{"id":2299,"date":"2020-05-28T14:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/Work-In-Guangzhou"},"modified":"2024-12-09T19:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:53:10","slug":"work-in-guangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/work-in-guangzhou\/","title":{"rendered":"Work In Guangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guangzhou, the country&#8217;s third largest city (after Shanghai and Beijing) with a colorful economy and numerous leading industries, has undoubtedly become one of the favorite destinations for many expats in China. For <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign\" >foreign<\/a>ers who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\"><strong>work in Guangzhou<\/strong><\/a>, there are many professional job <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/opportunities\/\" title=\"View all posts in opportunities\" >opportunities<\/a>, but it&#8217;s best to start with the industry with the most employment potential.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24366\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-417x300.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Work In Guangzhou\" width=\"791\" height=\"569\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-417x300.jpg 417w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-209x150.jpg 209w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-1536x1105.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209114932292-2048x1473.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/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-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/work-in-guangzhou\/#Job_opportunities_in_Guangzhou\" title=\"Job opportunities in Guangzhou\">Job opportunities in Guangzhou<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/work-in-guangzhou\/#How_to_find_a_job_in_Guangzhou\" title=\"How to find a job in Guangzhou\">How to find a job in Guangzhou<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/work-in-guangzhou\/#How_to_work_in_Guangzhou\" title=\"How to work in Guangzhou?\">How to work in Guangzhou?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Job_opportunities_in_Guangzhou\"><\/span><strong>Job opportunities in Guangzhou<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As the third largest city in China and one of the richest, Guangzhou&#8217;s vast <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/business\/\" title=\"View all posts in business\" >business<\/a> and manufacturing sector has become a strong part of China&#8217;s growing economy. Guangzhou&#8217;s main manufacturing industries include textiles, small home appliances, machinery, porcelain and other goods, which are not only supplied to other parts of China, but also sold to other parts of the world. Guangzhou has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country and a higher standard of living than many other cities in the country. Because of the country&#8217;s prosperity and <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international<\/a> significance, it is a popular location for expats to work in China.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_find_a_job_in_Guangzhou\"><\/span><strong>How to find a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/job-in-guangzhou\/\" title=\"View all posts in job in Guangzhou\">job in Guangzhou<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Expats in Guangzhou are more likely to be employed in technology, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/trade\/\" title=\"View all posts in trade\">trade<\/a>, industry and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/tourism\/\" title=\"View all posts in tourism\">tourism<\/a>. In addition to this, as Guangzhou becomes more and more <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/international\/\" title=\"View all posts in international\">international<\/a>, there are more and more <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/jobs\/\" title=\"View all posts in jobs\">jobs<\/a> in the service sector, including hotels and restaurants, where more and more foreigners are employed. There is also English language media, both print and digital, where some foreigners have found new job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>There have always been opportunities to work in the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/teaching\/\" title=\"View all posts in teaching\">teaching<\/a> field. That said, the competition is also much higher than in second-tier cities due to the city&#8217;s popularity among expats.<\/p>\n<p>To start looking for a job in Guangzhou, you can do so by scouring local expat job sites and forums, reading job ads in English <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in news\">news<\/a>papers, and spontaneously sending out job applications to companies in the same industry, locally or internationally. Attending professional job fairs and trade shows can also provide plenty of job opportunities. It is important to note that when applying for a job, it would be very useful to know or at least understand Mandarin or Cantonese.<\/p>\n<p>Every year in spring and autumn, Guangzhou hosts the largest Canton Fair in China. With 50 product categories, the Canton Fair brings together buyers and sellers from around the world, with the most prominent local businesses booking their booths months in advance. The Canton Fair offers expats plenty of opportunities for part-time work (as translators, presenters, demonstrators, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/market\/\" title=\"View all posts in market\">market<\/a>ers, etc.), but it&#8217;s also a great place to find full-time jobs with some of China&#8217;s most influential companies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24367\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-440x293.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Work In Guangzhou\" width=\"797\" height=\"531\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241209115033181-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_work_in_Guangzhou\"><\/span><strong>How to work in Guangzhou?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>To <strong>work in Guangzhou<\/strong>, you need to enter the country on a specific work visa, but once in Guangzhou, you need to convert to a residence permit within 30 days of your arrival in China. If you have only arranged temporary accommodation before you <strong>work in Guangzhou<\/strong>, you can update your address when you apply for a residence permit. Several bureaus in the city can issue a residence permit, and the cost of the permit varies for different nationalities. Your employer should be able to help you with your application, give you the best advice on how to process your residence permit, and of course more often than not, they&#8217;ll be there with you to help, especially with language problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guangzhou, the country&#8217;s third largest city (after Shanghai and Beijing) with a colorful economy and numerous leading industries, has undoubtedly become one of the favorite destinations for many expats in &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,21,33],"tags":[1948,60,353,1972,306,1891,1483,29,34,1209,27,1968,701,215,1894,3343],"class_list":["post-2299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china-jobs","category-hot-jobs","category-part-time-job","tag-business","tag-china","tag-e-china-cities","tag-foreign","tag-hiredchina","tag-international","tag-job-in-guangzhou","tag-jobs","tag-jobs-in-china","tag-market","tag-news","tag-opportunities","tag-teaching","tag-tourism","tag-trade","tag-work-in-guangzhou"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24369,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions\/24369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}