A massive job fair opened on Sunday in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, spotlighting careers in the industries of the future, attracting a huge crowd of job seekers.
Running until Monday, the job fair brought together nearly 2,000 employers with more than 85,000 job opportunities.
With a heavy emphasis on frontier areas, the event has set up 17 specialized recruitment zones, providing opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, low-altitude economy, commercial aerospace, smart home appliances and advanced equipment manufacturing.
Nearly 120,000 eager job seekers flooded the venue on the opening day with long queues forming in front of popular hiring booths.
"I saw so many excellent companies here. Grouped by specialization, there are companies focusing on new materials, AI, and electronic information. I am specifically looking for opportunities in new materials, semiconductors, or new energy," said Shi Mengyi, a student from South China University of Technology.
A major innovation at the fair was the introduction of a special zone for "One-Person Company" (OPC). This emerging entrepreneurial model leverages AI to allow a single individual or a small team to handle the entire business chain, from research and development and manufacturing to marketing.
"A major highlight of the job fair is the introduction of the OPC zone. We essentially brought incubators for OPCs to the event, providing services including mentorship, policy guidance, incubation space access, and investment and financing matchmaking, comprehensively empowering college students with aspirations to start their own businesses," said Zhang Xuchuang, an official from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security.
Guangdong job fair attracts applicants with positions in future industries
