Exploration and Innovative Practices for Enhancing Graduate Employment in Applied-Oriented Local Universities —A Case Study of the School of Management at Chongqing University of Science and Technology

Confronting the severe challenges in graduate employment landscape, addressing structural employment dilemmas in applied-oriented local universities has emerged as a critical issue in higher education. This paper systematically examined the multifaceted challenges facing graduates from applied-oriented local institutions. Taking the School of Management at Chongqing University of Science and Technology as a paradigm, it was investigated that innovative strategies including enhancing students’ professional competencies, implementing extensive corporate engagement and job market expansion initiatives, strengthening university-local government collaboration, and executing the "Three-Comprehensive Education" model. These approaches aimed to achieve fuller and higher-quality employment outcomes while providing actionable references for peer institutions to resolve employment challenges.