The Impact of Value-added Ability on the Employment Quality of Undergraduates
Realizing fuller and higher-quality employment is an important goal of China's"14th Five-Year Plan"period.As one of the key groups,the employment of college graduates is especially concerned.Based on the five national college graduates'employment survey data from 2013 to 2021,this study explores the impact of the value-added ability of undergraduates on their employment quality,using a variety of statistical and econometric regression methods.It is found that undergraduates'value-added ability during higher education has a significant positive impact on their employment quality,that both cognitive value-added ability and non-cognitive value-added ability help to promote employment satisfaction,and that cognitive value-added ability has a significant positive impact on undergraduates'starting salary in employment.Further analysis reveals that there is a significant difference in school type in the impact of value-added ability,which is mainly reflected in the starting salary of students from non-double first-class colleges and universities,but has no significant impact on students from double first-class colleges and universities.It is recommended that higher education institutions and students should strengthen the shaping and cultivation of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities,and there is a need to strengthen the competency-oriented market-oriented hiring mechanism.