Coast Guard Headquarters to Hire 1,609 Police Officers and Civil Servants This Year... Largest Scale Ever

Korea Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Korea Coast Guard will recruit a total of 1,609 personnel, including police officers and general staff, marking the largest recruitment in its history.

The Coast Guard stated, "We plan to hire the largest number of personnel ever to secure field-centered manpower for public safety."

This recruitment includes a total of 1,526 police officers. The recruitment fields are as follows: one candidate for the rank of Superintendent (Grade 5) through open competitive examination, three lawyers for the rank of Senior Inspector, 53 candidates for the rank of Inspector including executive candidates and aviation pilots, etc. For the rank of Police Officer, 566 candidates will be recruited through open competitive examination, and 903 candidates will be hired based on experience, including ship crew members and graduates from the Coast Guard academic department.

The number of general staff to be recruited is 83 in total, with fields including one industrial researcher, 35 for marine pollution prevention at Grade 9, 30 for maritime traffic control at Grade 9, and one for facilities at Grade 9.

To strengthen organizational functions, 16 fixed-term employees (Grades 5 to 9) will also be hired.

Considering the number of recruits, the Coast Guard plans to conduct recruitment three times this year to select outstanding talents. The first public announcement for the Coast Guard personnel recruitment is expected to be made around the 27th of next month.

Detailed information regarding recruitment can be found on the Korea Coast Guard website (www.kcg.go.kr) and the Coast Guard recruitment portal (gosi.kcg.go.kr) through posted notices.

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