Most companies in Taiwan prefer not to hire graduates from second-tier colleges, a survey by 1111 Job Bank (1111 人力銀行) showed yesterday.
The survey found that 31.85 percent of businesses would reject graduates from institutions that were upgraded to a university only in recent years, while 47.16 percent would not hire graduates from certain universities.
Alongside a sharp increase in the number of universities in the country over the past decade, the college admission rate has risen, reaching a record high of 97.1 percent this year.
This year, students who scored as low as 7.69 on their entrance exams out of a maximum of 600 points were admitted to universities.
In response to how easy it has become for students to receive a college diploma in Taiwan, 52 percent of the companies surveyed raised their recruitment standards over the past five years, with an increased emphasis on work experience and educational background.
Fifty-eight percent of companies surveyed also lowered the starting salary for new graduates, which is now on average 7 percent lower than five years ago.
For graduates from institutions with a low entrance threshold, businesses said they should bolster their professional skills, obtain related licenses, acquire additional expertise or gain other academic qualifications to improve their chances of employment.
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