Challenges in Obtaining Employment in China: Lived Experiences of Australian Chinese Graduates

Autor/in	Nachatar Singh, Jasvir Kaur
Titel	Challenges in Obtaining Employment in China: Lived Experiences of Australian Chinese Graduates
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 29 (2020) 3, S.153-163 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nachatar Singh, Jasvir Kaur)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
DOI	10.1177/1038416220947085
Schlagwörter	Employment Opportunities; Career Development; College Graduates; Alumni; Foreign Students; Recruitment; Labor Market; Competition; Barriers; Work Experience; Internship Programs; Part Time Employment; Social Networks; Expectation; Asian Culture; Asians; Foreign Countries; Relocation; Australia; China (Beijing); China (Shanghai) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Berufsentwicklung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Wettkampf; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Part-time employment; Teilzeitbeschäftigung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Expectancy; Erwartung; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Umsetzung; Australien
Abstract	Previous scholarly work has elaborated on challenges faced by Chinese international returnees at Chinese workplaces. However, limited research has captured to what extent such challenges have involved Chinese Australian graduates in gaining employment in China. Hence this study investigates the challenges involved in obtaining successful employment in China. Drawing on a qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 Chinese graduates who studied at one Australian university and returned to China upon graduation. The study results highlight significant barriers to employment. Challenges include limited prior working experience, graduation in Australia that is not synchronised with employment months in China and lack of guanxi. This study provides important insights into barriers of employment in China for Chinese returnees from Australia and, potentially, for graduate returnees from other countries to China. It also discusses implications for Australian universities and for Chinese international students in Australia. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01