Shanghai job fair offers expats a foot in the door
<p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Elyse">Elyse</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="marketer">marketer</span>".</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="rung">rung</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="between">between</span> 10,000 <span word="and">and</span> 12,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1,600 <span word="and">and</span> $1,900) <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2011," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>.</p><p><span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span>, <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="localization">localization</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2009," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 81,000 <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> - <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 1,000 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recruited">recruited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p>
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