Job seekers pounce on openings in Year of Tiger

March and April high time as companies lay out annual plan for new employees

As the lunar new year ignites a steady supply of pyrotechnics, so too are the feelings of the city's employees being fired up with the promise of new jobs after the economic crisis.

"It will be a new scene for a new year, and I want to find a new job with greater potential," said a female employee surnamed Hou, 25, who has worked in a PR company in Beijing for two years.