"Our R&D and marketing posts are highly competitive, with salaries of up to 600,000 yuan, plus full benefits from housing to gym," Du Wei, HR manager at Kingfa Sci and Tech Co, a Guangzhou-based advanced materials supplier, said.

Online job fair platforms complement offline sessions, offering over 110,000 job openings, among which more than 80,000 are offline positions. Guangdong has also rolled out incentives. For instance, Guangzhou offers housing subsidies for doctoral graduates, innovation team grants of up to 10 million yuan, and free short-term accommodation for job-seekers.