An exciting recruitment drive kicked off as Dongguan made its debut in Tianjin, with over 1,700 participating employers offering more than 54,000 job positions. The "Millions of Talents Gathering in South Guangdong" initiative brought its special recruitment campaign to Tianjin, marking a significant step in attracting top-tier talent to the region.
On September 17, the talent recruitment train of "Millions of Talents Gathering in South Guangdong" arrived in Tianjin, with Dongguan bringing over 1,700 employers and 54,000 job openings from across Guangdong province. This launched the five-day, eight-university "Millions of Talents Gathering in South Guangdong" 2026 N-City Linkage Autumn Recruitment Campaign (Beijing and Tianjin sessions), extending a warm invitation to university graduates to join the vibrant development of South Guangdong. This event followed the simultaneous launch of the recruitment campaign in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan on September 16, serving as a key stop in the nationwide talent acquisition effort.
The campaign is closely aligned with promoting high-quality and full employment for university graduates, precisely targeting the exceptional talent resources of Beijing and Tianjin universities while building bridges for university-local government and university-enterprise collaboration. On the first day, Dongguan's recruitment team visited Hebei University of Technology and Tianjin Medical University, hosting special recruitment fairs and symposiums. A novel "Talent Night Market" was also introduced, allowing students to conveniently participate in recruitment activities without disrupting their tight internship schedules. Over the following four days, the team will visit Tianjin Polytechnic University, Nankai University, Tianjin University, Communication University of China, Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, bringing quality job opportunities directly to university graduates.
High-Value Job Opportunities
The recruitment team for the Beijing-Tianjin sessions is exceptionally strong, offering premium positions. The lineup includes high-energy research institutions such as the Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, the Institute of Materials Science and Technology of Dongguan under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Great Bay University, alongside leading companies like OPPO, vivo, Xiaotiancai (Little Genius), and Shengyi Electronics, as well as a number of medical institutions and quality state-owned enterprises. Among the more than 54,000 positions offered by over 1,700 employers, more than 8,500 positions target master's and doctoral degree holders. Positions with an annual salary exceeding 200,000 yuan account for over 21%, including more than 50 roles offering over 500,000 yuan annually, with some even reaching one million yuan.
The positions span a wide range of disciplines and specialties. Notably, demand for talent in emerging and future industries is particularly strong, with nearly 38,000 positions, accounting for close to 70% of the total. The artificial intelligence sector alone offers nearly 10,000 positions, representing over 18% of the total, with concentrated release of technical development roles such as VLA algorithm engineers, Agent technology engineers, and AI systems engineers, extending a "hardcore" invitation to students in Beijing and Tianjin.
Innovative "Talent Night Market" Provides Warm, Targeted Services
This campaign precisely tailors job offerings to the strengths of each university while providing customized services to ensure efficient matching of talent supply and demand. For instance, at the Tianjin Medical University recruitment event, the "Talent Night Market" was innovatively introduced on campus. Responding to the university's feedback that medical students face conflicts with clinical training and classroom schedules, making it difficult to attend conventional daytime recruitment events, Dongguan proactively coordinated with the university and repeatedly discussed solutions. The "Talent Night Market" was created, running from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, precisely avoiding conflicts with student internships and classes, earning unanimous praise from both faculty and students. Beyond job matching, policy consultations and career guidance services were integrated into the relaxed and lively nighttime campus recruitment atmosphere, ensuring precise and efficient matching of talent supply and demand while making campus recruitment more grounded and humanized.
Deepening University-Local Government-Enterprise Collaboration to Build Long-Term Talent Mechanisms
To help university graduates achieve high-quality and full employment and to build precise, long-term university-local government cooperation mechanisms that drive deep integration of industrial and talent chains, the Dongguan Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau signed a "Talent Introduction and Cultivation Framework Agreement" with the Career Guidance Center of Hebei University of Technology at the event site. Under this framework agreement, the two parties will establish comprehensive, long-term, and stable university-local government partnerships in areas such as talent recruitment, social practice, employment internships, and industry-academia-research collaboration, paving smoother channels for Hebei University of Technology students to enter South Guangdong and establish roots in the Greater Bay Area.
Meanwhile, Dongguan proactively reached out to universities, inviting 12 outstanding students from Hebei University of Technology's schools of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Electronic Information Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering to serve as "Millions of Talents Gathering in South Guangdong" campus ambassadors. These ambassadors will act as promoters of South Guangdong's talent policies and liaisons for university-local government cooperation, playing a vital role in attracting talent through talent.
Industry-Talent Integration "Youth Carnival" with Trendy Play and AI Lighting Up New Job-Seeking Experiences
The campaign addresses the development needs of young talent and university recruitment scenarios by breaking away from traditional recruitment models. It deeply integrates recruitment services with immersive experiences, creating an interactive and tactile "Youth Carnival" where industry and talent converge. Dongguan has creatively established an "AI Gravity Field" immersive experience zone with four sections, allowing participants to closely experience cutting-edge industrial achievements and convenient services. In the "Touch AI" section, attendees can try on Slake AI glasses, experiencing frontier functions such as real-time translation, speech prompting, and teleprompting, as well as interacting playfully with AI toys. In the "Rhythm AI" section, participants can dance alongside the Lingyi A3 robot. In the "Smart Choice AI" section, graduates can enjoy AI-powered mock interviews, resume optimization, and precise job matching services to enhance their job-seeking success. In the "Entrepreneurship AI" section, young entrepreneurs can experience innovative OPC formats. Through these diverse and multi-layered approaches, the innovation ecosystem of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is fully showcased.
The event also deeply integrates the "Guangdong Products Go Global" brand, combined with Dongguan's city branding as "National Basketball City" and "China's Trendy Toy Capital," blending Lingnan culture and Dongguan smart manufacturing characteristics. A large inflatable "Guan Xiao E" model was set up, along with fun activities such as trendy toy pop-up displays, check-in and like-collection games, Mid-Autumn Festival interactive events, and stamp-collecting giveaways. Exhibits include Dongguan roast goose dolls, 3D-printed items, and Paolaoshi 400-piece composite plush blind boxes. These youthful and entertaining formats showcase Dongguan's vibrant urban character, allowing young students to experience the city's charm in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
Linking Bay Area Talent Events to Further Demonstrate South Guangdong's Recruitment Sincerity
The campaign simultaneously promotes the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Talent High-Quality Development Conference and the 3rd Greater Bay Area Postdoctoral and Doctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, encouraging young talent to attend these events in Guangdong to access premium resources, find technological innovation opportunities, and realize their aspirations. The 4th GBA Talent High-Quality Development Conference and the 3rd GBA Postdoctoral and Doctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition will be held on October 25-26 this year at Great Bay University in Songshan Lake, Dongguan. This is currently the highest-specification, largest-scale, and most influential talent event in the Bay Area. The event includes conference sessions, competitions, innovation forums, matchmaking talks, and talent carnivals, bringing together top scientific innovation resources, quality industrial projects, and high-end talent networks. It provides a premier platform for young students to engage in project matchmaking, showcase achievements, and pursue employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, aiming to become a grand gathering for young tech talent in the Greater Bay Area.
Comprehensive Talent Policies Safeguard Worry-Free Pursuit of Dreams for Young Talent
Dongguan provides comprehensive policy guarantees for talent. Job seekers can apply for up to 15 days of free accommodation. Eligible bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree holders can apply for the "Excellent Talent Card," enjoying access to more than 20 supporting services including housing and healthcare. Newly introduced talent can receive subsidies of up to 100,000 yuan, while high-level talent can enjoy up to 2 million yuan in living allowances or 6 million yuan in housing purchase subsidies. Entrepreneurial projects can receive up to 10 million yuan in support. Measures such as "settle first, find a job later" and "instant approval" for household registration are also being implemented simultaneously, ensuring young talent faces no worries in job seeking or relocation.
Entrepreneurship support is equally comprehensive. Dongguan has efficiently integrated its 29 citywide entrepreneurship incubation bases, providing 1,286 entrepreneurship workstations, of which 206 are free. A "Zero-Cost Entrepreneurship Community" has been established, offering free workstations or full rent subsidies for the first year of residency. The bases provide full-cycle "companion services" including business agency, project matchmaking, and entrepreneurship mentoring, paired with a multi-tiered housing guarantee system of "a bed, a room, an apartment," ensuring entrepreneurs are worry-free from landing to growth.
Dongguan is extending its greatest sincerity to invite young talent to share in the development opportunities of the Greater Bay Area and achieve their youthful aspirations. The Beijing and Tianjin sessions are ongoing, and all talented individuals from Beijing and Tianjin are warmly welcomed to come to Dongguan.