Xiamen, the capital city of
Fujian province, will host the mainland's first ever jobs fair
for Taiwanese students in April, local officials announced.
The event, hosted by official employment services in Xiamen and
leading human resources agencies in Taiwan, will offer more than
500 high-income jobs to Taiwanese students and young professionals
in the mainland, according to Huang Ling, vice-mayor of Xiamen.
Huang said the organizers of the fair, which takes place on
April 8, have conducted a lot of research on Taiwanese students and
the job market situation of Taiwanese professionals in order to
make the event a success.
He predicted more than 10,000 jobseekers would head to the fair
for job openings and information, adding that the event would
guarantee face-to-face communication between employers and
applicants.
"The purpose of the fair is to promote cross-Straits exchange of
talent, satisfy mainland enterprises' demand for Taiwanese
professionals, and help Taiwanese students get employed on the
mainland," said Huang.
Official statistics show about 7,000 Taiwanese students enrol in
mainland colleges each year, with most of them being employed back
in Taiwan after graduation.
The jobs fair will be held on the sidelines of the 10th China
Xiamen Machinery and Electronics Exhibition, a major trade fair of
Fujian Province.
Huang said that apart from job opportunities, the fair will also
arrange seminars and lectures on the employment and business
promotion policies on the mainland as well as cross-Straits
exchange of professionals, according to Huang.
He added: "The fair will have an interactive, pragmatic and
diversified quality."
(China Daily February 15, 2006)