Job hunt especially critical for graduates with student loans

Less than a quarter of poor students who will graduate this July in Guangdong province have landed a job so far, indicating a tough employment market, a senior education official said.

Of the 28,000 students who relied on bank loans to finish their college education, only about 6,000 have received job offers, said Li Xueming, deputy director of Guangdong province's education department.

He made the comment on Saturday on the sidelines of a job fair that was organized by his department and China Development Bank's Guangdong branch especially for students with financial difficulties.