Seoul City to Hire 3,662 Grade 7-9 Public Officials This Year... 443 More Than Last Year

2240 Administrative Positions, 1422 Technical Positions...348 Grade 7, 3298 Grade 8·9, 16 Researchers Hired
Hiring of Disabled and Low-Income Groups Exceeds Legal Quota...52 High School Graduates Also Hired

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government has finalized the number of public competitive and career competitive recruitment for Seoul city officials this year at 3,662, an increase of 443 from 3,219 last year.

On the 9th, Seoul announced that it will recruit 3,122 through open competition and 540 through career competition this year. By recruitment field, there are 2,240 administrative positions, 1,406 technical positions, and 16 research positions. By rank, there are 348 at grade 7, 292 at grade 8, 3,006 at grade 9, and 16 research officers.

Additionally, Seoul will hire beyond the legally mandated quotas to expand public office appointment opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups such as persons with disabilities and low-income individuals: 183 persons with disabilities (5% of total), 282 low-income individuals (10% of grade 9 open competitive recruitment), and 52 high school graduates (27% of technical grade 9 career recruitment).

Applications for the 1st grade 9 open competitive and career competitive recruitment exam can be submitted from July 2 to 5 at the Seoul Internet Application Center (http://gosi.seoul.go.kr). The written exam will be held on June 5, the same date as other cities and provinces this year. The announcement of written exam passers will be on July 14, and the final successful candidates will be announced on September 29. The 2nd grade 7 open competitive and career competitive recruitment exam is scheduled to be announced in June, with applications accepted in August and the written exam held on October 16.

Kim Tae-gyun, Director of the Seoul City Administration Bureau, said, “This year’s Seoul city official recruitment plan was established focusing on necessary field personnel to overcome the COVID-19 situation and meet citizens’ welfare and administrative demands,” adding, “We hope many talented individuals who can actively work for Seoul citizens even in difficult circumstances will apply.”

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