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PKU 2010 On-campus Job Recruiting
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PKU NEWS 2010—03—12
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Peking University. Beijing. March 12, 2010: An on-campus job recruiting fair was
held on March 11th at May 4th Sports Center at Peking University. As the largest of
its kind for 2010 graduates, the recruiting fair attracted over 8000 PKU and nearby
university students as well as more than 220 employers from all over China with
7000 positions provided.
School leaders paid great attention to the recruiting process. A team was set up to
ensure the project proceeded smoothly. Announcements and employers‘ information
were posted online beforehand to assist students with their interview preparations.
Prestigious employers and diverse locations
Employers from diverse industries visited the campus. Organizations covering the
fields of higher education and research institute, information technology, energy and
chemical engineering, cultural industry, medicine, mechanical manufacturing,
wholesale and retail, financial/banking and real estate offered plenty of job
opportunities. Among the employers, prestigious state-owned enterprises,
government and public institutions took up about 45 percent. Some multinational
corporations even offered positions abroad and opportunities for self-development.
Employers came from diverse cities, including some remote places in middle and
west China like Xinjiang and Sichuan. Job opportunities also clustered in East
Coastal cities. Some companies like China Petrol and local governments in
Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan participated the recruiting collectively. Some
organizations had joined the recruiting fair for multiple years.
The on-campus recruiting is exciting. Some graduates found a job immediately.
Interviews with the job-seekers showed that most of the students had proper
self-assessment and rational expectations of the jobs. They were optimistic about
the job offers they could receive.
It should be pointed out that PKU advised its students to start from the base levels, in
the west of the country and in important sectors to begin their career. Many students
had responded to the call. Their outstanding abilities and dedications to work greatly
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