Guangdong State-owned Enterprises Launch Special Recruitment to Attract Talents
Recently, the “Million Talents Gather in South Guangdong” 2026 Special Recruitment Event for Guangdong State-owned Enterprises was held at the South Gate Square of Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou. The event, aiming to attract outstanding talents and promote high-quality development of state-owned assets and enterprises, has become a vivid practice of Guangdong’s efforts to stabilize employment and strengthen industrial development, China News Service reported.
More than 480 state-owned enterprises participated in the recruitment, offering over 7,000 jobs to job seekers. The data reflects the strong desire of Guangdong’s state-owned enterprises to attract talents and their sense of responsibility in serving the overall situation and benefiting people’s livelihood. The “2026 Ten Major Action Plans for Employment and Entrepreneurship of College Graduates in Guangdong Province” clearly states the implementation of the “State-owned Enterprise Employment Leadership Action”, guiding state-owned enterprises to take the lead in stabilizing existing positions and expanding recruitment scale.
By giving full play to the radiating role of state-owned capital, Guangdong’s state-owned enterprises have driven holding, participating, cooperative and upstream and downstream industrial chain enterprises to create more jobs, enhancing their ability to absorb employment. They have not only consolidated the “ballast stone” of the national economy but also acted as the “stabilizer” of the job market.
The recruitment event attracted more than 8,000 job seekers with a warm atmosphere. The appeal of Guangdong’s state-owned enterprises lies not only in sufficient job supply but also in improved talent mechanisms that address job seekers’ core needs. “We are committed to ensuring talents are attracted, trained, utilized and retained, giving non-local talents a sense of belonging and strivers a sense of accomplishment,” said Zhang Wei, director of the Talent Department of Guangdong Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
Guangdong’s state-owned enterprises have built a sound growth ladder for talents, deepening the reform of the three-term system in key links such as talent training, promotion and incentives. Meanwhile, they provide comprehensive living guarantees including social security benefits, talent apartments, housing subsidies and holiday benefits to solve talents’ worries.
The recruited positions cover ten major industries, including advanced equipment and high-end manufacturing, digital economy, energy and power, and financial services, closely aligning with Guangdong’s 20 strategic industrial clusters. This precise matching between industrial demand and talent supply promotes the resonance of talent development and industrial progress.
CCTV News reported that Guangdong’s state-owned enterprises have made remarkable achievements in supporting industrial development. In 2025, investment in manufacturing by provincial state-owned enterprises reached 23.588 billion yuan, an increase of 58.88% compared with 2020. From 2021 to 2025, cumulative investment in strategic emerging industries hit 331.016 billion yuan. Currently, Guangdong has 1 Fortune Global 500 enterprise, 6 China Top 500 enterprises, as well as 6 provincial “chain leader” enterprises and 180 specialized, refined, characteristic and innovative enterprises.
With practical measures, sincere sincerity and high-quality platforms, Guangdong’s state-owned enterprises are attracting more talents to take root in South Guangdong, jointly writing a new chapter of mutual development between urban progress and personal growth.
