More than 800 job positions spanning diverse fields are available in a recent foreign experts recruitment fair held in Shanghai. (COURTESY PHOTO)
By?WANG Xin
More than 800 job positions spanning diverse fields, including technology, education, media, and international trade were available in a recent foreign experts recruitment fair held in Shanghai.
Over 500 of these posts were in the high-demand science and technology sector, including positions in new energy, mechanical manufacturing, applied materials, software engineering, and the burgeoning field of biopharmaceuticals.
The fair attracted over 430 foreign experts from more than 90 countries and regions across diverse fields. Recruitment representatives from over 50 organizations based in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and other regions were on hand to facilitate the process. In addition, science and technology departments from Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong actively mobilized local enterprises to send delegations to the fair.
Expressing satisfaction with the first offline recruitment fair after the pandemic, participating employer organizations noted a significant demand for foreign experts.
To enrich the fair's content, two policy and service lectures were initiated. Officials from the? Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (STCSM) introduced?policies related to foreign experts working in China. Furthermore, eChinaCareers briefed employers on major channels for recruiting foreign experts and addressed common recruitment queries.
As part of the efforts to promote international exchanges, the "Overseas Talent Experience Fengxian" event was also organized to help foreign experts experience China's development in the sci-tech field and understand historical context and future plans of Shanghai's Fengxian district.
The fair was co-organized by the Foreign Talent Research Center and the STCSM. Since its inception in 2005, the fair has organized 70 events in cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Hong Kong, providing over 20,000? opportunities for job seekers from 100-plus countries and regions.
This article is also contributed by Foreign Talent Research Center.
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