Salary not the most important for U student

2013-5-7

From：Macau Business

A high salary is not the first thing most Macau university students will be looking for once they hit the labour market, a new study by online-job website MacauHR found.

Salary came in fourth on the ranking of job criteria and expectations.

Having a job related to their area of study was the top choice, highlighted by 74 percent of the university students surveyed. Some 54 percent stated that the job must be of interest to them.

Around 41 percent said that there must be a clear-cut career path and opportunity for promotion, while 40 percent of students included salary in their criteria list.

When it came to the topic of money, 57 percent of students expected to make between MOP11,000 (US$1,375) and 15,000 per month. Around 5 percent hoped to earn MOP15,000 or above.

For the survey, Macau HR interviewed over 100 students in March, comprised mostly of year 3 and year 4 university attendees.

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