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This topic has been un-sticky by szh at 2010-2-1 15:54.
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Is high employment overstated ?
The spokesman for Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China told the press on Jan,22 that the employment rate for the college graduates in 2009 was as high as 87%, which stirred up controversy among the public immediately afterwards. Many cast doubt on the credibility of the result, and some even poured scorn on the idea that the economically dim year of 2009 could still yield such an unbelievably high employment. Why so ? It is not because people are not so credulous as there were, but because some fraud cases unfolded in recent days in terms of graduates’ employment, which is usually pegged to the assessment exerted upon a university by its watch dog. Therefore, some universities would coerce the seniors to sigh the work contract with the so-called employers before graduation under the “regulation” of contract-for-certificate. On the surface, the rate of signing for jobs is high, but in actuality, only a few would turn out real occurrence. As is well-known, China is traditionally a society closely knitted by human relations net, far from a society built upon contract system like the Western countries. To find an ideal position, graduates would heavily rely on their families and relations. On the other hand, to break the contract, they would not have to pay a heavy price, at least, much less than if they were not granted the certificate. Therefore, the high employment rate of 87% has been aired as one of the currently favorite topics. People are obviously suspicious of the result, considering, also, the surge of college graduates due to the enlarged enrollment and the sweeping economic slowdown. What's your opinion on the 2009 employment rate of 87% for college graduates ? Please feel free to choose---- |
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