Half of fresh graduates get job or become entrepreneurs

A job fair held at Xi'an University of Science and Technology attracted thousands of college graduates, Nov 7, 2015. [Photo/IC]

Employers focus on working capability and experience

University and major are still the two most important factors for employers to recruit a graduate.

But there is a small change in this year's job market. About 56.2 percent of employers paid attention to graduates' internship experience and 48.5 percent professional skills.

Also, the number of employers that took graduates from key universities fell to 53.8 percent from the previous year.

Beijing graduates enthusiastic about turning entrepreneurs

According to statistics from Beijing Bureau of Statistics in 2015, 77.2 percent of university students showed interest in starting business, 60.2 percent having entrepreneurial plans.

About 23,000 graduates registered to start business in the platform of Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce between 2010 and 2014, said a director in Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau.