Job prospects improve for graduates

Employment prospects for college graduates are better this year, as employers flock to universities to recruit them, according to university employment officials and local authorities.

"Companies have presented information at our university since September - a much earlier start than in the past," said Liu Rui, deputy director for career development at Beihang University, a prestigious engineering school in Beijing.

"There were more than 200 job fairs held last year - also far more than before," he said. "Our graduates received four offers on average, an increase from three in recent years. The offers' average salary was higher, too."