More efforts should be focused on creating job opportunities, said Guang Xinping, a professor of sociology at the Nankai University in Tianjin. "College graduates should not expect to find a well-paid job, a key factor in their inability to score a position."

"Minimum living allowances only solve the problem of food," said Zhang Weiming, a medical college graduate who has not found a stable job and is earning money by working as a salesman for two companies in Zhengzhou.

"If college graduates are not too choosey when looking for a job, they'll find a job with a salary above the minimum living allowances," said the optimistic Zhang.

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