The reporter learned from the press conference on the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Shanghai held on the 7th that in view of the employment pressure faced by college graduates in Shanghai this year, Shanghai is actively promoting employment, including introducing strong employment promotion policies for graduates, strengthening online recruitment and job recruitment, etc. The press conference revealed that there were 227000 college graduates in Shanghai this year, an increase of 20000 over last year, the largest increase in five years. As of May 6, the implementation rate of graduation destination was 36.47%, 10.03 percentage points higher than the same period in 2020, but 6.54 percentage points lower than the same period last year. College graduates are facing great pressure on employment. According to reports, 11 departments in Shanghai have recently jointly issued relevant documents to promote the employment and Entrepreneurship of college graduates. Among them, the recruitment plan of Shanghai municipal and District State-owned enterprises this year will arrange no less than 50% of positions to recruit Shanghai college graduates; The annual recruitment plan for civil servants and public institutions in districts, streets and towns will favor fresh graduates. Relevant departments will also meet the talent introduction needs of key areas such as the pilot free trade zone and the "five new towns" to expand more job resources for fresh graduates. Since March this year, the online recruitment fair for graduates organized by Shanghai municipal level has provided more than 200000 jobs. A series of online recruitment activities will continue until the end of August to reduce the adverse impact caused by the failure of offline recruitment. At the same time, according to the requirements of the Ministry of education, colleges and universities in Shanghai have deeply carried out the special action of "visiting enterprises, expanding posts and promoting employment" of secretaries and principals, mobilized tutors and counselors to participate in the employment of graduates, integrated all forces and expanded post resources. Colleges and universities will also focus on employment difficulties, especially infected students, and carry out targeted employment guidance. In terms of optimizing employment services and career guidance, the press conference introduced that relevant departments in Shanghai have connected the employment services of college graduates to the "government cloud" and launched the "one thing for student employment services" Application on the "one network" platform. Graduates can obtain employment information, view recruitment progress and complete online signing on their mobile phones. It is also understood that colleges and universities in Shanghai have generally turned to quasi closed management. Shanghai has issued work tips requiring schools to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control while implementing grid management, and do their best to create conditions for students to complete graduation thesis, graduation design and participate in defense. (outlook new era)