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Type Master's Thesis
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title The Analysis of Recruitment Criteria in China’s Internet and Finance Industries
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Baiyun Yuan
Supervisors
  • Azza Buleimen
  • Aleksandra Urman
  • Aniko Hannak
Language
  • English
Institution University of Zurich
Faculty Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics
Date 2023
Abstract Text This study investigates recruitment criteria in the Internet and finance industries across key Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou. Utilizing a web crawl technique to get online recruitment platform data (https://www.zhaopin.com/), we examined 174,016 job postings and administered a questionnaire to explore recruitment discrimination. Using Chinese word segmentation and relevant techniques, our findings reveal variations in job opportunities, educational preferences, salaries, and essential skills between the Internet and finance sectors in key Chinese cities. Recruitment discrimination rates fluctuate across cities, with Shenzhen reporting elevated rates. Education discrimination prevails, accompanied by age and gender discrimination. Notably, female individuals are more likely to perceive gender discrimination.
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