Seoul City Finalizes Selection of 2,993 Candidates in 2nd Civil Service Exam... Female Ratio at 62.8%

Selection of 2,421 Administrative Staff and 572 Technical Staff for General Positions Grades 8 and 9

Seoul City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City confirmed and announced on the 28th the final successful candidates for the 2022 2nd Seoul Metropolitan Government Local Civil Service Examination, conducted to recruit talent to lead Seoul city administration, totaling 2,993 people.

The final successful candidates were selected through the interview exam held from August 17 to September 7 among 3,766 candidates who passed the written exam of the Grade 9 open competitive recruitment exam for general positions held on June 18.

Among the 2,993 final successful candidates, 2,968 are Grade 9, and 25 are Grade 8 (nursing positions). By job category, 2,421 are administrative positions, and 572 are technical positions. The gender composition showed a significantly higher female ratio with 1,113 males (37.2%) and 1,880 females (62.8%).

By age group, those in their 20s (1,773 people, 59.2%) accounted for the majority, followed by 963 people in their 30s (32.2%), 215 people in their 40s (7.2%), 39 people in their 50s (1.3%), and 3 people in their teens (0.1%). The youngest successful candidate was born in 2004, and the oldest was born in 1965.

Seoul City conducted separate recruitment for low-income examinees apart from general applicants to expand public service entry opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups in this examination. As a result, 224 people, accounting for 7.5% of the successful candidates in this open competitive exam, passed.

Meanwhile, the Seoul City 3rd recruitment written exam, which will publicly hire 365 people including Grade 7 general administrative positions, is scheduled to be held on the 29th of next month, with 18,461 applicants registering, recording a competition rate of 50.6 to 1. The final successful candidates will be announced on December 30.

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