Main routes: 1) online platforms (LinkedIn, Glints, international Liepin) for remote applications; 2) intra-company transfers; 3) staying after graduation via campus recruiting.
Job-seeking visa: China has launched a job-seeking visa letting foreign graduates come to look for work within a period after graduation (linked to talent policies, pilot cities expanding); ordinary applicants often interview on tourist/business visas then convert to work visas.
Hot sectors: education (language teachers), tech (software, AI), manufacturing (engineers), finance, cross-border e-commerce; first-tier cities lead, Yangtze-Pearl delta factories cluster.
Documents: CV in English plus Chinese version, degree authentication, police clearance (legalised at a Chinese consulate), work-history proof.
After the offer: the company applies for a work-permit notification → Z visa → entry → medical check → work permit and residence permit (see the Z visa guide).
Pay reference: fresh graduates 150-400k RMB yearly, engineers and executives higher; some industries add housing and flight subsidies.
