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All you need to know about job hunting, including job hunting resources and websites, what to look for in a job, career advice and writing a CV and cover letter.
A Chinese woman with a UK master’s degree in film directing has returned home and now works as a waitress while still pursuing her dream of acting. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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‘Not shameful’: China woman with UK film degree goes home, works as waitress

Film hopeful takes on series of odd jobs to pay for auditions around country, says she will never give up on her acting dream.

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China healthcare graduate sells ice cream, upset alma mater forces clip removal

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Fierce China job market turns unemployed youths into ‘full-time grandkids’

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Chinese university canteen recruits manager who must have PhD, sparks debate

Recruitment process is expected to be highly competitive as managerial role at a prestigious university is seen as ‘golden rice bowl’.

A Chinese university canteen has ignited a robust debate online by requiring candidates for the office manager position to hold a PhD degree. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu
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China job ad featuring ‘free toilet use’ as benefit sparks humorous reactions

Advertisement also lists ‘no electricity charges for overtime’, ‘free use of the lifts’ as perks of the job.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong firms plan hiring sprees as economy perks up in 2025: survey

Most executives expect revenue growth next year, and hiring intentions are at a four-year high, CPA Australia report says.

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China education

China’s university students in fierce battle for majors with best job prospects

Many are relying on outdated advice from parents who found it easier to transfer to their preferred disciplines after enrolment.

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Marathons

What are ‘mad skills’ and why do they matter on a CV? Experts explain

Why should you put ‘mad skills’ on your CV? These attributes, such as a passion for theatre, being a rescue diver, or learning an obscure language, can make the difference when applying for a job.

China economy

Opinion | Beware the upshot of China’s graduates flocking to the public sector

The increase of politics and law majors could trigger a private-sector brain drain, jeopardising China’s science and technology ambitions.

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China economy

Opinion | As Chinese graduates opt for public posts, what of the private sector?

The increase of politics and law majors could trigger a private-sector brain drain, jeopardising China’s science and technology ambitions.

A candidate makes last-minute preparations to sit for a Chinese civil service examination. Photo: AFP
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Explainer | What are ‘full-time children’ jobs? Why do Chinese youth spurn formal work?

The Chinese job market in 2024 is difficult, so many young adults are becoming “full-time children” and taking care of their parents for an allowance.

Experts warned that full-time children are not a sustainable solution to job scarcity and a growing elderly population in China. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Young woman in China tricked by employer to take out loan to have plastic surgery

A young woman in China believes she was tricked by her employer, a cosmetic surgery company, into taking out a loan to get a nose job.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong bankers have lots of free time, anxiety as deals slump, lay-offs jump

The big China deals that lined rainmakers’ pockets for decades have evaporated. Banks and law firms alike are cutting jobs. Those that remain are chasing smaller deals and taking extended vacations.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to roll out the welcome mat for Asean talent. Here’s how

Given Asean engagement is vital to Hong Kong’s relevance and competitiveness, the city must play up its usefulness, lower entry barriers, boost Asean-China collaboration and offer more scholarships.

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China jobs

Delivery drivers with advanced degrees? The challenges facing China’s graduates

China’s people are highly educated, so where is the ‘talent dividend’? For many fresh graduates, ‘settling for an opportunity’ is the safer bet, even if it means their degrees go unused in practice.

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Job fairs continue to be a big draw across China, luring young adults and fresh graduates who are finding it harder to put their degrees to good use. Photo: AFP
China jobs

As youth joblessness soars, China’s ‘blank paper’ graduates seen as unemployable

With no internships and their degrees earned mostly online, what are 11.58 million students to do when recruiters say employers will ‘just wait for the next batch of graduates’?

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China jobs

‘More freedom’: China’s youth embrace ‘flexible’ work in bleak job market

With youth joblessness reaching a record high, some universities are again trying to pad the employment figures among graduates by pushing students into freelancing and entrepreneurships.

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China economy

Opinion | How China’s jobless youth were raised to have unrealistic expectations

A generation of youth has been intensely schooled by private tutors and pumped up by parents’ expectations. The result? A mismatch between the jobs they want and the blue-collar jobs that need filling.

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Graduates attend a job fair at Zhengzhou University in Henan province, China, on April 21. The number of jobless youth is likely to increase in June, when 11.6 million fresh graduates flood the market. Photo: Getty Images
China jobs

Video | Live-stream job fairs gain popularity in China

China economy

Video | Millions of fresh graduates struggle to find jobs in China

China jobs

China’s rising youth unemployment prompts fresh stability calls by Beijing

Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua pushes for more effective recruitment initiatives nationwide, and he says greater job creation should occur by any means possible, even as businesses struggle to survive amid zero-Covid.

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China’s zero-Covid policy has exacerbated the difficulties facing fresh graduates in finding work. Photo: Getty Images
China jobs

China’s youth unemployment hits record high in June: nearly 1 in 5 out of work

China’s broader urban unemployment rate eased slightly to 5.5 per cent in June, continuing trend after touching two-year-high mark in April, but youth unemployment rate soared to 19.3 per cent.

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China’s youth unemployment has been rising steadily since October and breaking records every month since April as new college graduates enter the crowded labour pool. Photo: Reuters
Universities in Hong Kong

More jobs, better pay for Hong Kong’s fresh graduates

About 17,000 jobs listed on universities’ portal, with average starting pay rising to HK$18,336 a month.

China jobs

Why China’s under-35s are turning their backs on both private, foreign firms

Amid growing concerns about instability and overwork in the private sector, some fresh grads reject US$63,000 job offers at tech giants to take lowly, albeit stable, civil service jobs working as cyber police.

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China jobs

Why are China’s fresh grads now saying no to high-paying ‘996’ jobs?

Skyrocketing living costs and mounting uncertainties in China’s job market make the situation unbearable for those who desire security and reasonable working hours that the private sector may not offer.

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Many young Chinese people are embracing the shang’an movement, which literally means ‘going onto the shore’ and refers to a growing desire to seek stable civil service positions. Illustration: Brian Wang
China jobs

China’s unemployment numbers point to structural problems in labour market

Analysts point to several factors that are draining number of blue-collar workers, and a mismatch between jobs and skills could prevent jobless rate from falling further.

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China’s urban jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 5 per cent in May, but the unemployment rate for recent graduates of high school and college was more than double that figure. Photo: Xinhua
Scams and swindles

Desperate Hong Kong job-hunters ‘easy prey’, scammed out of HK$6.4 million in early 2021

One scam saw victims use their own funds to place orders on phoney shopping apps, money that would disappear instead of returning the promised commissions; others found themselves on the hook for loans they were unaware had been taken out in their name

China economy

China’s TikTok says it created 36 million jobs as content creation explodes

A new report by Douyin says about 20.97 million live-streamers in China generated income via gifts from fans, advertisement contracts and product sales, among other income sources, in the past year.

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