美国的华盛顿时报（Washington Time）是美国的大报，采访我关于大学生就业的问题。我贴出来供大家参考。（还未发表）

华盛顿时报简称WT，王伯庆简称BW

WT:

Firstly, what is your opinion on the job incentives for graduates recently proposed by the State Council ie go west and we'll repay your tuition fees, join the army etc?

BW：

It is good to encourage college graduates to work in western China. College graduates who have significant student loans may choose to work in Western area and waive their loans. However, where  are these jobs coming from?  Our MyCOS national survey of college employment shows that about 1/3 of college graduates who were educated in western China move to eastern China to work. Why? Because there are not enough jobs in the west for college graduates. How can we create enough jobs in western China for college graduates? Governments now  are creating village management positions in Western area. As news report, Chongqing city hopes to hire 10,000 college graduates as village managers, with the promise that they may later be transferred as government employees. This promise is an incentive indeed and it helps employment.I have a concern that Chongqing city government can really afford such a big increase in government employees?, For how many and how long?,

WT: Do you think these will prove effective? Are there enough jobs in rural areas for graduates to apply to?

BW:

There are not enough jobs in Western area and that is why many college graduates move to eastern China. The number of government-financed jobs are not enough to cover college graduates who cannot find jobs in the business community. CASS researcher report projects there may be 1 million college graduates who cannot find jobs. Working as village managers or joining the army can increase college graduates’ employment, but it is not enough. Government-financed jobs are limited by its tax revenue, so the government cannot create as many jobs as necessary to cover the employment deficit yearly. Bottom line is that college graduates’jobs must mainly come from industry. Business employers are the real powerhouses of job creation, particularly in eastern China.

WT:

what recommendations would you put forward to help solve the problem of unemployment among university graduates?

BW: After all, economy recovery is a key factor to creating jobs for college graduates. In recent years, college graduates’ unemployment has been a hot issue. College graduates’ employment difficulty didn’t start this year. I think there are two factors that cause college graduates’ unemployment in recent years. The present Chinese economy doesn't need this many college graduates. There will be 6.1 million college graduates in 2009. The Chinese industry is well known as an “international factory” and the manufacturing sector needs more low-skilled labor than college graduates. Second, business employers, particularly in the service industry, have difficulty to fill entry level positions, at the same time that many college graduates cannot find jobs. Why? Because many college graduates don’t have the skills for even entry level jobs that employers want. Colleges must make an effort to understand industry need and improve their education curriculum to meet business need. To deal with current hard time of unemployment,the government and businesses can work together. Businesses can create internships and the government can pay college interns to cover their basic living costs. As a result, college graduates will be able to learn much-needed skills from their internship experiences and be ready to be hired when the economy recovers. Also the universities can significantly increase admissions of graduate students as training as well as a temporal talents reserve for future time when the economy is doing better.