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US College Graduates Want Work with Purpose
When she was growing up, Camille Roberts always saw science in her future.
Her parents are both doctors of chemistry and she wanted to follow their example by going into medical research.
It was not just that she enjoyed the idea of making scientific discoveries. The 24-year-old Pennsylvania native says her parents taught her the importance of helping others. She saw medical research as a way of helping improve society.
And, seeking an education in such a field would likely lead to a high-paying job.
So, in 2013, Roberts began studying biomedical engineering at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
During her four years there, she volunteered with young children in the city. She also worked as a teaching assistant for several professors.
These experiences introduced her to other, more personal ways to help people.
After completing her studies in 2017, Roberts took a research position at the National Institute of Mental Health. But she soon began feeling deeply unhappy with her work. She wanted a change.
"What meant more to me was a day-to-day impact that I could see and that I could feel, and had more control over," Roberts told VOA.
So in 2018, Roberts took a job doing what she had come to find much more enjoyable: teaching. She started teaching science classes at the Fusion Academy, a private high school in Washington, D.C. that serves students with non-traditional needs.
Many of Roberts' former classmates and coworkers now have jobs that pay them much more than she makes. Many of them also have more free time than she does. But Roberts says she would not trade more money or more free time for the creativity and purpose she now finds in her work.
Roberts is not alone. In fact, several new studies show that college graduates in the U.S. are increasingly looking for more than just good pay from their jobs. Experts say this may greatly change the relationships between employers and employees.
In April, the employment website Indeed released a study on the job interests of recent college graduates between 2014 and 2018. Over the four-year period, the listings that gained the most interest changed from higher-paying business and finance jobs to arts and social services jobs.
Nick Bunker suggests the reason is the strong economy the U.S. is currently experiencing. He is an economist with Indeed's Hiring Lab. Bunker argues with high demand from employers and low unemployment, graduates are more likely to turn to career fields that might otherwise seem riskier to them.
"People do have their own individual views of the world," he said." "And in a tighter labor market, recent graduates are going to have more of an ability to find jobs that fit with those views."
Also in April, the research organization Gallup and Bates College in Maine published a joint study on career interests of U.S. college graduates.
The researchers asked more than 2,200 graduates of four-year programs what they wanted from their jobs. The people they questioned were between the ages of 21 and 55. About 80 percent of them said it was either very important or extremely important to feel a sense of purpose from their work.
What is a 'sense of purpose,' exactly?
Rebecca Fraser-Thill says it comes from identifying goals in your work that are both meaningful to you but that also affect the rest of the world.
Fraser-Thill is director of faculty engagement at the Bates Center for Purposeful Work.
Fraser-Thill notes that the research shows that every generation represented in the study wanted to find a sense of purpose in their work. Other Gallup studies have shown that today's young people -- often called Millennials -- want it even more than earlier generations.
In the past, employers offered greater job security than most jobs today, Fraser-Thill notes. A person would often work for one company for most of their lives. That company would then offer them financial assistance once they ended their careers. So even if workers did not feel as much of a sense of purpose, they at least felt a more personal connection to their employers.
"That doesn't exist anymore," said Fraser-Thill. "All of the students who are graduating now are going out into a world where … there're going to be fewer companies looking out for them … And because of that, they know that … this sense of purpose has to come from within."
She says people with jobs they find meaningful are 10 times more likely to be healthier mentally and physically. This in turn makes them better workers.
But it is not necessarily the kind of job a person has that makes work seem purposeful. Instead, purpose comes from how an employee relates to the duties for which they are responsible.
An office worker might not feel as though they are saving the planet, for example. But Fraser-Thill says if their employer takes the time to find what an employee's interests are and centers their responsibilities on those interests, workers will have a more purposeful connection to their work.
Colleges and universities can help students find what gives them purpose before they graduate, she adds. The schools can do so by helping them find internships. And professors can offer class work that makes them think about their career goals, and hold discussions about what they should really expect from the working world.
重点解析
重点讲解：
1. grow up 成长；长大；
All plants like to grow up towards the sunlight.
即使是很小的早产儿也会对母亲的出现做出反应。
2. lead to 导致；引起；
This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.
这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。
3. turn to 转向；变成；
More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
越来越多的受害人通过诉讼来申雪冤屈。
4. look out for 照料；留心；
What are the symptoms to look out for?
有哪些症状需要注意？
参考译文
美国大学毕业生希望工作具有使命感
卡米尔·罗伯茨在成长过程中，总是看到自己未来会从事科学领域的工作。
她的父母都是化学博士，她想以他们为榜样从事医学研究。
这不仅是因为她喜欢科学研究，这位出生于宾夕法尼亚州的24岁女孩说，她的父母教会她助人的重要性。在她看来，医学研究是帮助改善社会的一种方式。
而且，在该领域接受教育，有可能找到高薪的工作。
因此，2013年，罗伯茨开始在华盛顿特区的乔治·华盛顿大学学习生物医学工程。
在那学习的四年时间里，她义务帮助城市里的孩子们，还为几位教授担任助教。
这些经历让她了解到其他更具个性化的助人方法。
2017年完成学业后，罗伯茨在美国国家心理健康研究所担任研究职位。但她很快就开始对自己的工作感到非常不满意。她想要改变。
罗伯茨告诉美国之音：“对我来说，更重要的是我能看到、感觉到的日常影响，并且拥有更多的控制感。”
因此，在2018年，罗伯茨接受做一份她发现更有趣的工作：教学。她开始在华盛顿特区的一所私立高中汇通学院教授科学课程，这所学校为有非传统需求的学生提供服务。
罗伯茨以前的许多同学和同事，现在从事的工作挣得都比她多。许多人也比她有更多的空闲时间。但罗伯茨说，她不会为了挣更多钱或拥有更多自由的时间，而放弃现在工作中体会到的创造性和目的感。
罗伯茨并不是唯一有这种感觉的人。事实上，几项新研究表明，越来越多的美国大学毕业生在寻找工作时，关注的不仅再是高薪。专家表示，这可能会极大地改变雇佣双方的关系。
今年4月，就业网站发布了一份2014年至2018年间，应届大学毕业生就业兴趣的研究报告。在四年的时间里，最受关注的工作从高薪的商业和金融业就业机会，转变为艺术和社会服务领域的工作。
Indeed招聘实验室的经济学家尼克·邦克认为，出现这种情况的原因在于美国目前正经历着强劲的经济势头。邦克表示，由于雇主的高需求和低失业率，毕业生更有可能转向那些对他们来说更具风险的职业领域。
他说：“人们对世界有自己的看法，在供应趋紧的劳动力市场上，应届毕业生将更能找到符合这些看法的工作。”
同样在四月，研究机构盖洛普咨询公司和缅因州的贝茨学院发表了一份关于美国大学毕业生职业兴趣的联合研究报告。
研究人员调查了2200多名四年制大学毕业生，询问他们想从工作中获得什么。受访者年龄在21到55岁之间。大约80%的人表示，从工作中感受到一种使命感非常重要或极其重要。
到底什么才是“使命感”？
丽贝卡·弗雷泽·希尔说，这来自于在工作中确定对你有意义、同时也影响到其他人的目标。
弗雷泽·希尔是贝茨中心使命工作项目的教职主任。
弗雷泽·希尔指出，研究显示，在研究中代表每一代人的受访者都希望在工作中找到使命感。盖洛普进行的其他研究也表明，如今的年轻人，通常被称为“千禧一代”，他们比前几代人更想拥有使命感。
弗雷泽·希尔还特别提到，过去，雇主提供的工作保障比现在大多数工作都要高。一个人通常会为一家公司工作一辈子，这家公司在员工退休后，向他们提供经济方面的资助。因此，即使员工体会到的使命感并不是那么强烈，但至少也能感觉到与雇主有更为私人化的联结。
“这种情况已经一去不复返了，”弗雷泽·希尔说。“所有即将毕业的学生都将进入这样一个世界，在这个世界里，能够照料他们的公司更少了。正因为如此，他们知道这种使命感只能来自自身内部。”
她说，工作有意义，使人们在精神和躯体上更健康的可能性提升了九倍。这也会使他们成为更优秀的员工。
但是，一个人所拥有的工作并不一定会使其具有使命感。相反，使命感来自于员工如何与他们的职责相联结。
例如，一个办公室职员可能感受不到自己在拯救地球。但是弗雷泽·希尔说，如果雇主花时间找出员工的兴趣所在，并使他们的责任围绕其兴趣所在，那么员工就能与他们的工作形成更加明确的联系。
她还补充到，各类院校可以帮助学生在毕业前找到他们的使命感。学校可以帮助学生找到实习机会，教授们可以提供课堂作业，让学生们思考他们的职业目标，并讨论他们对工作的真正期望。
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