1.52m battle it out to secure civil service job
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Shuttling between employment fairs and job-related seminars, postgraduate student Han Xiaomeng is stressed. She is preparing for her national civil service examination on November 24.
Han, who is studying at the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University, is taking the exam as she wants “a stable and comfortable job with secured permanent residence.”
She said, “The economic situation is changeable. However, being a government employee is a secure job covered by a sound welfare network.”
With government-covered health care, subsidized housing, high pension rates and slim chances of being laid off, for many applicants, a civil servant role is a safe job.
Statistics showed that applicants taking the exam in 2012, 2013 and 2014 totaled 1.23 million, 1.38 million and 1.52 million, respectively. However, they stood a slim chance of landing a public sector job.
On average, 77 applicants competed for one position this year, of which 37 positions have an enrollment ratio of more than 1,000:1. The ratio is 7,192:1 for the most wanted government post.
As usual, an avalanche of applicants applied for government agencies such as finance, taxation and customs, while meteorology and earthquake agencies attracted few.
Han is looking for a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its application ratio is around 57:1.
Yang Xiaolong, from the School of International Studies at Peking University, has also been preparing for the exam.
“My major fits well with the civil service, and I want to put what I’ve learnt into practice,” the 24-year-old said.
According to a survey carried by The Beijing News on “why are you taking the civil service exam,” 85.4 percent of 6,382 respondents chose “stable job,” 83.4 percent picked “sound payment and welfare,” while 56.4 percent opted for “high social prestige” and 37.1 percent chose “greater power.”
Wang Qiang, a professor at Nanjing University’s School of Government, advised graduates to deepen their understanding of related sectors when choosing.
“There is no best job, but the best fit,” he said.
Zhan Hongyi, an associate professor at the School of Education of the Renmin University of China, said graduates should look at other options.
“Young people should consider an emerging industry, pursue their ambitions and realize their dreams,” he said.
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