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Analysis of Labor Market for Business English Graduates in China

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1107064, PP. 1-8

Subject Areas: Sociology

Keywords: Business English, Job Market, China

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This paper aims to find out the job opportunities and employers’ requirements for Business English graduates by using content analysis of recruitment advertisements listed in 3 popular Chinese job-hunting websites. Research results show that most job opportunities for Business English graduates are sales in non-public listed private firms located in China’s coastal area, and industry specifications are manufacturing and retail. Results also reveal that employers do not prefer the “business” feature of the new disciplinary.

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Zhu, Y. (2020). Analysis of Labor Market for Business English Graduates in China. Open Access Library Journal, 7, e7064. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1107064.

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