Where's Wally? A scene at the job fair held for 2016 college graduates at the University of Harbin in Heilongjiang Province on March 29. (Photo : Getty Images)
Based from recent findings, despite the economy not being all rosy, it has not dampened the spirits of many future graduates who remain optimistic in terms of landing a job after they receive their diplomas.
51job, a Shanghai-based recruitment firm, conducted a survey among students from 227 schools in the country, and the results revealed that a mere 6.7 percent of the respondents worry about getting a job after graduation, reported China Daily.
The same percentage also covers those who have yet to receive a job offer.
Released on April 13, the survey was participated by graduating students taking up a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctoral degrees.
All respondents will be done with their schooling in July.
More than half of the respondents--close to 70 percent--intend to establish a career in the private sector. From this percentage, 25 percent already received job offers and contemplate whether to accept them or not.
About 30 percent eye a civil service job, plan to put up their own business, or pursue further studies.
For those who have not yet been on a job hunting spree, there were nearly 17.9 percent of them.
The survey also showed that the respondents opt to consider all possible career opportunities before finally accepting a job offer than to immediately seize any job available.
As can be expected, students from the top universities won’t allow themselves to accept offers straightaway.
“Many graduates from prestigious universities are not satisfied with offers they have received and are still trying to choose the best one from what they have,” said Feng Lijuan, a senior personnel at 51job.
It may also be natural for students coming from a prosperous family to be picky. Feng affirmed this by saying that based from the survey, many of the respondents “have no financial burdens.”
“Their families don't need them to get a job as quickly as possible,” added Fang.
Those who graduated in 2015, more than 24 percent of them, got hired in a job that pays them 3,000 yuan and up monthly, according to Shanghai Daily.
Incorporated in March 2000, 51job offers human resource services in the country. According to its LinkedIn account, it holds 26 offices in mainland China and Hong Kong, with the corporate headquarters located in Pudong District, Shanghai.
For those who desire to work abroad, specifically in Sweden, they can join the Swedish Career Fair on April 24 at the Rosewood Hotel in Beijing.
The event will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. free of charge. Interested applicants need to register at swedishcareerfair.com.
The first one already took place on April 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai in Puxi, according to ScandAsia.com, a news website “for Scandinavians in Asia.”
