Graduates in Long Queue for Short Interview

Nearly 2,000 graduates of Hunan University, in central China's Hunan Province, stood in line on campus for an interview with a domestic real estate company on December 11, 2007. [Photo: China Photo Press].

What are they queuing up? An interview for a highly sought-after job is the answer.

Nearly 2,000 graduates of Hunan University, in central China's Hunan Province, stood in line on campus Tuesday evening, just for a one or two minute brief interview with a domestic real estate company.

They were mostly lured by an ad saying: "Monthly pay during internship reaches 5,000 to 6,000 yuan (678 to 814 US dollars) if you are qualified."

At every year's end, college graduates across the country are busy with job hunting, facing horribly fierce competition.