Objective　To understand the employment psychology of college students in traditional Chinese medicine universities through analyzing relevant influencing factors

and to provide solutions to improve employment quality of the medical students. Methods An online questionnaire survey on employment psychology and employment situation was conducted from August to September in 2017 among 384 students who had graduated from Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from 2013 to 2017. SPSS 19.0 was used for chi-square test and linear trend test on the survey results. Results A total of 374 valid questionnaires were recovered

with the effective recovery rate of 97.4%. The results showed that the most important factors to be considered were professional counterparts (77.01%

288 students)

salary (75.67%

283 students) and development prospect (69.52%

260 students) and the most important psychological characteristics were hesitation and contradiction (50.8%

190 students) and anxiety (25.13%

94 students). The study found that employment psychology was related to students' family situation

category

temperament and performance during their education period. Conclusion　Students have different employment psychology

which can be improved by consummating career planning

broadening employment channels

combing employment policies

supplementing professional shortcomings

and improving comprehensive skills. Meanwhile

colleges and universities can expand their practice bases

provide employment counseling

and improve education resources

speed up the construction of the second classroom

pay attention to special groups to conduct employment guidance and improve the quality of employment.