Returningstudentsfavorlifestyleathome,upbeatoneconomy,surveysays

ChinesestudentswhohavegraduatedoverseashaveshownagreaterwillingnesstoreturnandworkintheChinesemainlandbecauseofmoreconvenientlivingcircumstancesandidentificationwiththeculture,accordingtoanewreport.TheoptimizationofCOVID-19controlpolicieshasalsoimprovedtheprospectsofapromisingcareerathome,saidthereportbyrecruitmentportalZhaopin.

ThenumberofChinesestudentswhohavegraduatedoverseaswantingtolandjobsinChinasawacontinuousincreasefromthestartoftheepidemicinearly2020,andreachedahighin2022.

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In2021,about1.05millionofthesegraduatesreturnedtothemainlandforwork,almostatwofoldrisefrom2020when580,300returnedtoseekemployment,accordingtotheMinistryofEducation.

Zhaopinconductedasurveyofgraduateswhohadreturned,andfoundabout58percentdecidedtocomebacktoChinabecausetheypreferredtheconvenientlivingenvironment,while40percentsaiditwasbecausetheyidentifiedwiththeculture.

Also,theoptimizedCOVID-19controlpolicieshavegivenChinesestudentsgraduatingoverseasgreaterconfidenceinthenation"seconomicdevelopmentinthenearfuture,andstrengthenedtheirbelieftherearemorejobopportunitiesonthemainland.

TherehasbeengreaterdemandforoverseasgraduatereturneesafterthenationoptimizedtheCOVIDcontrolpolicies.FromJan30toFeb3,thefirstweekaftertheSpringFestivalholiday,Zhaopinvacanciesthatprioritizedoverseasreturneesincreasedby11percentfromthepreviousweek.

Thevacanciesgaveprioritytooverseasreturneesinsectorssuchaseducation,consultancyservicesande-commerce,accordingtoZhaopin.

Increasesinrecruitmentsalariesarealsoplayingabigroleinattractingoverseasreturnees.Vacanciesprioritizingoverseasreturneesofferedanaveragerecruitmentsalaryof14,680yuan($2,151)permonthin2022,a7percentrisefromthepreviousyear,thereportsaid.

"I"mconsideringgoingbacktoChinaforwork,mostlybecauseIammoreoptimisticaboutChina"seconomyinthenextthreeorfiveyears,"saidLiYing,a25-year-oldpostgraduatestudentintheUnitedKingdom."Andthecultureandinterpersonalrelationshipsarealsoimportantelements.Igetnostalgicsometimes,althoughIhavefriendshere."

Lisaidthatshehasplansforateachingcareerorworkinginajobwithflexiblehours.

Shesaidshemighttakeagapyearanddoflexiblejobsandfindthesectorsheisreallyinterestedin."Ihaven"tdecidedaboutmyfuturecareeryet,butIwillgobacktoChinaforajobforsure."

ToattractmoreChinesegraduatesfromoverseas,governmentsatalllevelshavemadeeffortstointroducesupportivepoliciesinrecentyears.

HongkoudistrictinShanghai,forexample,launchedahousingpolicyforoverseasgraduatereturneesin2021.Underthepolicy,returningChinesestudentscanenjoyasix-monthrentalallowancewithintwoyearsofgaininganoverseaspostgraduatedegree.Therentalallowancerangesfrom1,500yuanto3,000yuanamonth.

ZhuJiaying,amemberoftheHainanProvincialCommitteeoftheChinesePeople"sPoliticalConsultativeConference,hasproposedHainanbuildatalentpoolofoverseasreturneesthroughsupportivepoliciesandallowances.

Shesuggestedtheprovincetofirstdevelopadetailedstrategytoattractoverseasstudentsandgivethempreferentialtaxtreatment.

Zhaopin,therecruitmentportal,saidthattherecoveryofthenation"seconomyaftertheoptimizationoftheCOVIDpolicywillbringmorejobopportunitiestooverseasreturneesthisyear.Returneegraduateswillhaveabetterchanceoflandingajobathomebecauseoftheirinternationaloutlookandtheavailabilityofmorechannelsprovidingemploymentinformation.