Dear MEL Topic Readers,
China's overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras
In the last few years in China, over 10 million university students have graduated each year. Have they found and settled into the jobs they studied or qualified for? It is estimated that around 20% of new university graduates are unemployed. But the figure might be much higher if those who gave up searching for jobs are included. While many students are seeking higher degrees to have better prospects, the job market needs more technical skills like programming or maintenance, or “hands”, such as factory laborers, car drivers, restaurant servers, and cleaners. Also, there seems to be a mismatch between academic qualifications and job suitabilities among many university graduates. Were they really interested in the academic field they studied in the first place? Does the dream job they wished to have match their personality or suitability? When technologies advance faster than ever, what is more important to find a dream job, higher education, vocational training, hands-on experience, or personal suitability?
Read the article and learn how China’s university graduates are struggling to find “good” jobs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8nlpy2n1lo
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