What's new in the recruitment of civil servants

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  In the past few days, candidates from all over the country have stepped into the examination rooms and participated in the civil service examinations organized by various provinces. Many provinces have expanded the recruitment scale of civil servants this year and increased the number of grassroots posts. Under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, all localities and various departments have worked together to take strict and meticulous measures to shorten the time and provide detailed guarantees to ensure the safe and smooth progress of civil servant recruitment.

  Do a good job in epidemic prevention and control

  Tianjin sets up a hotline for answering questions and formulates emergency plans to ensure the smooth progress of examinations

  Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, this year's Tianjin civil servant recruitment examination was postponed for 3 months. On June 28, the recruitment announcement was released. Different from previous years, the "Instructions for Epidemic Prevention and Safety of Candidates for the Public Enrollment of Public Servants in Tianjin in 2020" was released on the same day.

  "How to apply for a health code, whether a nucleic acid test is required, when to fill in the health status commitment letter, what to do if fever or cough occurs during the exam, wear a mask, and understand the relevant epidemic prevention requirements" and other 6 epidemic prevention and safety instructions are listed.

  Each security measure is multi-party linkage. "Our recruitment department alone will definitely not be able to do it, and we have to cooperate across units." said the person in charge of the relevant department of the Tianjin Civil Service Bureau. The epidemic prevention and control measures are guided by the Tianjin Prevention and Control Headquarters; the health code analysis is assisted by the Tianjin Big Data Management Center; the candidate's answering hotline is supported by the Tianjin Convenience Special Line Service Center... under the normalized situation of epidemic prevention and control The examination plan is also an "examination" for the staff, and it is the collaboration of all parties.

  "Can candidates from medium and high-risk areas need to be quarantined after arriving in Tianjin?" "After the risk is downgraded, do candidates have to provide a 7-day nucleic acid test certificate in Tianjin?" Since mid-June, the consultation hotline has continued. In order to answer questions in a unified way, on July 8, Tianjin Municipal Civil Service Bureau issued the "Questions and Answers on the Anti-epidemic Policy for Candidates of Civil Servant Written Examinations", which focused on responding to candidates and detailed interpretation of common questions about "Safety Instructions".

  Under normalized epidemic prevention and control, what is the difference in this year's exam?

  Increase the separation distance to reduce the number of people in the examination room; enter the door to show the "health code", infrared scan the body temperature, enter the classroom to take another manual test; if the candidate has fever, cough and other symptoms when entering the test center or during the test, the test center will provide medical care The personnel conduct a preliminary diagnosis and arrange for a written test in the alternate examination room as appropriate; contact the designated hospital to make preparations and formulate isolation measures and isolation routes in advance...

  A few days before the exam, a local case occurred somewhere. The Tianjin Civil Service Bureau immediately launched an emergency response plan to carry out nucleic acid testing overnight. "There is only one goal of these practices, and we will do our best to ensure that all applicants can take the exam smoothly and safely." said the person in charge of the relevant department of the Tianjin Civil Service Bureau.

  Expand recruitment scale

  The number of recruits in Shandong increased by 4,313 year-on-year, with 1,021 positions dedicated to fresh graduates

  "It's not bad. I applied for a post specifically for fresh graduates this year." Xiao Li, a fresh graduate from a college in Jinan, Shandong, told reporters when he walked out of the written examination center for civil servant recruitment. Xiao Li was very attentive to the recruitment of civil servants: "I have studied more fully at home and hope to get good results."

  On July 19, in the morning, Xiao Li went through two examinations: the administrative professional ability test and the application theory. In previous years, the two examinations were held in the morning and afternoon respectively. This year, in order to minimize the flow and gathering of people, Shandong has made appropriate adjustments to the examination time and the number of questions, and adopts a method of testing admission and seamless connection.

  This year, Shandong has expanded the scale of civil servant recruitment, and plans to recruit 7,360 civil servants from the society, an increase of 4313 compared to 2019. Among them, for the first time, 1021 positions were dedicated to recruiting college graduates. In addition to these 1021 targeted recruitment positions, 90% of the remaining positions do not require candidates to have basic-level work experience, and fresh graduates can also apply. "We encourage and guide fresh graduates to work at the grassroots level, contribute to the revitalization of the countryside, and realize their value in life." said Wang Zhimin, director of the Civil Service Division II of the Organization Department of Shandong Provincial Party Committee.

  In addition, the Shandong organization department proactively served candidates to maximize convenience for candidates to apply for the exam. Affected by the epidemic, applicants who have not obtained the qualification certificates required by the position, but can provide them within the vacancy period determined by the recruitment agency, can register for the examination first and then review the qualifications. During the registration period, Shandong organized recruitment agencies at all levels to answer candidates' telephone inquiries more than 45,000 times, and implement a notification and rapid review of the application materials that candidates need to submit. In addition, SMS reminders are used to inform candidates of the registration progress in time to avoid missing the registration time.

  Tilt to the line

  Sichuan increases the number of grassroots posts, and outstanding village officials can participate in targeted recruitment

  On July 25th, more than 230,000 candidates participated in the 2020 “four-level joint test” of provinces, cities, counties and townships in Sichuan Province, the 2020 grassroots selection and recruitment and for outstanding village (community) cadres, outstanding workers and farmers, and service to grassroots projects There are three written examinations for personnel, including the targeted recruitment of personnel, establishment personnel, and retired soldiers. The relevant person in charge of the Second Civil Service Division of the Organization Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee introduced that the written test results of the public recruitment are expected to be released in late August, and interviews will be organized in early and mid-September.

  Compared with the past, this public recruitment has implemented classified and hierarchical examinations. The written examinations are divided into three levels: province, city, county, and town. The application questions are drawn out according to the three levels; the interview process is based on different functions such as comprehensive, political, legal, and economic. The organs are divided into provinces, cities, counties and townships. "In addition, we will also implement differentiated preferential policies to guide localities to differentiate different positions based on economic development, team structure, and recruitment conditions in difficult and remote areas within their jurisdictions, and adopt preferential policies individually or comprehensively to achieve'one county, one policy' ." The person in charge introduced.

  In this recruitment, Sichuan has further increased the number of grassroots positions. Xiao Chen, from a township public institution in Xuanhan County, Dazhou, Sichuan, applied for the targeted recruitment test for career establishment staff. “For our grassroots cadres, there is an additional development channel for the government to serve.” Xiao Chen said.

  According to reports, for the staff in the difficult and remote areas and the retired soldiers from the poverty alleviation support team, the Sichuan district, county and township agencies for the first time this year oriented recruitment for the above-mentioned personnel, sharing 10%-15% of the oriented recruitment and examination with those serving grassroots projects. plan. Sichuan has further expanded its targeted recruitment for outstanding village (community) cadres, and 21 cities (prefectures) have set out 154 recruitment plans, an increase of 59% over 2019.

  "Increasing the number of grassroots posts is the need to promote urban and rural governance system innovation and capacity building." The person in charge introduced that Sichuan will further implement the minimum service period system in order to allow the recruited grassroots cadres to stay and do well. The minimum service period for township civil servants is 5 years (including probation period), and the minimum service period for township civil servants who enjoy preferential policies is 8 years.

  "It just happened to see that my major is urgently needed, so I applied for this position, hoping to achieve a career at the grassroots level." Xiao Zhang, a fresh graduate of Sichuan University, applied for a professional transfer post. It is understood that Sichuan has further expanded the scope of selection this year, expanding the scope of recruitment to graduates from public universities and scientific research institutes across the country. "In order to select the best and strengthen the strength of the front-line cadre team, this recruitment fully takes into account the work needs of poor counties and difficult and remote areas, and in the allocation of selected students, an average of 10.8 per county is ensured." The person in charge said.

Our reporter Gong Xiangjuan, Pan Junqiang and Wang Yongzhan