Gyeonggi Province to Recruit 2,573 New Civil Servants Including 2,311 Grade 8-9 Officials This Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will recruit 2,573 new civil servants this year.

The Province announced on the 16th the implementation plans for the '2023 1st and 2nd Open Competitive Civil Service Examination (Grades 7, 8, 9)' and the '2023 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Career Competitive Civil Service Examination (Research Officials, Instructors, Grades 7, 8, 9)' containing recruitment plans for 2,573 new civil servants on the Gyeonggi Province website (gg.go.kr).

Looking at the examination plans, the Province will recruit through open competitive civil service examinations ▲11 Grade 7 positions ▲2,311 Grade 8-9 positions across 25 job categories for a total of 2,322 positions, and through career competitive civil service examinations ▲42 Research Officials and Instructors ▲23 Grade 7 positions ▲186 Grade 8-9 positions across 30 job categories for 251 positions.

The Province will also hire 284 persons with disabilities and 81 persons from low-income groups this year to expand opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups to enter public service.

In the 3rd Career Competitive Civil Service Examination (Technical High School) targeting graduates (prospective graduates) of specialized and Meister high schools, 61 technical high school graduates (prospective graduates) will be recruited.

Effective this year, the eligibility criteria for Grade 9 technical high school career competitive civil service examination have changed, and for graduates, only those whose graduation date falls within 1 year before the scheduled final exam (interview exam) may apply.

Additionally, the Korean History Competency Test, which substitutes for the Korean History subject in the Grade 7 open competitive examination, previously had a recognition period of 5 years, but effective this year, the time limit has been eliminated.

As in the previous year, duplicate applications cannot be submitted for the local civil service examination held on the same date.

For the 1st Open Competitive Civil Service Examination (Grades 8-9), application submission will be from the 13th to 17th of next month, and for the 1st Career Competitive Civil Service Examination (Research Officials, Grades 7, 8-9), application submission will be from the 27th of this month to the 2nd of next month.

For detailed schedules and information, applicants can refer to the examination implementation plan announcements on the Gyeonggi Province website and city/county websites, or contact the Gyeonggi Province Human Resources Division, Personnel Recruitment Team (031-8008-4040, 4046, 4047).

Kang Hyun-seok, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Human Resources Division, said, "This year's examination includes changes from previous years such as modifications to Grade 9 technical high school career recruitment eligibility criteria and elimination of the recognition period for the Korean History Competency Test in Grade 7 open competitive recruitment, so prospective applicants must carefully review the announcement and detailed guidance."