Insurance industry struggles to attract recruits

The insurance industry has emerged as an unpopular choice for job seekers in China, according to a report released by major careers portal Zhaopin.com.

The report released last month shows the insurance industry recorded only 14.1 points in the report's "competitive index". The intermediary service industry scored 25.1 points, while the healthcare industry received 28.7 points in the index.

The computer software industry ranked first on the index with 77.3 points, followed by the network gaming industry with 67 points and the electronics and semiconductor sector with 64.5 points.