The fair also featured 300 posts for public servants and 100 posts for university graduates who have worked at grassroot units around the country for at least two years.

The new talents will help serve key sectors or projects in the fields of pharmaceuticals, internet technology, ocean economy and tourism.

Lin Heng, a native of Hainan who earned his PhD degree and has been working in a chemical company in Japan, came to Beijing for the fair and signed an agreement with Hainan University for a post at its national laboratory for marine resource applications.