The number of applicants for career bureaucracy is the smallest in the history, and the trend toward private companies is remarkable.
The number of applicants for the "general job" of national civil servants to this year's recruitment examination was 16,730, the lowest ever since 2012 when the current examination system was introduced.
The National Personnel Authority has announced the status of application for the examination for the recruitment of the "general job" of the national civil servant, which is a so-called "career bureaucracy", in the next spring.
As a result, the number of applicants was 16,730, a decrease of 565, or 3.3%, compared to the previous year.
The decrease was for the fourth consecutive year, the lowest ever since FY 2012 when the current test system was introduced.
In addition, the number of female applicants was 6373, accounting for a record high of 38.1%.
On the other hand, by test category, the number of applicants for science and engineering examinations decreased by 6.7% from the previous fiscal year to 2,993, and the rate of decrease was more than double the number of applicants for examinations for legal studies.
According to the Personnel Authority, there is a marked tendency for science-based human resources to flow to private companies such as the IT industry, which is a major factor in the decrease in the number of applicants.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the recruitment test for "general job" of a national public servant is delayed by more than two months from the usual year, the first test will be held on the 5th of next month, and the final successful applicant will be announced on August 21st. It's a day plan.