It must be admitted that the historical employment difficulty is structural and there is no way to change it in the foreseeable future. This is because history is not a subject produced with modern industrial society, so there is no way to have a special corresponding field in the employment market of modern industrial society, which is what we call "the specialty is not right."

This is also the reason why many people in the history department try their best to test civil servants. You can also engage in jobs that require certain professional skills but have a wide range of professional skills, such as editors, journalists, clerks, etc. In these fields, almost all newcomers from historical backgrounds have to compete with their peers from humanities and social sciences, and they do not have exclusive advantages.

First of all, history is indeed a major with a low employment rate, but to implement it to every specific individual, you must choose your favorite major, and the chances of getting a good career prospect are relatively high. Because the impulse and ambition from the heart is an important driving force for career development. Therefore, if you love history, you don't have to care about the employment rate.

Secondly, basic education and general education are still a relatively stable job market, and history has always played an important role in this market. Needless to say, primary and secondary schools always need to recruit teachers. In addition, basic education and general education have also spawned various needs of traditional industries such as training and publishing. These demands provide opportunities for the employment of history majors.

However, these opportunities are not institutional. The so-called colleges and universities, such as Huawei, FAW and other large engineering enterprises, recruit a group of students majoring in telecommunications and machinery every year. That is to say, in this professional job market, there are stable and even predictable jobs, and the number of such jobs occupies a considerable share in the job market. In basic education, general education and its derivative training, publishing and other industries, although the new jobs created by the system and stability account for a large proportion of the whole historical employment market, the employment market itself is very small, so it still shows great volatility. This further reinforces the impression that it is difficult for history majors to find jobs.