Graduates find it tougher in search for a job
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This year鈥檚 job-hunting season in China is coming to an end, but Li Weibin has yet to find a satisfactory position.
鈥淚 have been looking for jobs for months in Beijing, but have had no luck because many companies only want people with experience,鈥 said Li, a graduate from the China Youth University of Political Studies.
鈥淏esides, there are fewer job positions this year,鈥 the 22-year-old said.
Like Li, many Chinese graduates are in the midst of a 鈥渏ob-hunting crisis鈥 as a record number of young people search for jobs amid a slowing economy.
China鈥檚 college graduates reached a record high of 7.49 million this year, up by 220,000 compared with 2014, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Meanwhile, sagging economic growth means companies have lowered their demand for new recruits this year.
These factors have made this year鈥檚 job-hunting season, the time between April and June when new graduates begin their search for employment, one of the toughest in history.
Zhou Xiaodong, an official with Changzhou University in east China鈥檚 Jiangsu Province, said that though the number of companies looking for new recruits at universities has not decreased, the number of positions are generally down by 20 to 30 percent.
Chen Yongli, a recruitment official at Peking University, said: 鈥淢any big companies, particularly state-own enterprises, have basically slashed their demand for new recruits this year, with some even cutting demand by half.鈥
Company heads are also getting increasingly picky when looking for talent.
鈥淭hey want people with experience or graduates from top universities,鈥 said Li Liang, a journalism graduate from Hebei University in north China鈥檚 Hebei Province.
The 24-year-old said he had spent more than 10,000 yuan (US$1,610) on accommodation during job hunting over the past six months in Beijing, but so far 鈥渉as not found a dream job.鈥
鈥淚 plan to go back home, because I feel like a loser here,鈥 Li said.
While the tough environment is to blame, some college graduates are being too picky, said Guo Liqun, recruitment director with China Agricultural University.
鈥淢any students have unreasonably high expectations for their jobs, contributing to this year鈥檚 grim job prospects.鈥
In late June, the State Council announced new policies to encourage migrant workers, college graduates and discharged soldiers to return to their hometowns and start their own small businesses.
The government has promised easy business registration. Employee social insurance will also be subsidized by the government for small and medium-sized enterprises that hire college graduates.
On Monday, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security in northwest China鈥檚 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region announced plans to retrain 5,000 unemployed graduates and assign them to work in various positions at offices in the region鈥檚 remote counties for up to a year.
Those who want to start their own businesses will enjoy favorable policies such as lower taxes and favorable loans.
In the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, authorities have issued 30 measures in a bid to support startups in the city.
These include the establishment of several 鈥渟tartup gardens鈥 areas designated for new businesses where participants receive various subsidies.
Training sessions will also be provided for college graduates interested in entrepreneurship.
A website that profiles graduates and asks employers to bid to employ is expected to help boost graduate employment.
Hosted by Taobao, an online shopping website, the 鈥淭alent Shop鈥 launched by Kunming University in Yunnan Province last week puts talent up for auction.
The site categorizes students according to their field. The profiles include the student鈥檚 ideal starting salary and the university鈥檚 assessment of him or her.
Sixty-five of Kunming University鈥檚 best job candidates are currently profiled.
The talent shop, the first such service on Taobao, is an attempt to promote new graduates to potential employers and 鈥渉elp them deal with the harsh employment conditions this year,鈥 said Kunming University Principal He Hua.
From September, the site will also allow students to pitch business ideas for crowdfunding or auction, He said.
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