Nearly 70% overseas Chinese students in the US have to return after graduation
The number of Chinese students in the US may reach 200,000 this year. According to The Wall Street Journal, due to the competitive job market, 72% of overseas Chinese students failed to find a job, or can only work for a short period after graduation before having no choice but to return China. 99% of these students did not study at top tier US schools. Fewer job opportunities, and inadequate work qualifications and capabilities are barriers encountered by Chinese students in finding a job, or even internship, in the US. With the expanding Chinese student community on US campuses, Chinese students are rarely immersed into American society, which also prevents them from adapting to the country after graduation.
Source: qq.com
URL:http://edu.qq.com/a/20130821/016951.htm?pgv_ref=aio2012&ptlang=2052
Editor’s note: Studying abroad has historically been regarded as a way of avoiding the harsh College Entrance Exam for many students. However, students who choose this route will face fierce competition four years later, when they return and compete with domestic peers in the Chinese job market. With an increasing number of Chinese students going abroad, returnees (or “Sea turtles”) no longer enjoy a significant competitive edge in the domestic job market, especially if they failed to really take advantage of their western education. The onus will increasingly focus on international institutions to ensure international students are globally “job ready”. This may include balancing the international student population so that students from any given country are not overly predominant, which dilutes the international experience and diminishes the return on investment for students from those countries.
