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In China, college degree no longer ticket to success.
Byline: Shashank Bengali
BEIJING _ Not too long ago, Dong Qiang's degree in information-technology management would have assured him a comfortable job in China's high-tech sector.
But this spring, the college senior interviewed with 12 computer companies and got 12 rejections. Each time, he said, the employer told him that he didn't have the skills the company was looking for.
After investing in an expensive private university education, that's not what Dong wanted to hear. But in a nation that's pumping out more college graduates than ever, a degree _ once an instant passport to China's professional elite _ isn't worth what it used to be.
In the coming weeks, 2.8 million Chinese will graduate from college, a 32 percent increase from last year. But as fast as China's economy is growing, the job market can't keep up with that kind of increase, and this ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, In China, college degree no longer ticket to success.