Ahead Of the Tape.

Focuses on the Chinese jobs market. Observation that many Chinese seeking white-collar jobs search on the Internet; Success of a Web site provided by 51job Inc., a Shanghai-based job recruitment firm which began trading last month on Nasdaq; Comparison of 51job with Monster Worldwide Inc., parent of the U.S. online recruitment site; Views of Wall Street analysts; Outlook for job creation in China; Why 51job seems a more attractive candidate than the competition; Issue of rapid economic expansion and profit growth. INSET: Jobs Market.