"中國高學歷份子搶低薪工作"

上千名哈爾濱市大學畢業生申請清潔工作。

碩士應徵低薪工作的人數，引發探討高學歷價值何在的全國性辯論。近來在黑龍江省的哈爾濱市，應徵清潔工的11539人中，41%的人都有文憑。最終錄取的448人中，擁有高等學歷的總共七人。

針對此議題發表意見，哈爾濱市城管局副局長張偉表示，高學歷應徵者的人數讓他感到驚訝。他表示：「我沒料到這個職缺會吸引這麼多高學歷的求職者。」教育專家表示，這則報導顯示，國內受過高等教育人士缺乏工作機會。

然而，對這種不尋常的求職現象，有人指出還有另一個原因：一般人認為公家機關的工作較穩定。月薪一千六百元（相當於美金256.8元）只比全國平均薪資稍高一些，但對許多年輕人來說，工作有保障比較重要。其中一位碩士學歷的新清潔工表示：「雖然工作很辛苦，但很穩定。我永遠不用擔心會失業」。

(Education) Highly Educated Compete for Low-Paying Jobs in China

Thousands of college graduates applied for cleaning jobs in Harbin City.

A national debate over the value of higher education has been instigated due to the number of people with masters degrees applying for poorly paid jobs. In Harbin, Heilongjiang Province recently, 41% of the 11,539 applicants for jobs as sanitation workers had a degree. Among the 448 people eventually hired were seven with advanced degrees.

Commenting on the issue, Wei Chang, who serves as the deputy director of the Harbin city administration bureau, said he was surprised by the number of highly educated applicants applying for the posts. I didnt expect this post to attract so many well educated job seekers, he said. Education experts have said the story shows that there is a lack of jobs for the countrys best educated individuals.

However, others have pointed to another reason for the unusual applications: the fact that public sector jobs are considered as stable. The monthly salary of 1,600 yuan (US$256.8) is only a little over the national average, but job security is important amongst many young people. As one of the new, masters-qualified cleaners said: Although the work is hard, it is stable. I will never have to worry about losing my job.

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