"Can't Sleep At Night": China's Tough Job Market Keeps Youngsters On Edge

At career fairs in Beijing this week, attendees described a challenging landscape for inexperienced candidates hoping to land their first or second jobs.

Freshly graduated psychology major Zhang has failed to find a job in her chosen field of market research despite sending out thousands of CVs to Chinese employers.

The months-long search has taken an emotional toll on the 23-year-old, who had ironically conducted a survey on jobseeking anxiety as part of her university studies.

"After graduating, I've found that the pressure is really huge," she told AFP at a recruitment fair in Beijing this weekend, declining to provide her full name for fear of repercussions.