Civil service recruitment to drop to 19,000
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China’s national-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit more than 19,000 civil servants in 2014 — a slight drop on 2013.
The 2014 public service exam for national-level governments will open to applications tomorrow, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced yesterday.
In 2013’s exam, 20,839 positions were available.
According to authorities, the 2014 public service selection will continue favoring candidates who have worked in grassroots communities.
Most positions in government agencies above provincial level will require two years of grassroots work experience. About 10 percent of all vacancies will be set aside for college graduates-turned-village heads.
Civil servant roles remains the most sought-after jobs in China, despite the country’s efforts to cool public service “fever,” such as encouraging young people to start their own businesses or to work in grass-root communities.
Statistics show that qualified applicants in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 annual national-level public service exams totaled 1.3 million, 1.23 million and 1.38 million respectively.
Officials and scholars attributed popularity of the public service exam to people favoring a stable job, worship of officialdom and benefits civil servants enjoy.
Yin Weimin, MOHRSS minister, said employment pressure contributed to the exam’s popularity, and the public service exam provides an open and fair channel for job hunters.
Also, civil servants usually enjoy a stable job, social respect and good welfare arrangements, Yin said.
Ma Qingyu, professor with the Chinese Academy of Governance, said as many jobs become more competitive and less stable, a civil service job stands out for its stability and welfare benefits.
Chi Fulin, executive president of the China Institute for Reform and Development, said Chinese people’s traditional worship for officialdom also plays a role behind the popularity of civil service jobs.
“The growth of the market economy has created considerable job opportunities, broadening the space for personal development,” Chi said. “However, if people still covet power and the benefits it brings along, it signals regression of society.”
Ma said, many people regard climbing the official ladder as the one sure path to success.
Zhang Yuan, a civil servant recruited by the Ministry of Finance two years ago, said, “To my farmer parents, being a civil servant is a glorious job. The day I received recruitment notice, my father, who never drinks, gave me a toast.”
Scholars also point to the benefits that come with a civil service job, such as government-covered health care, and subsidized housing.
Chu Jianguo, public management professor with Wuhan University, said only when health care and pension reforms for civil servants take effect and they receive the same benefits as other groups, will career choices diversify.
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