Seoul City to Hire 1,602 Public Officials This Year... 718 Fewer Due to Standby Workforce

2024 Seoul Metropolitan Government Local Civil Servant Recruitment Announcement
Recruitment Reduced Reflecting Standby Personnel and Retirement Scale
Hiring Rate for Socially Vulnerable Exceeds Recommended Level

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to recruit 1,602 public officials for grades 7 to 9 this year. This is a decrease of 718 from last year, reflecting the waiting personnel and expected retirement scale.

On the 14th, Seoul announced the '2nd and 3rd Open Competitive and Career Competitive Recruitment Exams' for the 2024 Seoul Metropolitan Government local public official recruitment, initiating the process to select public officials for grades 7 to 9.

This year's recruitment scale has been reduced by nearly 700 compared to previous years, in line with the government's policy to optimize workforce management, taking into account the waiting personnel from active recruitment and the expected retirement scale. Seoul explained that this decision also considered minimizing work gaps and improving organizational efficiency.

However, to fulfill social responsibility and obligations, separate recruitment for socially vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities and low-income individuals will be maintained above the legally mandated hiring ratios: 83 persons with disabilities (5% of total), 125 low-income individuals (10% of grade 9 open recruitment), and 31 technical high school graduates (30% of grade 9 technical career recruitment). The legal mandatory hiring ratios are 3.8% for persons with disabilities, 2% for low-income individuals, and 30% for technical high school graduates.

This year's new public officials will be recruited through open competitive (1,422 persons) and career competitive (180 persons) categories. By job category, there are ▲930 administrative positions ▲656 technical positions ▲16 research positions, and by grade, ▲206 for grade 7 ▲10 for grade 8 ▲1,370 for grade 9 ▲16 research officers.

Applications for the 2nd open competitive and career competitive recruitment exams (grades 8 and 9, 1,349 persons) can be submitted from March 25 to 29 via the Local Government Application Center website. The written exam will be held on June 22. Successful candidates in the written exam will undergo personality tests and interviews, with final results announced on October 2. The 3rd recruitment exam for 253 positions, including grade 7 and research officers, will accept applications in July and hold the written exam on November 2.

Lee Dong-ryul, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Administration Bureau, said, "We look forward to many talented individuals with expertise and capabilities applying so that Seoul can leap forward as a 'coexistence city' walking alongside the vulnerable, and a 'global city' that is safe and full of charm."

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