The statement suggests that college students regard the availabilityof a job as a basis when choosing their future field of study. Surly there hasbeen no time in history where competitions have been so fierce in the jobmarket that students carry unprecedented burden ever. Osillating between pursuinga field of study a student have great interests in with no guarantee forfinancial gain and chasing after a field of study that ensures lucrative careerwith not so much enthusiasm is a common phenomenon among students when it comesto choosing his/her future orientation.
The statement attempts to focus only on job availability asa standard while making preference for orientation of future study field. Theassumption is that job availability offers potential workforce a good prospect,a prospect that ensures higher salary, higher social rank, better professionaltraining and more chances for promotion, thus in the end, a full realization ofone’s life value. In light of this materialized consideration, one can easilyconclude that job availability is indeed an essential element in deciding whichfield to pursue.
However, in the deliberation of whether a field of study issuitable enough for a student, this material indicator alone cannot tell thewhole story. Looking back at the introduction, one could easily see that thereare two conflicting elements engaged in this tough decision. One is the pursuitof life-sustaining, in a sense, job availability; another, as I would discusslater, is the scholar’s real interest and enthusiasm in a specific field. Infact, neither should be ignored, and the latter, in my opinion should be paidmore attention than the former if a student is eager to succeed in his/herfield of research. According to a recent study of cognitive research, interestis as a coping resource in frustrating learning situations and is central toself-regulation and sustained motivation. It is alsoscientifically proved that human mind is 70% more activated when he isperforming activity that he likes.