1.3m will sit 'iron rice bowl' jobs exam
By Wang Qingchu |
October 26, 2010, Tuesday
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MORE than 4,700 people are competing for one position at the National Energy Administration, making it the most coveted position in this year's national civil servants' exam, the online registration revealed.
Overall, 1.3 million people have been accepted to sit China's 2011 national service examination to select government officials, after registration closed on Sunday night. Last year, 927,000 people sat the test.
But experts have voiced concern at the great popularity of the once-a-year exam for the so-called "iron rice bowl" - employment with guaranteed job security.
They worry that many candidates are only motivated by the stability promised by the jobs, rather than a noble ideal of serving the public.
Applications included 327,000 people competing for posts in central government and provincial-level organizations, said a statement on the website of the State Administration of Civil Service.
Of those, 191,000, or 58.4 percent, had at least two years experience working in grass-roots positions.
Another 794,000 were for vacancies at institutions of county-level or below, with 57.2 percent of them new college graduates.
Some 168,000 more applicants were awaiting for results from recruiting bodies which would decide by today whether they were qualified to sit the exam.
But a high concentration of talented professionals in government agencies will lead to decline of quality of talents in wider society and an overstaffed government, said Liu Min, a commentator of Changjiang Daily.
Although greater evaluation has been introduced to public sector jobs, they still tend to be more secure during economic downturns. Public servants usually do not need to worry about losing their job, unless they commit serious mistakes, Liu said.
The number of candidates also provoked comment online. Such huge numbers mean people are afraid of the fierce competition in society, so they turn to the safe haven of public service, a website user named Wuqilun wrote.
Central government plans to recruit more than 16,000 public servants next year to fill 9,758 positions, 1,000 more than in 2010.
The written test of the examination will take place on December 5 in major cities across China.
Overall, 1.3 million people have been accepted to sit China's 2011 national service examination to select government officials, after registration closed on Sunday night. Last year, 927,000 people sat the test.
But experts have voiced concern at the great popularity of the once-a-year exam for the so-called "iron rice bowl" - employment with guaranteed job security.
They worry that many candidates are only motivated by the stability promised by the jobs, rather than a noble ideal of serving the public.
Applications included 327,000 people competing for posts in central government and provincial-level organizations, said a statement on the website of the State Administration of Civil Service.
Of those, 191,000, or 58.4 percent, had at least two years experience working in grass-roots positions.
Another 794,000 were for vacancies at institutions of county-level or below, with 57.2 percent of them new college graduates.
Some 168,000 more applicants were awaiting for results from recruiting bodies which would decide by today whether they were qualified to sit the exam.
But a high concentration of talented professionals in government agencies will lead to decline of quality of talents in wider society and an overstaffed government, said Liu Min, a commentator of Changjiang Daily.
Although greater evaluation has been introduced to public sector jobs, they still tend to be more secure during economic downturns. Public servants usually do not need to worry about losing their job, unless they commit serious mistakes, Liu said.
The number of candidates also provoked comment online. Such huge numbers mean people are afraid of the fierce competition in society, so they turn to the safe haven of public service, a website user named Wuqilun wrote.
Central government plans to recruit more than 16,000 public servants next year to fill 9,758 positions, 1,000 more than in 2010.
The written test of the examination will take place on December 5 in major cities across China.
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