeing key points and taking general measures", and carries out material purchase, sale and supply work.

Both of these companies are good companies. The fact that Ma Chuanjie was able to make such a choice shows that his family still has a certain influence. Now it is said that the state assigns jobs uniformly, but in actual practice, different people can be assigned different jobs.

The third batch when the college entrance examination was just resumed was better, because college students were very scarce at that time, and as long as you graduated successfully, all the good companies would scramble to hire you.

The situation has changed a lot now. Every year, more and more college students graduate, but the growth rate of job positions in good companies cannot keep up. Therefore, when it comes to graduation assignments, even if they are from the same university and the same major, there are differences in everyone's final jobs.

People with ways can often be assigned to better jobs. Everyone who has watched "A Flowing River" knows this. Song Yunhui was clearly the top student in the class, but the person who finally got the job opportunity at Jinzhou Factory was Yu Shanqing, who was obviously not as good as him.

Because Yu Shanqing knew the key point, he sent something to the leader in charge of the allocation, and snatched the opportunity from Song Yunhui. It was like this back then, let alone now? Yu Shanqing only took action himself, and Ma Chuanjie probably had his family members involved. His parents both worked in the system, and they were old Shanghainese, with a lot of relatives and friends, so it was not surprising that he could get such an opportunity.

It is not easy to choose between these two units now, but it is very easy to choose one considering the changes in the development situation in the future. Gao Jialin gave the answer without hesitation, "The Material Bureau is a product of the planned economy era. In the past, no unit that needed materials could do without them. Since the reform and opening up, the status of the Material Bureau has been slowly declining, and its influence will only become weaker and weaker in the future."

"The Construction Bureau is different. Housing is a big deal at any time. The number of new houses in Shanghai is increasing every year. Where do these houses come from? Don't they have to go through the Construction Bureau? So the influence of the Construction Bureau will only grow in the future!"

"Considering this trend, it's better to go to the Construction Bureau. You have a college degree and your family's support. Now the higher authorities emphasize that cadres should be educated and young. It won't take long for you to be promoted in the unit. Being a leader in the Construction Bureau is definitely different from being a leader in the Materials Bureau."

Gao Jialin only gave suggestions and did not say what to do at the unit. Ma Chuanjie's parents had taught him a long time ago, and his performance in the student union also proved this.

As long as there are no problems in the future, he will probably be able to reach the department level soon. It is hard to say whether he can go higher than that. The resources their family can provide are at their limit. He has to work hard for the rest.

However, even if he only has the opportunity to enjoy the treatment of a deputy director before retirement, in a big city like Shanghai, as a section-level cadre in the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Ma Chuanjie can still live a comfortable life.

Apart from anything else, working in such an organization, one's understanding of real estate development trends is definitely much more thorough than others. Just getting a few houses for themselves would be enough to support their family for two generations.

"I also think it would be better to go to the Construction Bureau, but I haven't made up my mind. After hearing what you said, I feel much more relieved! Then I will go to the Construction Bureau. You will definitely stay in Shanghai in the future, right? We can keep in touch then." Ma Chuanjie finally put down this big stone.

He had no doubt at all about whether Gao Jialin could stay in Shanghai. Even though the current principle of graduation assignment is to return to where you came from, if an outstanding student like Gao Jialin wanted to stay in Shanghai, it was only his personal wish.

"The leaders of Xinhua News Agency want me to go to the head office. Personally, I prefer to travel around the country. There is not much difference between working in the Shanghai branch and going to the Beijing head office. So I'd better stay in Shanghai. At least I can get familiar with it and avoid the trouble of adapting to the environment." Gao Jialin only planned to work for four or five years. There was no need to go to Beijing again.

Besides, Chen Hong will stay in Shanghai for two years. If he goes to Beijing, won't he have to find a new girl? In the next few years, he will focus on his career and he doesn't want to bother with this.

"That's great. We can still meet often even after graduation." Ma Chuanjie was happy. He knew very well how beneficial it was to have a classmate who was a journalist. When he made some achievements, he could ask Gao Jialin to help find a reporter from the local newspaper to write an article to publicize it. Wouldn't that give him a chance of promotion?

He didn't think of asking Gao Jialin to write articles, because Gao Jialin was writing big articles now and he was not qualified.

The second person who came to him was Yang Zhengtai from Suzhou. He wanted to go to the Youth League Committee of his hometown. If he didn't, he could go to other departments. Gao Jialin decisively asked him to choose the Youth League Committee. "The city-level agencies have fast promotions and great room for advancement. You can quickly get promoted if you go there. So you must go to the Youth League Committee."

"Stay there for a few years, and when your rank is raised, you can move to other departments. If you want to move up further, it's best to gain grassroots experience so that you can move forward smoothly in the future."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll try my best!" After listening to Gao Jialin's analysis, Yang Zhengtai took a leave and went home the next day.

With their precedent, other students also came to Gao Jialin for consultation. Not only students from the same class and department, but also many acquaintances from the student union came. Gao Jialin gave advice to each of them.

"Literary magazines or city newspapers? It must be city newspapers. Literary magazines were popular in the past because people lacked entertainment. Now there are more and more televisions, but the sales of literary magazines have been declining year after year. Not to mention traditional literary magazines such as "Mengya" and "Huohuo", even popular publications such as "Story Club" are also experiencing a decline in sales."

"It's different for a city newspaper. Its nature is completely different from that of a literary magazine. And you'll have a better chance of working for other companies in the future than for a literary magazine. It's definitely better for you to work for a city newspaper than a literary magazine."

"You can go to the grassroots, but you have to think carefully about whether you can return to the city after a few years of training. This is a lifelong matter, and you have to discuss it with your family."

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This is a major event that affects one's life development. If everything goes well for them in the future, Gao Jialin will have done them a great favor.

If things don't go smoothly, they can only blame themselves, because the advice given by Gao Jialin is absolutely correct.

Just like that, the last semester passed quickly and it was time to officially graduate.

(End of this chapter)