Why is Employment Difficult? A Study on the Matching Degree of Employability between Higher Education Curriculum and Job Requirements—A Case Study of Civil Engineering at S College, G Province

With the slowdown of urbanization, changes in the economic situation, and the saturation of infrastructure construction in my country, the development of the civil engineering industry has been greatly affected. Graduates of civil engineering, once considered a popular major, now face employment difficulties. This study explores the issue of the matching degree of employability between the civil engineering curriculum and job requirements through textual case studies. Through a combination of literature review, questionnaire survey, and case analysis, this study finds a significant mismatch between the civil engineering curriculum and job requirements, mainly manifested in an emphasis on theory over practice, outdated content, and a disconnect from job requirements. To address these issues, this study proposes suggestions such as optimizing curriculum content, innovating teaching methods, strengthening university-industry cooperation, constructing a diversified evaluation system, and promoting internationalization in education, aiming to enhance the employment competitiveness of civil engineering graduates and alleviate the employment difficulties.