CHINESE GRADUATES JOB SELECTION PREFERENCES IN SHANGHAI

Abstract

The research purpose of this report is to explore whether the factors of salary, type of work, benefits and welfare have any impact on the job selection preferences of Shanghai graduates or not. Given the fact that China is developing rapidly and steadily, knowing the factors influence the job behavior will help the managers and employers to improve the job attraction and also employees retaining, reducing employee’s turnover, which will be helpful in assisting the city develop in a healthier and sustainable way. 

There are five chapter in the whole report, there are 400 participants who are Shanghai graduates last year completed the questionnaires successfully, the data collected was analyzed through SPSS software. Descriptive analysis, reliability test and correlation analysis were used in the study. Research methodology application, research design, sampling design, questionnaire design and measurements of the study are all included in it. In order to avoid misunderstanding, the questionnaire were prepared with both English and Chinese version. Based on the results of data analysis, it has been shown that the salary, benefits and welfare can influence the Shanghai graduates job selection behavior, however, there is no relationship between type of work and job selection behavior among graduates in Shanghai, China.