2024年2月10日发(作者：摩托罗拉里程碑2)

In recent years, getting a certificate has become a new craze among college

students. Just randomly ask a student on campus what he or she is busy doing;

quite possibly, you may get the answer that he or she is preparing for a certificate

of some kind. Why does this craze appear?

There are mainly two reasons behind this phenomenon. First, it is the employment

pressure that forces college students to get more certificates. With the admission

expansion of colleges, a lot more graduates have to face the fierce competition in

the job market. How can one make himself more competitive? More certificates at

hand, maybe. Second, diploma and certificates are still important standards by

which many employers measure a person's ability. In order to increase the

qualifications for a job, the students compel themselves to run from one exam to

another.

From my point of view, we should be more rational when it comes to certificates,

since certificates do not necessarily prove one's ability. Being crazy in getting

certifications blindly is nothing but wasting time. To conclude, we should focus on

improving our ability but not getting a certificate of no practical value.

It is quite a common phenomenon that college students are enthusiastic over

getting all kinds of certificates, such as accountant certificate, teacher certificate

and so on. What is the reason for that? And it should be advocated or not?

In my opinion, there are two reasons accounting for the phenomenon. For one

thing, many students think that the more certificates they get now, the more

chances they can get a good job in the future. They are told that the companies or

institutions think highly of the certificate when interviewing. Therefore, they try

their best to get all kinds of certificates, even though some have no any relationship

with their majors or interests. For another, following others' choices is another

reason. A number of students go to purse the certificates because they find that

many classmates around them are doing that so they think it would be safe to

follow others.