The2008globalrecessionresultedinasignificantdropinthejobmarketforChina’snewgraduates.Studentsgraduatingin2009willjoinaroundthreemillionstudentswhograduatedin2008andarestillseekingjobopportunities.Thegraduateglutcanalsobeattributedtoariseinthenumberofcollegeenrollmentsandeducationalinstitutions.Althoughthenumberofcollegestudentshasincreased,therehasnotbeenanysignificantimprovementintheirquality.Inmostcases,graduateswereunabletofindsuitableemploymentin2008becausetheydidnothavetheskillsrequiredbytheindustry.