‘I kept crying’: Hong Kong grads struggle as hundreds of job applications yield little

Hong Kong graduates are facing significant challenges in securing employment, with many, like Ivan Cheung, submitting hundreds of job applications with limited success. Cheung, a data science and analytics graduate from Polytechnic University, has applied to over 200 positions since March and is awaiting potential offers from a small number of interviews and tests. While he has a part-time job providing some financial relief, many of his peers are in a more precarious situation. The article suggests that the increasing uncertainty in the job market, particularly the impact of AI, is making the transition from university to career more difficult than in the past. Graduates who have found employment consider themselves fortunate amidst this challenging environment.