Recently, an e-mail entitled “Ten Points for Attention” has been sent to many inboxes of white-collar staff. It advises them not to quit their jobs, change their career or ask for a pay rise in current climate. Actually, white-collar workers across China are more concerned about the impact of the global financial crisis on their career.

The e-mail might be a joke. But, as a matter of fact, many staff working in financial and banking industry are struggling to keep their current jobs. But people in different positions will have different attitudes. Middle managers and rank-and-file staff, especially salespersons are active in changing jobs, while high-ranking staffs are more conservative and cautious.

However, despite such bleak reality, there still are people who want to change their jobs. Sun Mei, a journalist at a Hong Kong-based magazine, said she is ready for any new job that can benefit her career, no matter how much she would be paid. “Of course we have to be very careful about switching jobs, but you never know if it is a good one unless you have a try,” she said.

Employers can be divided into two camps, according to an industry insider. One is cutting jobs as it is concerned about the impact of the crisis. The other is planning to recruit more highly skilled professionals as it thinks the crisis will be overcome before long.

According to a report by human resources company Zhilian Recruiting, about 30 percent of respondents have canceled or postponed their plans. However, there are still around 49.5 percent respondents are not influenced by the crisis.

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