Wearing a T-shirt with a resume printed on it, "Please hire me"... Chinese job seeker finally

Chinese College Graduates Succeed in Job Search with Resume T-Shirts
"I Thought It Would Catch Employers' Eyes"

A story has emerged about a graduate from a Chinese university who succeeded in finding a job after wearing a T-shirt printed with his resume.

According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 15th, Song Mo (21) recently graduated from the Department of Geography at Wuhan University in central China's Hubei Province. Before starting his graduate studies, he applied to numerous companies for internships but was repeatedly rejected. Inspired by elderly people in his hometown in Henan Province who often carry advertising signs, he decided to print his resume on a T-shirt.

The front of his T-shirt reads, "2024 Graduate Seeking Job, Please See the Back." On the back, his resume includes his name, university, major, and student activities. He also placed a QR code above the photo on the resume to make it easy to contact him. Song said on Xiaohongshu, the Chinese version of Instagram, "In a crowded street, I am no different from a walking billboard," adding, "I will catch the eyes of employers and HR personnel."

A graduate from a university in China attracted attention by wearing a T-shirt printed with their resume.
[Image source=SCMP·Xiaohongshu]

Wearing the resume T-shirt, Song took a train and quickly became a popular figure. In particular, a passerby took a photo of him and posted it online. The post recorded 385,000 views on Douyin, China's social networking service (SNS). Netizens praised Song as "a person talented in SNS marketing."

After seeing the post, a clothing company contacted Song. A company representative said, "He shows talent in viral marketing," and added, "We hope he joins our company."

Meanwhile, youth unemployment in China has soared to an all-time high. The unemployment rate among Chinese youth aged 16 to 24 has exceeded 18%, causing severe employment difficulties for young people in China. China has set an economic growth target of around 5% this year and aims to create more than 12 million urban jobs, but concerns have been raised that achieving this goal will be difficult without extraordinary policy support.