You're out there in Jobland, tired with your current job or taking a break between jobs, and wondering how to break into a new field or climb the ladder in your current industry. Blindly sending CVs doesn't work. You've got to meet people in person. You're in luck, because there's a bunch of Job Fairs coming up in Shanghai that might be the first step you're looking for. Hit the jump to get hired!

* Startup Grind will team up with leading communities, VCs, MNCs, and of course startups, to build a showcase of China's startup ecosystem at Explorium. Join the discussion with Luckin, OYO, GGV, Baidu Ventures, Tencent and a dozen other innovators, investors and experts. Early bird 80rmb before Aug 30th and 150rmb on the door. Registration link here. Includes a digital-focused job fair with reps from Chinaccelerator, 31Ten and Kudosbay. Discover great opportunities in business development, sales, software engineering, marketing, operations, and more. There are positions for English-speaking, Chinese-speaking, and multilingual job seekers. In addition to the job fair, attendees can take advantage of a career development talk by Larry Wang, founder of the career & talent development training company Zhishangwang. Free. Registration link here. The Sino-German Job Fair connects students and young professionals from various academic backgrounds with German employers. It has been organized by German Industry and Commerce Greater China and the German Centre on a regular basis since 2007. Free. More info here. Sponsored by ChinaJobs (of the Chinese government State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs), and with hundreds of employers and thousands jobs to choose from, the fair offers all kinds of work opportunities – full time, part time and internship. 10am-4pm. Register here. Still not enough? See our SmartShanghai Jobs Listings with dozens and dozens of jobs right here.