Gyeonggi-do to Recruit 2,573 New Public Officials This Year

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will recruit 2,573 new public officials this year.

The province announced on the 16th that through this year's open competitive recruitment exam, a total of 2,322 people will be selected in 25 job categories, including ▲11 for Grade 7 ▲2,311 for Grades 8 and 9, and through the career competitive recruitment exam, 251 people will be selected in 30 job categories, including ▲42 researchers and instructors ▲23 for Grade 7 ▲186 for Grades 8 and 9.

To expand public service opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups this year, the province will hire 284 people with disabilities and 81 from low-income households. Additionally, 61 technical high school graduates (or expected graduates) from specialized high schools and Meister high schools will be selected.

Starting this year, the eligibility criteria for the Grade 9 technical high school career competitive recruitment exam have changed: only those whose period between their graduation date and the final exam (interview) date is within one year can apply. Also, the Korean History Proficiency Test, which replaces the Korean History subject in the Grade 7 open competitive exam, previously had a validity period of five years, but from this year, there is no time limit.

As in the previous year, applicants cannot submit duplicate applications for local government public official recruitment exams held on the same date.

Applications for the open competitive recruitment exam will be accepted from the 13th to the 17th of next month. Applications for the career competitive recruitment exam will be accepted from the 27th of this month to the 2nd of next month.

Detailed schedules and information can be found in the exam implementation announcement on the Gyeonggi Province website and the city/county websites.

Kang Hyun-seok, head of the Personnel Division of the province, urged, "There are changes this year such as the revised eligibility criteria for the Grade 9 technical high school career recruitment and the removal of the validity period for the Grade 7 open competitive Korean History Proficiency Test. Applicants should carefully check the announcement and detailed guidelines."

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