(Yicai Global) Jan. 22 -- Chinese employers were offering an average gross monthly wage of CNY8,021 (USD1,240) to job seekers in cities last year, and the younger generations are staying at their first job for less than a year, according to a recent report.

Those born after 2000 only remained with their first employer for 11 months on average, a duration nearly eight times shorter than those born in the 1970s, according to a report published by Chinese recruitment app Boss Zhipin yesterday.

Forty-three percent of job hoppers last year were born after 1995, and this group is the most needy, requiring 'attention to their emotional state' and 'timely positive feedback' from employers, the Beijing-based recruiter said. Twenty-six percent were born post-1990.

Some 56.7 percent of the employers surveyed said they needed more technical staff as the Covid-19 pandemic sped up their digitization process. But highly qualified engineers don’t come cheap, with an average monthly salary of CNY40,000 (USD6,185).

There was also a big scramble for top medical talents in the pharma and medical research circles, with a 71 percent jump in those looking for doctors.

Employers' requirements have become much higher than in 2019, the report said. Thirteen percent more jobs on the platform required at least a bachelor’s degree. And 62.5 percent said they needed better qualified staff.

Editor: Kim Taylor