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Professor Feng Jianshe Conducts Career Guidance Lecture on Employment Analysis and Career Planning
Associate Professor Feng Jianshe delivered an in-depth lecture on employment market dynamics and personal job search strategies for undergraduate students of grades 21 and 22, helping them stand out in the competitive job market.
On the evening of May 29th, Associate Professor Feng Jianshe from the School of Advanced Manufacturing, with his rich industry experience and unique insights, delivered an in-depth lecture on employment market dynamics and personal job search strategies for undergraduate students of grades 21 and 22. This lecture provided valuable career development guidance for students, helping them stand out in the competitive job market and laying a solid foundation for achieving their personal career dreams.
Faculty Introduction
Dr. Feng Jianshe is an Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Advanced Manufacturing, Sun Yat-sen University, and has been selected as a Shenzhen Overseas High-Level Talent (“Peacock Plan” Talent).
His main research areas include industrial artificial intelligence, precision manufacturing process monitoring, intelligent maintenance of high-end equipment, structural health monitoring, industrial big data, and advanced process control. He has previously served as Chief Technology Officer of Xinrun Fulian Digital Technology, Head of Industrial AI Products at Foxconn Industrial Internet, and Research Scientist at General Motors, USA. In recent years, he has led or participated in multiple smart manufacturing projects for companies including CITIC Group, Foxconn Technology Group, General Motors USA, Applied Materials USA, Eaton Electric, Total Plastic, Shanghai Electric, and Hiwin Group, involving fields such as semiconductor manufacturing, new energy, and automotive industry, maintaining long-term industry-academia-research cooperation and technology transfer.
Core Lecture Content
1. Personal Career Journey Sharing
Through his own career development journey, from SAIC Group in 2011 to Xinrun Fulian in 2024, spanning multiple industries including automotive OEMs, power, and electronics manufacturing, Associate Professor Feng demonstrated the continuous exploration and growth of a professional.
2. Workplace Insights
In the lecture, Associate Professor Feng deeply analyzed the current employment environment, pointing out the improvement in talent demand quality and the current situation of supply-demand mismatch, while reminding students to maintain a positive attitude and not be troubled by employment anxiety.
3. Market Dynamics
The arrival of digital transformation, green economy, and the AI 2.0 era has brought new employment opportunities to the manufacturing industry and pointed out the direction for students’ future career development.
Associate Professor Feng also pointed out that the number and compensation of positions related to our major are increasing, and new job postings are also growing rapidly, providing more choices and opportunities for students about to enter the workplace.
Job Search Strategies: Resume and Interview Tips
Resumes are the key to job applications. Associate Professor Feng shared the composition and writing points of resumes, emphasizing the professionalism and conciseness of resumes. At the same time, he also provided valuable suggestions for interview preparation, including material preparation, image preparation, and knowledge preparation.
Resume Writing Tips
- Use the STAR principle
- Speak with numbers
- Highlight personal contributions and value
- Print out multiple copies for review
- Pay attention to black-and-white and color printing effects
Interactive Exchange
“Let’s discuss” was the Q&A session that Professor Feng carefully prepared for students. In this session, students actively asked Professor Feng about topics such as “identity transformation,” “views on gap year,” and “internship experience,” and the professor patiently answered students’ confusions about employment and future career planning.
Conclusion
Struggle is the brightest color of youth, and action is the most effective tempering for young people. Let us move forward hand in hand, continuously exploring, learning, and growing in the journey of career development. Let us set our aspirations, keep advancing, and start from every step under our feet to walk towards our own thousand-mile journey.
