Hello.. greetings

Hi everyone..
I bumped into this website from the shanghaiexpat website and Im actually Mixed African/Asian.. Lived in both places growing up and I recently got a job offer in Shanghai.
Im looking at the prospects and trying to look around to see if I'll accept the offer..

Would like to ask a few questions , if anyone would be of help..

Thanks and appreciate it..

Hi everyone..
I bumped into this website from the shanghaiexpat website and Im actually Mixed African/Asian.. Lived in both places growing up and I recently got a job offer in Shanghai.
Im looking at the prospects and trying to look around to see if I'll accept the offer..

Would like to ask a few questions , if anyone would be of help..

Thanks and appreciate it..

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your job offer in Shanghai.  If you haven't lived in the city before, it's definitely a great place to live and work.

What are your questions?  I think I can answer some if not all of them, and I'm sure there are plenty of other members in the forum who can help.

Tiger

Welcome on board

Thnks for the response..


I was wondering if anyone is particularly from Shanghai. and
How much would you think is the minimum starting salary for a fresh graduate from college with at most a 1 year experience? By the way, this is for an IT/Marketing course
In the Shanghai area, how much do you think I can get a studio type apartment for rent (per month)

Thnks for the response..

I was wondering if anyone is particularly from Shanghai. and
How much would you think is the minimum starting salary for a fresh graduate from college with at most a 1 year experience? By the way, this is for an IT/Marketing course
In the Shanghai area, how much do you think I can get a studio type apartment for rent (per month)

Due to the excessive supply of college graduates to the job market, the starting salary can go as low as 1000 yuan a month, with the average of 2000 yuan for the entire job market.  The average starting salary for IT is a bit higher, about 3000 yuan.  But if you graduate from a top-notch university like Jiaotong University or Fudan with a hot major like computer science or telecomm, the starting salary can be as low as 6000 yuan but as high as 9000 yuan.

ChinaHR.com offers a salary guide where you can find average salary according to a set of criteria such as industry, position, education, years of experience, etc.  The URL is:

http://content.chinahr.com/jobs_salary/Default.aspx?clickbutton=2

As to the apartment rent in Shanghai, a studio or 1-bedroom apartment would cost 2000+ yuan a month.  It's not cheap compared with the fairly low starting salary, so many college graduates either stay with family (if they are native Shanghaiese) or has a roommate to save costs.  You can check apartment rent resources at:

http://sh.soufun.com/
http://www.anjia.com/

Good luck!

Tiger

Due to the excessive supply of college graduates to the job market, the starting salary can go as low as 1000 yuan a month, with the average of 2000 yuan for the entire job market.  The average starting salary for IT is a bit higher, about 3000 yuan.  But if you graduate from a top-notch university like Jiaotong University or Fudan with a hot major like computer science or telecomm, the starting salary can be as low as 6000 yuan but as high as 9000 yuan.

ChinaHR.com offers a salary guide where you can find average salary according to a set of criteria such as industry, position, education, years of experience, etc.  The URL is:

http://content.chinahr.com/jobs_salary/Default.aspx?clickbutton=2

As to the apartment rent in Shanghai, a studio or 1-bedroom apartment would cost 2000+ yuan a month.  It's not cheap compared with the fairly low starting salary, so many college graduates either stay with family (if they are native Shanghaiese) or has a roommate to save costs.  You can check apartment rent resources at:

http://sh.soufun.com/
http://www.anjia.com/

Good luck!

Tiger

Tiger.. good job. Thanks a bunch, the breakdown has been really helpful..
So what are the things I should do and things I should be wary of when I am in the city?

Thanks once again..

Hi everyone..
I bumped into this website from the shanghaiexpat website and Im actually Mixed African/Asian.. Lived in both places growing up and I recently got a job offer in Shanghai.
Im looking at the prospects and trying to look around to see if I'll accept the offer..

Would like to ask a few questions , if anyone would be of help..

Thanks and appreciate it..

Funny, me too! (i.e. bi-racial & have lived in both Asia & Africa).

For those bi-racial if they are also bilingual, there will be a lot of opportinities for them in the growing Sino-Africa trading. I read news that local trading companies are now hiring Chinese speaking Africans in the trading/exporting business. I bet bi-racial should be more easy to communicate with both sides.

For those bi-racial if they are also bilingual, there will be a lot of opportinities for them in the growing Sino-Africa trading. I read news that local trading companies are now hiring Chinese speaking Africans in the trading/exporting business. I bet bi-racial should be more easy to communicate with both sides.

True, but then again being Afro-Asian isn't necessarily being Sino-African.

True, but then again being Afro-Asian isn't necessarily being Sino-African.

exactly, but I believe if you buckle up in your Chinese, it would be a good advantage 

I'm gonna have to pay for tuition. Anyone know a good & cheap place?