Four Major State-Owned Banks Recruit Over 70,000 Graduates in Total

“Banks are almost the largest financial institutions in terms of campus recruitment scale,” a career guidance teacher from a financial college told Securities Times reporters, noting that banks are key recruiters at annual offline job fairs held by universities.

Zhang Siyuan, a special researcher at Sushang Bank, pointed out that due to their extensive branch networks, diverse business types, and large customer base, the banking industry has always been a major source of job opportunities in campus recruitment. This phenomenon is closely related to banks’ role in serving the real economy and acting as a “ballast stone” for the economy.

Since September, the four major state-owned banks—Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and China Construction Bank—have successively announced their campus recruitment plans for the 2026 graduating class. According to incomplete statistics from Securities Times reporters, these state-owned banks have collectively released over 70,000 campus recruitment positions. Among them, Agricultural Bank of China has the highest number of openings, with approximately 21,000 positions; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China plans to recruit about 20,320 people; China Construction Bank aims to hire around 16,880 individuals; and Bank of China intends to recruit about 13,280 graduates.

In terms of recruitment categories, domestic branches of these banks have the highest demand for talent, followed by head offices, directly affiliated institutions, subsidiaries, and overseas branches, offering a diverse range of opportunities. For example, Bank of China has posted campus recruitment positions not only at its head office and 38 domestic branches but also at its software center, bank card center, and Bank of China (Hong Kong) branch.

Joint-stock banks, city commercial banks, and rural commercial banks are also eager to attract talent. Over ten banks, including China Minsheng Bank, Ping An Bank, China CITIC Bank, and Beijing Rural Commercial Bank, have issued recruitment notices. For instance, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank is hiring 15 management trainees, 5 business trainees, and 60 fintech trainees at its head office, while its branches are recruiting management trainees, business reserves, marketing trainees, and operation trainees.