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Ask any
new college graduate about his immediate goals, and it is likely that he will
tell you he wants a job. But it turns out that today's students are not going
to be satisfied with any job. According to the latest survey, making a
difference through their work is essential(必要的) to young people's happiness.
The
survey found that 72 percent of graduating college seniors believe being able
to have a positive social influence through their work is essential to their
happiness. Making a difference is so important to them that 45 percent say they
would take a 15 percent pay cut to work at an organization that has a social or
environmental influence, and 58 percent say they would take a pay cut to work
for an organization whose values are the same as their own.
Besides
this, the survey found that female students are far more likely to put social
influence in first place than their male classmates, echoing the results
of a former study showing that female maths and science majors are more likely
to say they go into those fields to make a difference.
One
reason for the emphasis(强调) on improving the world probably
has to do with the culture of colleges, which encourages students to connect
their studies back to real-world problems. Students are used to discussing
important social issues(问题) with their friends and
professors, and doing something about them in class or through volunteer
activities. Once students develop those habits, they don't shut them off when
graduation rolls around.