Shanghai (CNS) -- This year has seen a good employment market for new graduates in Shanghai, 80% of which have found a job, according to the 2011 Shanghai Graduates Employment Survey released by the Shanghai office of the National Statistics Bureau, August 9.
In addition to the favorable environment, the survey also indicated that more than 80% of the surveyed group would like to stay in Shanghai.
The survey included 600 graduates from more than ten local universities in Minhang, Songjiang, Jiading, and Fengxian districts.
The detailed figures are as follows: 81.4% intend to work in Shanghai; 4.8% will look to the relatively developed cities in central and eastern China for work; 4.3% will target the other most developed destinations of China such as Beijing and Guangzhou; only a small 1.4% of the people will consider western cities; and 8% said they do not care much about the location.
It is not difficult to draw the conclusion from the survey that graduates from Shanghai universities have a strong penchant for the city.
Analysis indicated the reasons behind this phenomenon might be that the four-year experience has brought the graduates closer to the city, not to mention the abundant opportunities to find a job, broaden one's worldview, or simply to advance oneself in the city.
A gender differentiation was noticed though. Because of the traditional concept that males have to take on more financial burdens in a relationship, from daily costs to apartment and car purchases, only 77.5% of male interviewees want to stay, compared with the 86.6% of female interviewees.
From the perspective of origin, the 94.3% rate of Shanghai native graduates rivals the 58.7% of other origins
Shanghai locals have a strong sense of city recognition. Adding convenience and family ties, they are less inclined to leave.
In contrast, graduates of other origins are more or less worried about the expensive living costs in Shanghai, especially of housing. The huge living pressure, lack of hometown affiliation, as well as the hardship to obtain a Shanghai hukou (residential permit) might all have led to their decision to opt out of the Shanghai community.
