{"id":2202,"date":"2020-01-15T05:54:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/ExpatJobsinChina"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:38:41","slug":"expat-jobs-in-china-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/expat-jobs-in-china-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Expat Jobs in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/expat-jobs\/\" title=\"View all posts in Expat Jobs\" >Expat Jobs<\/a> in China\u201d is at the top of Google searches as millions of expats want to seek job <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/opportunities\/\" title=\"View all posts in opportunities\" >opportunities<\/a> in China. In recent years, China has become more attractive to ex-pats and has become a hotspot for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">expats&#8217; job relocation.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24889\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-440x291.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Expat Jobs in China\" width=\"795\" height=\"526\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-440x291.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083628108-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/expat-jobs-in-china-2\/#China_is_a_Jobs_Hotspot_for_Expats\" title=\"China is a Jobs Hotspot for Expats\">China is a Jobs Hotspot for Expats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/expat-jobs-in-china-2\/#The_basic_work-permit_requirements_for_Expats_talents\" title=\"The basic work-permit requirements for Expats talents\">The basic work-permit requirements for Expats talents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/expat-jobs-in-china-2\/#How_to_get_job_information_in_China\" title=\"How to get job information in China\">How to get job information in China<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"China_is_a_Jobs_Hotspot_for_Expats\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">China is a Jobs Hotspot for Expats<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">According to the data published by the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) in 2017, more than 900,000 <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign\" >foreign<\/a>ers were employed on the Chinese mainland in 2016. And now the number of foreign <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/employees-in-china\/\" title=\"View all posts in employees in China\" >employees in China<\/a> has increased at a staggering pace over the past few years. In order to boost economic and social prosperity, China has opened many job vacancies for expats. Besides the English <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/teaching\/\" title=\"View all posts in teaching\" >teaching<\/a> job, more and more non-teaching <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/jobs\/\" title=\"View all posts in jobs\" >jobs<\/a> like <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/sales\/\" title=\"View all posts in sales\" >sales<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/market\/\" title=\"View all posts in market\" >market<\/a>ing, and design have been available to foreign talents. So if you are qualified, do not worry, there is always job info for you to check and apply for. Moreover, the language barrier used to be a big concern for expats who are thinking about working in China but it is not a big <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">problem<\/a> to worry about. More and more ex-pats say they live a happy life in China without knowing Chinese for a reason that lots of public infrastructures in China have become Foreigners-friendly with English-speaking radio and English<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">station boards in subways and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_basic_work-permit_requirements_for_Expats_talents\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">The basic work-permit <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/requirements\/\" title=\"View all posts in requirements\">requirements<\/a> for Expats talents<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">If you are thinking about working\u00a0in China, the first thing you need to know is the basic requirements for expats to work in China legally. These requirements are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">1\u3001Bachelor Degree or above<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">2\u30012 Years of Working\u00a0Experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">3\u3001Clean Criminal Background\u00a0Check<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">4\u3001Medical Check<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">5\u3001Age limit: Under 55 (women) or 60 (men) years old\u00a0(this is as same as the Chinese retirement age) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">In addition, if an English teacher is your dream career in China, you must be clear that besides the basic requirements mentioned above, there is one more requirement for being an English <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/teacher-in-china\/\" title=\"View all posts in teacher in China\">teacher in China<\/a> only a native speaker can work as an English teacher under a work visa in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_get_job_information_in_China\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">How to get job information in China<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">As for expats who want to find a job in China, Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn will be the first choices to get job information in China. Using keywords like \u201cwork in China\u201d to search in Google is the easiest way to get touch with hiring information in China. After the search, countless job info will show on your screen and wait for your click and check. Joining in work groups is a good way for you to search for job opportunities in facebook and LinkedIn. Once you join in work groups in facebook, you will find there are too many hiring info to check and the credibility of this info need to be carefully evaluated. The hiring info in LinkedIn will be more credible as the work groups in LinkedIn will be harder to join in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24890\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-440x293.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Expat Jobs in China\" width=\"796\" height=\"530\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/01\/20241217083724631-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11ptpx;\">Except these platforms, using job website to search for job is also a\u00a0useful way. As Chinese recruiters are used to hiring candidates through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\">jobsite<\/a>, the\u00a0same as hiring foreign talents.\u00a0Chinese recruiters would like to check applications and contact foreign candidates through some specific jobsites such as www.hired<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/china\/\" title=\"View all posts in china\">china<\/a>.com. So it would be quicker\u00a0for you to get response if you apply for job in job website. And most of Chinese recruiters will only contact the candidate they think he\/she is the suitable\u00a0person. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cExpat Jobs in China\u201d is at the top of Google searches as millions of expats want to seek job opportunities in China. 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