Opting for 'slower employment'?

With 7.95 million fresh graduates out this year, the country's job market for youngsters is likely to be very competitive in the coming months.

Recent media reports related to the employment situation for these graduates point to anxiety among them. Local online portal NetEase says an increasing number of college graduates are going in for "slower employment" options that allow them the time to observe and learn more as they adjust to a new reality.

According to Xinhua News Agency, some are pursuing a gap year, a popular trend in the West, where high school graduates take a year off to travel or follow personal interests before joining college. But many Chinese college graduates also seem interested in taking time off before finding a full-time job.