In contrast to the practice of "open pricing" for almost every position in the post-holiday labor market, there are few instances where salary packages are clearly marked in talent recruitment. However, reporters have discovered that salary packages remain a crucial consideration for many job seekers. Many job seekers, when facing unfamiliar companies, often ask about salary first. On the other hand, for larger and more influential enterprises, they tend to inquire more about various benefits and personal growth opportunities. After years of market adaptation, college graduates have largely lowered their expectations, with most expecting reasonable salary packages and increasingly willing to start from grassroots positions to gain knowledge and experience.
To better provide a platform for businesses to "recruit talents and intelligence" and for talents to "choose employment," the human resources and social security department specially created a recruitment announcement just after the New Year's Day holiday. These announcements were posted in various streets and communities, and information about the job fair was released in relevant universities and media within the province and the city. During the exchange meeting, public services were further highlighted with multiple free measures, including free entry for job seekers, free distribution of information materials on-site, and free distribution of job application forms, all aimed at reducing the economic burden on job seekers. Employers showed great enthusiasm and anticipation for this job fair. In the half month following the New Year’s Day holiday, all recruitment booths for the entire exchange meeting were booked up. Yesterday's high turnout also reassured many employers, as long queues formed in front of many booths, and many employers had already gathered a batch of job applications early on. At some recruitment booths, applicants kept coming, and staff were constantly busy connecting with job seekers, leaving no time for interviews.
The Spring Talent Exchange Conference has always been the first event in our city's talent service activities, an effective measure to promote the gathering of fundamental talents, and an important component in attracting college graduates from Jiaxing to return home for employment. This event offered over ten thousand positions, with around 40% targeted at fresh graduates. In terms of required majors, the top ten professional fields were marketing, management, secretarial work, machinery, computers, engineering technology, construction real estate, accounting statistics, teaching, and chemical chemistry, accounting for 58% of the total demand. Skilled service talents, although spread across various professional fields such as machinery, textiles, clothing, and materials, remain the largest demand in enterprise employment, with over 3100 positions available.
From the overall recruitment activity of the day, positions requiring associate degree or above accounted for 34.5% of the total, among which there were 16 high-level (master's degree or above) talents needed. Compared to previous years, enterprises have slightly lowered their educational requirements, placing more emphasis on the reserve of fundamental talents. Candidates with vocational school education or above and possessing specific skills were the most popular. Enterprises requiring high-level talents mostly concentrated in engineering technology positions. Compared to previous years, the number of employers hiring hundreds of people has significantly decreased. In this exchange meeting, only six enterprises had personnel demands exceeding 100, with one enterprise needing more than 150 employees.
During interviews, reporters found that despite each position having clear educational requirements, many recruiters openly admitted that capability is more important! Mr. Yao, responsible for recruitment at a securities company, told reporters that in recruitment, they not only focus on the quantity of applicants but also highly value the quality of applicants. Moreover, during the process of utilizing talents, they place more emphasis on ability rather than seniority or educational background. Due to the relatively large promotion space within the enterprise, salaries at the middle management level are already quite attractive, thus attracting many excellent talents. Reflecting on the recruitment situation of the day, he said it was generally satisfactory.
The two-day 2012 Spring Talent Exchange Conference opened yesterday at the municipal human resources center market with a fiery atmosphere, presenting a scene of packed crowds throughout the recruitment event. This was also the first comprehensive large-scale talent recruitment conference in our city after the holidays. The scarcity of recruitment booths left many enterprises sighing outside the venue, while various talents entering the venue had to use all their efforts to squeeze out a path for job hunting. According to statistics from the organizer, more than 300 employers provided over ten thousand positions. A total of 152 units entered the venue for recruitment yesterday, with 11,946 job seekers attending. The enthusiastic turnout made employers feel refreshed, with 2,992 people reaching preliminary agreements with employers on the day.