Should grads insist on staying in big cities?

Editor's note: With the population decentralization policy taking effect in cities, and competition in the job market becoming fiercer, it's time college graduates pondered whether or not they should look for a job in a metropolis. Three experts share their views on the subject with China Daily's Wu Zheyu. Excerpts follow:

Offer diverse but attractive choices

Forget Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou if you want to get a job more easily and lead a better life. That seems to be the new buzzword among many in Chinese cities. However, many of the students who believed in the new buzzword were disappointed after returning to their hometowns, and are back in big cities either looking for or after getting a job.