As the main constructive base of power resource sites under the strategy of transmitting electric power from west to east, hydropower development for basin of‘Sanjiang Rivers’was rapid in Liangshan state, which need plenty of high-quality talents majored in water conservancy and hydroelectric engineering, however, the employment ability of graduates was insufficient under current cultivating mode, which embodied in learning ability and practical ability deficiency. It was a problem which needed to be solved urgently that how to promote the employment ability of college students for the requirements of employees. Considering the characteristic of the major, this paper put forward some feasible measures to cultivate the learning ability and engineering applied ability so as to promote the employment ability of graduates.