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College Graduates Work as Village Officials

In recent years, the government has been recruiting college graduates to work as village officials. This policy should be praised for it is certain to play an important role in developing China into a moderately prosperous society.

College graduates can contribute a lot to the development of the countryside. With the introduction of college graduates, the local governments will be staffed with younger and better educated civilian servants. At present, most of the village officials are poorly educated, only few of them have received college education. College graduates, with their education, can be entrusted with the responsibility of leading the rural population to the future.

In the meantime, college graduates can benefit from their experience of working as village officials. They can not only have

secure jobs, but also get to learn and improve themselves.

In recent years being a village official has become the first choice of many college students when they graduate and are trying to find a job. According to a report carried by The Chinese Education Daily the number of students who apply for the post increases at the annual rate of 20 percent in recent five years, which well justifies the popularity of becoming a village official among college students.

Several factors may account for this popularity. First, it is the fierce

competition of job market that forces the college graduates to consider other alternatives other than staying in the big cities as they used to. Secondly, to encourage well-educated young talents to work in the rural areas, the

government authorities have made some policies offering major incentives to college graduates who are willing to work for rural governments at

grassroots level, especially for village committees. For example, those who work for a rural committee for at least three years after graduation can get a 10-point credit in their exams to enter graduate schools. The preferential treatment is appealing to many students. Last but not least, many students consider working as a village official is a rewarding opportunity. It will acquaint themselves with the very society of our country as well as improve their adaptability to different circumstances, both of which are believed to be beneficial to their future career.

In my opinion, college students working as a village official is worth promoting. It is possible that some graduates may use the job as “spring boards”: only applying for it in order to receive the favorable treatment, but the majority of them genuinely hope to serve the rural areas and better the life of the villagers. With the participation of so many college graduates, we have reasons to believe that it will not take too long to realize the blueprint of Constructing New Village.