China's surge of college graduates finds white-collar work elusive

A heavily blue-collar economy and the global financial crisis have made it tough for graduates, whose numbers have risen sharply.

Students from Guangdong Province, China's wealthiest region, are so desperate for work they're applying for jobs as nannies – and getting rejected, a local paper reported last month. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Subjects: World, Education
Topics: China, College
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 4, 2009 - 8:32 AM PST
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Edited by: Dale Penn - Feb 4, 2009 - 2:26 PM PST

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Derek Hawkins
3.8
by Derek Hawkins - Feb. 4, 2009

Convincingly shows that the global economic slump has hit Chinese college graduates, preventing them from finding jobs on par with their education. Appropriately quotes students affected, and brings in experts and factual evidence to verify the trend. A solid feature.

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Fabrice Florin
3.8
by Fabrice Florin - Feb. 4, 2009

Informative report about the lack of jobs available in China for nearly 6 million college graduates flooding the job market this year. The author paints a clear picture of the issues facing these students, which are exacerbated by the global financial crisis. Well-written, plenty of factual information and helpful context, with clear examples of how this crisis is affecting individual students.

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Kaizar Campwala
3.8
by Kaizar Campwala - Feb. 4, 2009

This was an interesting read, but didn't leave me with much to chew on. What about immigration to other countries? How are their English skills? What are the political ramifications.

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Peter L. Combs
3.9
by Peter L. Combs - Feb. 4, 2009

Well sourced, names names, gives annecdotes and perspective. The Monitor always does a good job..today the log jam in China is worsened due to limits on legal imigration from there it would have made a good adjunct to the story.

Even with a 6 percent growth economy jobs are hard to find.

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Dale Penn
3.9
by Dale Penn - Feb. 4, 2009

This article provides ample facts and information about the state of the white collar job market in China for new college graduates. It delivers the information in a concise manner while offering substantial sourcing.

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Kenneth Sibbett
4.1
by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 4, 2009

With one billion or so Chinese who mostly export, especially in this global recession, the author points out the reality of capitalism. If the Chinese would open up their society and not have their cake and eat it too, maybe the job market would turn around.

While American companies export our jobs to China, and other nations with cheap labor costs, Maybe the college graduates can feel some of our pain.

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L. Kim Kimbrough
3.9
by L. Kim Kimbrough - Feb. 4, 2009

This is an very good article. The only thing missing is comparison to America's graduating collegians and about college graduates' prospects in India, China's number one "competitor" for Most Powerful Nation status.

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