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Some recent graduates who can't find work here stateside are looking to China for employment, so says a recent article from the New York Times.
The article profiles some graduates who went to China several years ago, but also a yet-to-be junior at MIT, Mick Zomnir, who is working in China over the summer as an intern. The article quoted Zomnir:
"As things have gotten more difficult in the U.S., I started to think about opportunities elsewhere," he said. He does not speak Chinese but says he will begin studying Mandarin when he returns to M.I.T. in the fall.
A big draw of working in China, many young people say, is that they feel it allows them to skip a rung or two on the career ladder.
Ms. Berman said: "There is no doubt that China is an awesome place to jump-start your career. Back in the U.S., I would be intern No. 3 at some company or selling tickets at Lincoln Center."
For others, like Jason Misium, 23, China has solved the cash flow problem of starting a business. After graduating with a degree in biology from Harvard in 2008, Mr. Misium came to China to study the language. Then he started Sophos Academic Group, an academic consulting firm that works with Chinese students who want to study in the United States.
"It's China's fault that I'm still here," he said. "It's just so cheap to start a business." It cost him the equivalent of $12,000, which he had in savings, he said.
The affordability and opportunities in China seem to fit young workers quite well, though many in the article say they are planning a down-the-road exit strategy.
While getting work experience abroad can be helpful to career, the experience doesn't necessarily assure you a great job when you eventually have to come back to the States.
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Comments (7)
that is sad for our country.
Posted by Duck | August 11, 2009 3:01 AM
China is just the tip of the iceberg. There are a seemingly infinite amount of places abroad that make for a great place to start a career. It seems that so many people look to places abroad as a place to retire, but neglect the jump start theses places can give you when it comes to saving money and getting a career started
Posted by Drew Clement | August 11, 2009 3:52 AM
Jump starting a career isn't the only reason to leave. Our culture that once stimulated the American dream is all but gone and it's only a matter of time before the U.S. is nothing more than a third world country. Look at what's going on in places like Dubai and Mylasia. The U.S. is being left in the dust.
Posted by RedM3 | August 18, 2009 12:46 PM
What kind of health care system does China offer its foreign workers?
Posted by Edith Lueke | August 18, 2009 2:44 PM
The Chinese have a saying "Keep your enemies close". They are doing a good job.
Thank the Corporate Government for the dismantling of the American Government, the American way of life, the benefits of a good education, the benefits of a college education, the ability for children to reach their dreams without being corrupt, the potential for the dollar to be worthless in the world and therefore in this country, and finally dismantling of the great American companies that made this country what it was. The American people that believed their President that said "Trust and then verity” are now feeling the repercussions.
What a sad commentary that our college graduates have to go to countries that very recently third world nations. We will be switching positions very shortly.
Posted by L | August 18, 2009 5:11 PM
Thanks to corporate and CEO greed, our children now have to seek employment in 3rd world countries. We've been told that our children can't compete with 3rd world countries and that Americans won't do jobs that only illegals will do. We can thank years of greed due to political and personal interests, years of Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton and Bush Jr. for allowing capitalism to run amuck, shipping jobs to 3rd world countries so that lobbyists, political interests, Wall Street and corporiate CEOs can pad their pockets. Microsoft said that more H1-b visa workers are needed because Americans don't have the technical skills. HP's former CEO Carly Fiorina said that Americans were not guaranteed a job just because they were Americans. It's a sad, sad state of affairs that we've let ourselves get into, all for the sake of low wages. Too bad our children are paying the price.
Posted by M | August 25, 2009 10:55 PM
“The Tragic Kingdom, or; “Prisoner in a Chinese Theme Park”, (found on all bookstore websites such as amazon.com, borders, etc), is a behind-the-scenes look into the field of design and build in China. The book is a profile of the personalities, culture, and psychology of the world’s most massive looming superpower as seen through the eyes of an ex-pat American.
I have witnessed a formidable decade in which China has commanded a modern presence on the world stage and have participated in the planning, designing, and building of mega-theme parks in Beijing, world-class aquariums in Shanghai, gigantic malls in the Pearl Delta, resorts in Tibet, and panda relocation projects in the foothills of the Himalayas.
The stories and themes found in The Tragic Kingdom spring from one man’s journey. At the same time I believe they disclose truths about a globalization that eventually will impact every economy, lifestyle, and person on the planet.
Amazon
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Barnes and Noble
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sincerely,
Broc Smith
http://www.dnbasia.net
Posted by Broc Smith | October 13, 2009 8:48 PM