AI skills required for 4 out of 10 graduate jobs in China, says recruitment portal
University of Hong Kong professors say ‘messy jobs’ that span multiple tasks more immune to challenges posed by technology
Chinese companies are seeking more fresh university graduates with backgrounds in artificial intelligence this year because widespread use of the technology is making their businesses more efficient, according to a recruitment portal based in Beijing.
In the first five months of this year, nearly four out of every 10 job postings targeting fresh graduates were AI-related, compared with nearly three out of 10 in the same period last year, Maimai – a portal with 120 million users in mainland China – said on Thursday.
“AI has driven disparities in operational efficiencies across companies,” Maimai founder and CEO Lin Fan said in Hangzhou. “Against this backdrop, competition for AI and embodied AI talent has taken centre stage across the entire recruitment market.”
Maimai said Beijing led the mainland in terms of appetite for AI talent, with five out of 10 graduate job openings tied to the technology.
To exert downward pressure on the unemployment rate, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security launched an online recruitment month aimed at matching internet firms’ demand with the supply of graduates. Data released on Thursday indicated that the initiative had led more than 5,000 enterprises to post a combined 200,000 vacancies for graduates.