Despite the choking smog, Beijing is still the number one choice for graduate job seekers based on its "soft environment", according to a report published on December 20.

 

12月20日发布的一份报告显示，尽管有令人窒息的雾霾，基于其“软环境”，北京仍是毕业生求职者找工作的第一选择。

 

Researchers at the Center for China and Globalization and education consultancy MyCOS analyzed responses from 20,000 graduates.

 

They found that the Chinese capital was the preferred choice for finding work based on social environment, economic development, infrastructure, consumption habits and internationalized atmosphere.

 

Shenzhen, Shanghai and Guangzhou were their next choices.

 

Graduates on average were likely to turn down a job in a smaller city that paid up to 1,120 yuan (about 161 USD) more a month to stay in Beijing, the report said.

 

For Shenzhen and Shanghai, the offer to relocate would have to exceed 1,000 yuan a month, or to move to Guangzhou it would have to be 441 yuan better a month.

 

The report included only cities with a population of at least 1 million.