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The number of test takers next year is expected to reach a record high/XINHUA

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Civil service test applications surge

Explaining why the position is so popular, Li said its holder is required to have no educational attainments beyond a bachelor’s degree.

In contrast, there are 146 positions for which qualified applications have yet to be submitted.

Li said the most unpopular posts are always found in departments such as meteorology and in remote places.

This year, many departments are offering jobs only to candidates who can meet certain tough requirements.

The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, for example, offered a position that requires the holder to make frequent visits to emergency rescue and disaster relief sites. It is described as being “bitter and better suited to a man”.

Trying to explain why jobs in civil service have been so popular in recent years, Liu Xutao, a professor with the Chinese Academy of Governance in Beijing, said they are stable and carry a large number of benefits, such as giving the people who holds them the right to acquire hukou, or a permanent residence permit.

Not having a hukou prevents someone from having access various public services. People who live in Beijing but do not possess a hukou are not allowed to buy apartments or register cars unless they have paid personal income taxes or paid into social security accounts in the city for five consecutive years.

“The civil servant exam provides a comparatively open, transparent and stable means of recruitment and people can easily give themselves a decent future after taking a government job,” Liu said. “Many uncertainties exist for someone who works at a business, and businesses and the economy always change.”

He said many people who hold a master’s degree or a higher diploma and were enrolled in the civil service system often later find that they are not suited to the posts they eventually take.

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“If the number of applicants for civil service jobs continues to increase year after year, we should seriously ask if there is a problem in our use of labor,” Liu said. “Then we should take measures to better guide our use of labor resources.”

The national civil servant exam, which tests applicants’ writing and other abilities, will be held on Nov 25 in large cities across the country.

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