英文版的环球时报（Global Times）就我们前段时间发布的“2010中国大学生就业压力调查报告”连续发了两篇新闻。下面是这两篇新闻的内容和相关链接。

1、2010年5月24日：

20% graduates would agree to work for free

• Source: Global Times
• [16:03 May 24 2010]
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A report about university graduates in Beijing released on Sunday shows that 20 percent of university students set to receive their BA degree this year would be willing to work without any payment. That's compared to 1.2 percent last year.

Of the graduates holding a master's degree and a doctoral degree, 10 percent of the respondents said they would accept to work for free for a minimum of a month or half a year at the maximum.

Many respondents said they think it could be worth it if the job appeared interesting and would help them gain valuable experience.

The report's findings show that many graduate students are becoming more down-to-earth and flexible in their job requirements.

It reveals that the average monthly salary that graduates holding a Bachelor's degree would expect is 2,500 yuan, while master's degree holders expect about 3,000 yuan. PhD holders hope to earn about 4,500 yuan per month.

Nearly half of respondents said they would consider positions in western regions and less-developed towns.

The report was jointly conducted by the Beijing Youth Stress Management Service Center and the Beijing Youth League Committee.

【链接：http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-05/534864.html】

2、2010年5月25日

More Beijing university students willing to takes jobs for no salary

• Source: Global Times
• [09:58 May 25 2010]
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By Li Yang

Nearly 20 percent of university students currently studying at an undergraduate level in Beijing say they would accept a job offer without salary for up to six months, according to a survey released by the Beijing Youth Stress Management Service Center Sunday.

The figure is much higher than last year's report, in which 1.2 percent of undergraduate students said they would accept a job with no pay for up to half a year.

More than 11 percent of postgraduate students at Beijing universities surveyed said they would accept a job with no salary from one month up to half a year.

Some 5,300 Beijing universities students were surveyed for the report, which was conducted in cooperation with the China Communist Youth League's Beijing Committee.

Xiong Hanzhong, head of the center that conducted the survey, told the Global Times that university students can "endure" a period of no salary to gain work experience in fields that match their career interests.

"This means graduates are becoming more flexible and have a more realistic state of mind when it comes to applying for jobs than ever before," Xiong said.

"You may lose some money in the beginning if you accept an unpaid job, but the job may suit you well and could provide you a chance to enter your favored industry or company," a Communications University of China postgraduate student surnamed Liu told the Global Times Monday. "Your salary may even end up quickly increasing later."

Liu works at a leading Chinese media company as an unpaid intern. She is set to graduate in June. "One step backwards today is two steps forward tomorrow," she added.

But Tang Xiangqian, a Boyou Law Firm lawyer, is adamant that companies that refuse to pay salaries are breaking existing labor laws, even in cases of internships or probationary periods for students that have already graduated.

"I know graduating students sometimes have to put up with illegal contracts when dealing with the pressures of finding a job," Tang told the Global Times. "But the law stills protects their legal rights."

【链接：http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/metro-beijing/update/society/2010-05/535141.html】