BEIJING ¨C Jenny Bai was among 10 high-performing computer science students from different Chinese universities selected by a Beijing-based internet firm for a job upon graduation, following four rounds of arduous interviews.
But last month, the company told the students their contract offers were cancelled due to COVID-19 headwinds and the bad state of the economy in general ¡ª obstacles facing a record 10.8 million Chinese university graduates this summer.
¡°I¡¯m worried,¡± said Bai, who graduated this month and did not want to name the firm to stay on good terms. ¡°If I can¡¯t find a job, I¡¯m not sure what I¡¯ll do.¡±
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