Many college graduates these days settle for any job they can find while still searching for better career opportunities. Graduates often have an employment contract in hand, but will breach¹ it once a more ideal job opportunity comes along.

如今，很多大学毕业生虽然已经找到了工作，却还会继续寻找更好的就业机会。他们往往已经签了劳动合同，但是一遇到更理想的工作就会毁约。

This approach may seem wise, but it might have a few unintended consequences. Professionals suggest graduates be cautious when breaching² an employment contract.

这么做看上去很机智，但可能会带来意想不到的后果。专家建议毕业生们：毁约应谨慎！

A bitter outcome

苦涩后果

A recent survey published by recruiting website 51job.com shows that 46 percent of this year’s graduates have experience scrapping³ an employment contract. Most of them did so for a better job opportunity, but some didn’t foresee what happened next.

据招聘网站前程无忧最近发布的调查显示，今年46%的大学毕业生都有过毁约的经历。他们毁约大都是为了获得更好的工作机会，但后果却是一些人始料未及的。

Ling Feng, 22, a recent graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics⁴ and Astronautics, signed a tripartite agreement between his university and a State-owned enterprise in January. They agreed on Ling working as an engineer at the business’ Gansu branch beginning in August.

南京航空航天大学毕业生，22岁的凌峰在今年2月与学校和一家国企签订了三方协议。根据协议，凌峰将于今年8月作为一名工程师入职该企业甘肃分公司。

But Ling received an offer from another company in Shanghai later. When he spoke⁵ with the human resources department at the State-owned enterprise, they refused his request to breach the contract.

但是，凌峰随后获得了一份上海的工作，而当他向之前签约国企的人力资源部表明毁约的意向时，却被拒绝了。

“I not only lost the opportunity to work in a metropolis⁶, but I also left a bad impression with my employer,” he said.

凌峰说，“我不仅失去了去大城市工作的机会，还给现在的单位留下了很不好的印象。”

A bitter outcome

苦涩后果

A recent survey published by recruiting website 51job.com shows that 46 percent of this year’s graduates have experience scrapping an employment contract. Most of them did so for a better job opportunity, but some didn’t foresee what happened next.

据招聘网站前程无忧最近发布的调查显示，今年46%的大学毕业生都有过毁约的经历。他们毁约大都是为了获得更好的工作机会，但后果却是一些人始料未及的。

Ling Feng, 22, a recent graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, signed a tripartite agreement between his university and a State-owned enterprise in January. They agreed on Ling working as an engineer at the business’ Gansu branch beginning in August.

南京航空航天大学毕业生，22岁的凌峰在今年2月与学校和一家国企签订了三方协议。根据协议，凌峰将于今年8月作为一名工程师入职该企业甘肃分公司。

But Ling received an offer from another company in Shanghai later. When he spoke with the human resources department at the State-owned enterprise, they refused his request to breach the contract.

但是，凌峰随后获得了一份上海的工作，而当他向之前签约国企的人力资源部表明毁约的意向时，却被拒绝了。

“I not only lost the opportunity to work in a metropolis, but I also left a bad impression with my employer,” he said.

凌峰说，“我不仅失去了去大城市工作的机会，还给现在的单位留下了很不好的印象。”