Aerospace Administration Recruitment: 20% of Interview Passers Are Civil Servants

40% from Industry, Only 27% from Research and Academia
50 Final Candidates Selected After Interviews

The number of applicants for the competitive recruitment exam for general fixed-term public officials at the Space Aviation Agency, scheduled to open on May 27, has been narrowed down to three times the number of available positions.

On the afternoon of March 19, attendees filled the recruitment briefing room of the Space Aviation Agency held at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, listening to the presentation. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 8th, the Space Aviation Agency Establishment Promotion Team of the Ministry of Science and ICT announced that they will conduct interviews for a total of 159 candidates, which is three times the planned 50 general fixed-term public officials, plus 9 tied candidates.

Considering that the competition rate was 16.9 to 1, 648 out of 807 applicants were eliminated before even reaching the interview stage.

The successful candidates in the document screening stage were mainly those who attempted career changes from the industrial sector. Forty percent of the document passers came from industry. There were also many applicants from public officials and military personnel (20.1%). Academia and research sectors accounted for relatively smaller proportions at 23.3% and 5.7%, respectively.By degree, 17.6% held a doctorate, 50.9% a master's, and 30.2% a bachelor's degree. In terms of gender, 23.3% were female and 76.7% male.

Lee Jae-hyung, head of the Space Aviation Agency Establishment Promotion Team, explained, "There were many applications from research public officials and fixed-term public officials who had worked in various ministries," adding, "Since the number of interviewees is three times the number of final positions, it is not possible to predict which fields the final successful candidates will come from."

The promotion team plans to conduct interviews on the 18th and 19th and announce the successful candidates on May 10.

Separately, a demand survey for 18 executive positions at the level of department head or higher, including the mission headquarters chief and fixed-term public official candidates including foreigners, will be conducted until the 15th.

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