1. Friday May 25, 2018
      Home > News > Society
      Text:| Print|

      Attractive job offers no longer guaranteed

      2012-07-04 09:46 China Daily    comment
      Visitors check out the UK booth at the 17th China International Education Exhibition Tour in Beijing this March. Hundreds of education institutions from more than 30 countries and regions participated in the exhibition in the hope of enrolling more Chinese students. Luo Wei / Xinhua

      Visitors check out the UK booth at the 17th China International Education Exhibition Tour in Beijing this March. Hundreds of education institutions from more than 30 countries and regions participated in the exhibition in the hope of enrolling more Chinese students. Luo Wei / Xinhua

      After earning a bachelor's degree in business administration in the United Kingdom, Wang Xiuqi did not expect his only job offer to be at a container port in Dalian with migrant workers who had never been to university.

      The 25-year-old's job was to type information about containers entering and leaving the port into a computer. Since he returned to China after graduation in June 2010, he has not managed to find a better job.

      "I can't use what I learned from college at all, and I'm not reconciled to this," Wang said. He quit the job in May, and has started the "torturous" process of job hunting.

      "I speak good English, I have overseas experience, but now I'm not sure whether I would get a job that offers an air-conditioned office and 2,000 to 3,000 yuan ($314 to $471) per month," Wang said.

      "And I don't understand why it's just so difficult for an overseas returnee like me to find a job."

      International recruiting company Hays reported in its 2012 college graduates employment report that 66 percent of employers across Asia would consider employing or sponsoring qualified overseas candidates in areas short of skilled workers. That is down from 79 percent in 2011.

      "With the fast development and globalization of China, overseas returnees have begun to lose the advantage in terms of language skills. In many cases, a graduate from a local Chinese university can speak as good English as an overseas returnee," said Simon Lance, regional director of Hays in China.

      "But this doesn't necessarily mean that a returnee loses his or her competitive advantage in the job market. What brings value to an overseas returnee is really their international exposure, overseas working experience and culture awareness," Lance said.

      "Overseas returnees need to be aware of their own advantage, personal desire and career direction. Even if the starting salary might be low, they probably will have better career progression due to the independence and problem solving skills developed from the overseas study or working experience," he said.

      The average starting salary for overseas returnees is around 3,000 yuan per month.

      About 43 percent earn less than 5,000 yuan and only 15 percent exceed 10,000 yuan, according to latest survey of Education International Cooperation Group, an overseas study consulting agency.

      "A 6,000-yuan job is really hard to find, but the living costs are really high," said Zhao Yaming, 27, who has just graduated with a master's degree in Australia.

      "I spent around 600,000 yuan studying in Australia. That means it will take 10 years for me to recover the cost of studying abroad, if I can save every cent I make," Zhao said.

      However, an employment expert said returnees are only losing the competitive advantage for entry-level positions.

      "In fact, China's companies lack high-end talent with overseas experience, at least five years working experience in world-famous companies, good professional background and managerial experience," said Chen Xi, a senior career consultant at Zhaopin Ltd, an online human resources company.

      "Most returnees who feel it is difficult to find a job majored in finance, language or management in college, but they are not likely to gain executive positions immediately after graduation.

      "For most Chinese overseas graduates, working for a few years before returning might be a better choice," Chen said.

      "The expanding number of overseas returnees might be one reason for the increasing pressure in the labor market," said Zhang Tao, deputy secretary-general of the UK branch of the Western Returned Scholars Association.

      Founded in 1913, the Western Returned Scholars Association is a Chinese government-affiliated entity consisting of more than 15,000 Chinese scholars and researchers who have studied abroad.

      "Studying overseas used to be confined to elite education, but now it has become an alternative of general higher education or even secondary education," Zhang said. "The era that all the returnees are granted well-paid offers has ended."

      "Starting their own businesses might be a good choice for returnees, since governments at all levels have been supporting returnees with business plans. But returnees should first be sure that they are capable of handling the challenge of running a company," she said.

      Comments (0)

      Copyright ©1999-2011 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
      Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

      主站蜘蛛池模板: 免费国产黄网站在线观看| 亚洲综合无码一区二区| 亚洲 另类 无码 在线| 日韩一级免费视频| 岛国片在线免费观看| 成人免费无遮挡无码黄漫视频| 和日本免费不卡在线v| 色se01短视频永久免费| 久久午夜免费视频| 18禁无遮挡无码网站免费| 最近最新中文字幕完整版免费高清 | 久久精品a一国产成人免费网站| 永久免费AV无码国产网站| 黄页网站在线观看免费高清| 久久不见久久见免费影院| 好吊妞998视频免费观看在线| 成年女人免费视频播放体验区| 成人黄软件网18免费下载成人黄18免费视频| 免费毛片在线看片免费丝瓜视频 | 久久久精品免费国产四虎| 日韩视频免费在线观看| 91精品国产免费入口| 美女被cao免费看在线看网站| 18禁成年无码免费网站无遮挡| 国产又大又黑又粗免费视频| 四虎影视永久免费观看地址| 亚洲情侣偷拍精品| 亚洲AV综合色区无码另类小说| 亚洲精品**中文毛片| 亚洲妇女熟BBW| 免费无码又爽又黄又刺激网站| h视频在线免费观看| 免费无码一区二区三区| 青青久在线视频免费观看| 免费看国产曰批40分钟| 亚洲热线99精品视频| 亚洲喷奶水中文字幕电影| 亚洲AV香蕉一区区二区三区| 亚美影视免费在线观看| 99xxoo视频在线永久免费观看| 成人性生活免费视频|