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CCTV NEWS Special Series --- The Class of 2011

Editor's Note

6,000,000 Chinese students will go hunting for job.
With China´s economy changing fast, the competition is fiercer than ever.
How will they adapt?
Watch our special series "The Class of 2011" only on CCTV NEWS.

Series Episodes

Students worry about job situation

(Reporter: Keith Crane) The unemployment rate in the US and European countries has been high since the global financial crisis broke in 2008. But in China, promoting employment has also topped the agenda at the Central Economic Work Conference for the past two years.

Will college self-enrollment open door for more brilliant graduates?

(Reporter: Feng Jinchao) Chinese education workers have been trying to modify the college entrance system. Starting next year, many Chinese universities will be more independent in recruiting students.

Chinese graduates searching for jobs

(Reporter: Liu Ting) Next year, the number of university graduates in China will reach an unprecedented 6.6 million. In Beijing and Shanghai, that number will be more than 410-thousand. What choice will young people in these cities make in their search for jobs under such competitive pressure? Liu Ting finds out.

Dim job prospects for returning graduates

(Reporter: Zhao Youlong) More Chinese university graduates returning from overseas are finding their degrees do not guarantee them a dream job or salary. But dim employment prospects are not stemming the flow of Chinese students wanting to study abroad.

Colleges get more say in enrollment

(Reporter: Feng Jinchao) Chinese education workers have been trying to modify the college entrance system. Starting next year, many Chinese universities will be more independent in recruiting students.

Career workshops conducted in China

(Reporter: Xia Qiu) With the quest to find employment proving more difficult than ever, a variety of career workshops are emerging, and gaining popularity.

Foreign graduates working in Beijing

(Reporter: Zhang Ni) There are at least 200,000 foreign students graduating in the country. What do they do after college? And how do they find jobs here? Zhang Ni tries to answer those questions.

Graduates searching for employment

(Reporter: Hui Yu) The number of graduates in China is set to top more than 6 and a half million next year. Finding employment is always a great concern. By this time each year, students are usually well underway preparing for their careers.