Tough ride ahead for Hong Kong graduates, as job vacancies fall 55 per cent amid economy battered by protests, pandemic

The number of job vacancies for university graduates in Hong Kong has been more than halved, and the average salary could be slashed by up to 20 per cent, amid a double whammy of protests and the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysts and the latest figures from major employment platforms.As 20,000 to 30,000 new graduates prepare to join the job market, many have already had a taste of the grim outlook as they received little feedback on the dozens of applications they sent. It was equally…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3084768/tough-ride-ahead-hong-kong-graduates-job-vacancies-fall-55