Jobseekers advised against being too picky

College graduates have been told to change their attitude by a top Chinese university official who warned they could not afford to be so picky when it comes to finding a job during the global financial turmoil.

An estimated 5 million students face unemployment this year, according to government figures, thanks mainly to a shocking decline in the number of opportunities amid the economic slowdown.

But while every effort is being made to help them find work, the worrying situation calls for them to ditch traditional views on "suitable careers" and instead shift their searches to other job markets, Zhou Qifeng, president of Peking University, said at a NPC press conference.