Tianjin University Holds Career Planning Carnival to Empower Students' Future Career Development

Recently, the 2nd Tianjin University Career Planning Carnival kicked off during the campus open day of the Crabapple Blossom Season, attracting more than 20,000 faculty members, students, alumni and middle and high school students. The event aims to guide students to establish career planning awareness at an early stage and enhance their career development capabilities.

The carnival featured five core modules: career interaction, AI technology, expert consultation, policy promotion, and talent attraction. The carnival brought together career experts, university faculty, corporate mentors and outstanding alumni to provide all-round support for students' career growth. More than 50 career experience and consultation booths were set up on site, with over 4,000 students completing various exploration activities and expert consultations exceeding 500 person-times.

Wang Zhi, a senior undergraduate student from the School of Mechanical Engineering, said: “Last year, I participated in activities related to the National College Students' Career Planning Competition and realized that employment is not achieved overnight. It requires setting career goals and making action plans based on correct career selection and employment concepts. During this Crabapple Blossom Season, I signed up for this event immediately to support the career planning competition!”

The finals of the 3rd National College Students' Career Planning Competition will be held in Tianjin in mid-to-late April, with Tianjin University as one of the host institutions. This carnival incorporated competition elements: students took photos with the competition mascot, wrote job-hunting goals in the Career Dream Zone, and learned from previous national award-winning students serving as career consultants, who shared planning experience and job-hunting skills. A showcase of role model stories also played an exemplary role, turning the competition into a practical classroom for strengthening career education.

The career interaction zone featured customized interactive games such as “Career Guess” and “Career Flight Chess” in a garden fair style. Through immersive experiences, students completed tests on career interests and values, resolving common confusions such as unclear interests and uncertain career directions. Holding career dream cards, students visited over 10 distinctive booths, clarifying career directions in themed “interest islands” and learning about industry development paths on the career chessboard. Yang Hengxi, a freshman majoring in Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering, noted that these fun activities helped him make more targeted career plans.

The expert consultation zone gathered more than ten senior career planners from the university, enterprises and other universities in Tianjin, offering one-on-one guidance on career positioning, career planning, employment policies, resume polishing and interview strategies. The policy consultation zone covered grass-roots employment, job-hunting laws and further education planning, with university instructors answering questions on site and encouraging students to align personal ideals with national strategic needs. The city promotion zone invited officials from Xiamen Municipal Government to introduce local talent attraction policies, building a bridge between local governments and campus talents.

Attaching great importance to the integration of AI technology and employment guidance, Tianjin University has jointly developed a smart employment system with tech companies, deployed AI interview booths and AI-powered resume printers on both campuses, and established an intelligent job matching system. A special “AI Employment Experience Zone” was set up at the carnival, divided into four themed areas: career simulation, group career counseling, resume diagnosis and AI interview. The AI interview booth simulates real interview scenarios and generates multi-dimensional competency assessment reports; the AI resume diagnosis tool supports resume creation and intelligent revision; and AI consultation is available for students with unclear planning to suggest career or further education paths based on personal assessments.

It is reported that over 70% of Tianjin University graduates in recent years have secured jobs in key regions, industries and organizations. “Through teaching in the first classroom, practice in the second classroom, and participation in cultural activities, the university helps graduates build career planning awareness early, and continuously improves their job-hunting competitiveness and post competence.” said Wang Xin, Director of Tianjin University's Career Center.

By: Yu Boyang