Job prospects grim even after grad school

高学历遭求职尴尬：读研源于就业难终于就业难

目前，即将走出校园的近七百万大学毕业生正因“史上最难就业季”被舆论聚焦，而在他们的队伍中，遭遇“二次就业难”的研究生大军似乎更值得关注。

Beijing (CNS) -- People who finish graduate school are faced with employment difficulties as nearly 7 million students will graduate from college this year, the highest since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

Statistics released in Beijing show that only about 36 percent of job seekers with master's degrees signed contracts with employers in April.

Facing fierce competition in the job market, a considerable number of graduates are choosing to pursue academics, either at home or abroad.

Several years ago, a master's degree was the magic key for many Chinese graduates to a high-paying job, but nowadays, that is no longer the case.

Those who graduate with master's degrees may still face the same challenges as less-educated job seekers due to increased competition.

The rapid expansion of college admissions has contributed to the grim job prospects for graduates in China, according to Xiong Bingqi, deputy director of the 21st Century Education Research Institute.

Graduate school enrollment reached 539,000 this year, an increase of 21,000 from 2012.