On the afternoon of 27 April 2023, organized by the Department of Directing of Shanghai Theatre Academy, the career planning guidance event of the Department of Directing and the Department of Stage Design was held in Classroom 201 of the Red Building as scheduled. At the invitation of Mr Shi Jun, Deputy Secretary of the Party General Branch of the Department of Directing, Ms Guo Hanfang, an expert in employment and entrepreneurship services at Leye Shanghai, and Ms Sun Yingxue, an entrepreneurial mentor at the Jing ‘an Temple Sub-district Economic Development Service Centre, came to this workshop to provide guidance on employment and entrepreneurship for students from the Department of Directing and the Department of Stage Designs. The Jing'an Temple Sub-district Office of Shanghai’s Jing'an District and the Employment Promotion Centre of Shanghai’s Jing'an District provided strong support for this workshop.
At the beginning of the workshop, Ms Guo Hanfang shared her insights from four aspects, i.e. the employment forms of college students, the abilities and perspectives that working professionals need to possess, the new trends in employment and entrepreneurship, and the practical skills in job hunting. When talking about the abilities and perspectives that working professionals need to possess, Ms Guo took the "iceberg theory" as the base, and pointed out that talents need to have hard and soft skills, and more importantly, their own values. In recent years, the craze of KOI on internet has emerged, and Ms Guo analyzed the new trends in employment and entrepreneurship through this phenomenon. She stated that there are "super individuals" in every era, and she suggested that students grasp the latest trends of the era and turn innovation into a habit, and expected to see the next super individuals coming out from the students present. Meanwhile, Ms Guo also pointed out that to become a leader, one must become a good follower. One should always remain modest, and the ability to compromise and follow is actually a part of leadership. Ms Guo Hanfang encouraged the students to maintain the passion for learning, as there is no end to learning. She said that students should not to limit their learning abilities in other areas due to their own major, nor should they give up studying just because they are about to graduate, as otherwise they will soon be eliminated by society. At the same time, she also reminded the students the need to think out of box, as life requires constant reflection, the courage to expand one's boundaries and the ability to tackle setbacks and problems. Finally, on practical skills for job application, Ms Guo shared with the students the key elements and methods of CV writing, provided channels for obtaining job resources, suggested that students make a personal list of for search choices, and shared solid knowledge about interview skills and etiquette. The students benefited a lot from Ms Guo's talk.
In the second part of the workshop, Ms Sun Yingxue introduced the business registration and operation process of entrepreneurship with the theme of "Interpretation of Practical Operation in Entrepreneurship", including details such as company naming, selection of legal representative, equity distribution, selection of registered address and tax registration. Ms Sun specifically mentioned that the Jing'an District Government provides a centralized registration address for those coming to invest in Jing'an District so as to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, therefor, students with entrepreneurial plans may choose to register their companies at that address, thus enjoying the benefits that it brings in terms of the settlement of their household registration in Shanghai and the corporate image and business development of their potential start-up companies. She encouraged the students of STA to achieve success in entrepreneurship and a bright future in this dream fulfilling land.
At the end of the workshop, Ms Yin Yuerong, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Department of Acting, and Ms Zhang Guoli, Deputy Director of the Student Work Office, delivered speeches. After the event was over, the students had one-on-one entrepreneurship and employment guidance sessions with the teachers and experts in the Teachers’ Lounge on the first floor of the Red Building.
