(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-11 22:00

Another problem which makes it difficult for graduates to find jobs is the gap between school-learned-knowledge and requirements of real career.

In 2007, merely 60 percent of computer science graduates were employed. Meanwhile, job vacancies in IT industry exceeded one million.

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IT companies complained about the large amount of money they spend on pre-career training of new employees. They hope universities adjust their courses to better prepare students for their future work.

In addition to academic background, employers are looking for college graduates with a good sense of responsibility. This merit is followed by a sense of team work, ambition, flexibility, eloquence, independence, confidence, pressure-bearing ability, communication skills and professional excellency on a list of merits which help college graduates land jobs, according to a survey conducted among human resource managers of 200 companies by Shandong Talent Resource Web site.

The competition in the country's job market has become more fierce with a growing number of college students.

Statistics show about 5.6 million students will graduate from higher education institutions in 2008, an increase of 640,000 over 2007, according to China Daily.

Last year, nearly 1.4 million college graduates, or one third of the total, failed to find jobs, the newspaper said.

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