Prophecy 1: State-owned enterprises will continue to cut salaries. The Wuhan Talent Market predicts that state-owned enterprises may face widespread salary cuts this year. Foreign-funded enterprises are expected to have a tough time, with an increase in the number of unemployed people and even greater salary cuts, with an average salary of around 1200-1600 yuan. Last year, the financial crisis had a significant impact on coastal and export-oriented enterprises, and this year it will affect an even wider range. Prophecy 2: Narrowing salary gap between undergraduate and junior college graduates. An analysis of the starting salaries of undergraduates and junior college graduates in 2007 and 2008 reveals that as time goes by, the salary gap is gradually narrowing. Practical junior college graduates, because of their diligence and seriousness, are gradually bridging the salary gap caused by educational qualifications.