Graduating students relaxed about job-hunting
15/4/2003 16:04
Graduating university students in Shanghai are taking a wait-and-see
attitude towards job-hunting, with fewer bachelor's-degree graduates finding
jobs by this month than a year before, according to the Shanghai Educational
Commission.
April is normally the peak period for graduating students to
sign contracts with employers, but now more bachelor's-degree graduates are
waiting until the last minute, said a spokesman with the Shanghai Educational
Commission.
In contrast, the number of associate-degree graduates finding
jobs to date is higher than a year before.
According to the commission,
there are 83,120 graduating university students in Shanghai this year, an
increase of 31 percent from a year before, with master's degree, bachelor's
degree and associate's degree graduates reaching 11,198, 41,798 and 30,124
respectively, up 46 percent, 22 percent and 40 percent respectively from a year
before.
"I will not sign an agreement with an employer until the last
day," said a bachelor's-degree graduate unwilling to be identified.
Many
bachelor's-degree graduates set a minimum salary requirement, which makes it
easy to miss opportunities, said Wang Xiping, an educational expert. More
out-of-town graduating students are hunting for jobs in Shanghai, so local
graduates should not wait any longer, the expert said.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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