Multiple banks launch spring recruitment—when does registration close? Which graduates are favored?

As March begins, major state-owned banks, joint-stock banks, and city and rural commercial banks are all releasing campus recruitment announcements, launching their 2026 spring campus hiring efforts to actively expand their financial talent pools.

From the recruitment notices, it’s clear that “tech-savvy” and “AI-skilled” talent remain highly sought after by all major banks. For example, ICBC is recruiting “technology elites” to provide tech talent reserves in fields like information security and data mining; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (600000) emphasizes priority for applicants with backgrounds in artificial intelligence, financial technology, and multidisciplinary education. Additionally, Ping An Bank (000001) has a dedicated tech-focused session, recruiting roles such as backend developers; Beijing Rural Commercial Bank has set up positions for financial technology trainees.

It’s worth noting that some banks are also tailoring their recruitment to their development characteristics and business focus. For instance, Agricultural Bank of China is hiring for rural revitalization roles, mainly to cultivate and reserve retail and corporate financial marketing and service talent for its suburban branches.

Technology positions remain a key focus in bank recruitment,

with multidisciplinary talents prioritized

Recently, ICBC (601398), Agricultural Bank (601288), Bank of China (601988), China Construction Bank, China CITIC Bank (601998), and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank have all announced spring 2026 campus recruitment plans. The application deadlines are generally set for the end of March this year, with written exams scheduled around mid-April; some banks have indicated that specific dates will be announced separately.

Against the backdrop of deepening digital transformation, graduates with tech-related majors continue to be the core focus of commercial bank talent recruitment.

From the announcements of multiple banks, it’s evident that tech positions remain the main force for 2026 spring recruitment, covering areas such as application development, information security, data mining, artificial intelligence, system operations, network management, and data center management.

For example, ICBC’s “Technology Elites” recruitment mainly aims to build a talent reserve in system development, application R&D, information security, data mining, and product design. The bank mentions that this program adopts a “onboarding + professional advancement + project practice” training system, focusing on two main directions: R&D management and product management, to cultivate versatile, innovative, and practical tech talents. The preferred majors are primarily in computer science, electronic information, mathematics, statistics, and related information technology and mathematical statistics fields.

Construction Bank is recruiting for multiple positions across 17 branches, with a total scale of over 1,400 people. The announcement states that branches such as Beijing and Inner Mongolia are hiring specialized tech talents, mainly engaged in data mining analysis, big data marketing, technical R&D, and system operation and maintenance. New employees may be assigned to the bank’s financial technology department, the head office’s operations data center, or fintech subsidiaries (including various business groups) for on-the-job training.

Additionally, Bank of China is recruiting IT positions for its Information Technology Operations Center, targeting fresh graduates from domestic and international universities. This center is mainly responsible for managing the bank’s information system production and operations, group cybersecurity, cloud construction, and digital development in the IT production and operations field.

In the joint-stock bank sector, Ping An Bank has a dedicated tech session aimed at building a digital talent reserve for its FinTech department, providing practical experience in AI, systems engineering, and information security. Through core financial business scenarios, it aims to develop students into “business-savvy, technically skilled, and innovative” practical tech talents.

It’s notable that single-technical background talent increasingly struggles to meet the needs of bank transformation, and multidisciplinary talents with both financial expertise and tech R&D skills have become a competitive focus. For example, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank states that applicants with backgrounds in artificial intelligence, data science, software engineering, financial technology, and other multidisciplinary education are given priority.

Specifically, the bank recruits management trainees, business reserve trainees, and operations reserve trainees at the head office. The management trainee position prefers candidates with backgrounds in science and engineering and multidisciplinary education; the business reserve role mainly targets majors in AI, data science, software engineering, and fintech; and the operations reserve also favors candidates with science and engineering backgrounds and multidisciplinary education.

Multiple banks are tailoring positions to their own features,

with some focusing on rural revitalization roles

Looking at the 2026 campus recruitment announcements, many banks are recruiting positions aligned with their development strategies and business characteristics.

For example, Agricultural Bank of China’s roles include rural revitalization positions, such as suburban branch marketing elites and comprehensive elites, mainly to cultivate and reserve retail and corporate financial marketing talent for rural branches, including specialties in green finance, business operations, information technology, finance and accounting, risk control, and legal compliance.

Additionally, ICBC’s announcement mentions that some branches have set up county-level special positions, open to applicants from all majors, encouraging those interested in rural revitalization to apply. China Construction Bank (601939) reports that 14 branches are conducting rural revitalization recruitment, with over 540 positions.

Meanwhile, Agricultural Bank is also recruiting urban business roles, mainly to develop retail and corporate financial marketing talent for its urban branches, including wealth management, investment banking, asset management, international finance, green finance, business operations, IT, finance and accounting, risk control, and legal compliance.

In the retail and corporate sectors, ICBC is hiring customer managers to bring in suitable talent for retail and corporate financial marketing roles; Beijing Bank (601169) is recruiting product marketing managers responsible for maintaining corporate clients and private banking, wealth management clients, participating in market expansion and product marketing, and providing comprehensive financial services.

Some banks are also recruiting remote service positions for campus hiring. For example, China Merchants Bank (600036) is hiring remote customer managers, responsible for identifying clients’ wealth needs and providing comprehensive wealth product solutions, executing various operational strategies, and using intelligent tools to track customer engagement scenarios. ICBC is also recruiting service representatives to work at remote banking centers via phone, online channels, video, voice, or text. Bank of China is hiring for remote banking center roles in comprehensive management and online operations.

Training positions serve as “talent pools” for developing management and business backbone personnel. Several banks have set up related roles. For example, Beijing Rural Commercial Bank is recruiting digital intelligence elites, fintech, customer managers, and customer service managers, prioritizing candidates with fintech-related majors and skills in data analysis, digital modeling, and statistics.

At the same time, ICBC recruits “Starry Sky” management trainees to provide foundational talent for management roles at various levels. Successful candidates are given priority for inclusion in the Starry Sky training program.

Many banks emphasize foreign language skills,

requiring resilience and communication abilities

To meet the needs of international clients, many banks have set requirements for foreign language proficiency, with some establishing dedicated foreign language positions.

According to the notices, applicants’ foreign language skills are mainly evaluated based on passing CET-4 (score not less than 425) or equivalent exams; some banks require graduate applicants to have passed CET-6 with a score of 425 or above.

Additionally, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank emphasizes strong foreign language and computer application skills; Agricultural Bank’s IT engineers at the Inner Mongolia branch require CET-6 (CET6) scores of 425 or higher, or a passing grade in English major level 8.

Construction Bank recruits specialized foreign language talents, with its Beijing branch hiring graduates majoring in French. New employees are trained according to a unified plan, and depending on work needs and training progress, may be sent abroad to relevant language regions.

Besides strict requirements, most banks also look for resilience and communication skills. For example, China Construction Bank requires strong learning, communication, and teamwork abilities; China Merchants Bank emphasizes responsibility, learning capacity, teamwork, and the ability to handle work pressure, along with good written and oral communication skills; CITIC Bank requires candidates to be healthy and able to handle certain work stress; Beijing Rural Commercial Bank values high responsibility, innovation, learning ability, teamwork, and communication skills, along with the capacity to endure work pressure.

Notably, Bank of Communications also mentioned salary details in its 2026 spring recruitment. The bank states that the first-year total income for management trainees is about 300,000 RMB; technical positions earn around 250,000 RMB annually; frontline branch roles in first-tier cities have annual salaries of 200,000–230,000 RMB; county branch roles earn 100,000–120,000 RMB. Customer managers, especially in corporate banking, have high income potential, with top performers earning 4–5 times more than standard roles. Year-end bonuses tend to be lower in the first year and higher in subsequent years, with tech and data center positions potentially receiving additional project bonuses.

Furthermore, Ping An Bank’s recruitment announcement highlights “warm benefits,” including comprehensive welfare plans, assistance for the needy, and participation in various holiday activities. Beijing Rural Commercial Bank describes “comprehensive protection” with five social insurances and one housing fund, enterprise annuities, paid leave, meal subsidies, and holiday慰问等福利。