CGTN | Employment and entrepreneurship of Chinese returnees
2018年8月24日
In recent years, more and more Chinese students are coming home after studying abroad. According to the 2018 Report on Employment and Entrepreneurship of Chinese Returnees, more than 80 percent of returnees find jobs within three months of coming back to China. Just five percent find themselves waiting six months or more. The study shows that the three most popular fields are business, management, and human resources. Experts say returnees have better job prospects in China.
General Secretary of Center for China & Globalization (CCG) in Shanghai, Ma Hongxia said,
“More than 80 percent of returnees pursue their careers back in China, because China has built a strong policy to help them find work. Another reason, right now many foreign countries like the United States and some European nations place more restrictions on Chinese working in their countries."
The report also shows that about 84 percent of Chinese who study abroad do not pursue entrepreneurship overseas. In 2017, roughly 48 percent of returnees started up new businesses in China. Zhao Wei with the 3C Investment Corporation says recent trends of choosing entrepreneurship over employment will continue.
He said, “Employment is harder. The quality of domestic education has improved, and with millions a year now going abroad to study, there’s more competition with those who stay in China. But for entrepreneurship, I think foreign countries are relatively mature, so they have fewer opportunities. China has more such opportunities, it has a huge market and it promotes mass entrepreneurship and innovation. Additionally, a graduate with foreign experiences and advanced methods in the domestic market has major advantages."
The study goes onto say that 59 percent of returnees struggle in adapting to the domestic working environment. Those surveyed say even though they’re from China originally, culture shock hits when they come back.
An intern at Min Sheng Securities said "Because I stayed in the Untied States for eight years, I feel it’s kind of difficult to adapt to Chinese culture, including interpersonal relationships at my work place. I feel like I need more time to adapt it."
The report reveals that 97 percent of returnees eventually integrate themselves into current Chinese society. Only three percent said they cannot, but that number is down from five percent in 2017.
From China.org.cn，2018-8-22
