Examinees compete for civil service
By Xu Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2015-12-01 08:18
A total of 930,000 applicants took the national service exam on Sunday, with one out of 33, on average, expected to get a job with the central government this year - the best odds in seven years.
The number of applicants on Sunday exceeded last year's figure by 30,000, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. A record 27,817 civil service jobs were being offered by central government departments and subsidiaries.
More than 460,000 applicants who signed up for the exam didn't show up on Sunday.
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