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Introduction to the Recruitment System

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Introduction to the Recruitment System

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Open Competitive Recruitment Examination
  • Purpose
    • When hiring new civil servants, a competitive test is conducted for a large number of unspecified people to hire talented candidates as civil servants, and aimed at ensuring equal opportunities and selecting talented civil servants
  • Legal Grounds
    • Article 28 of the State Public Officials Act
    • Chapter 2, Section 1 of the Decree on the Appointment of Public Officials and Articles 21 to 25 of the Decree On Public Officials Appointment Examinations
  • Types of Open Competitive Examinations
    • Open Competitive Examination for Grade 5: General positions (administrative and technical positions)
    • Open Competitive Examination for Grade 5: (Administrative/technical positions)
    • Open Competitive Examination for Grade 9: (Administrative/technical positions)
  • Examination Administering Agency
    • Open Competitive Examination for Grade 5: Minister of Personnel Management
    • Open Competitive Examination for Grade 7 & 9
      • ·Minister of Personnel Management: Open competitive exams for correction, protection, prosecution, drug investigation, immigration control, administration, tax, customs, social welfare, audit, industry (general machinery, electricity and chemical), agriculture (general agriculture), facilities (urban planning, general civil engineering, architecture, transportation facilities and urban traffic design), and computer work job series
      • ·Ministers: Recruitment exams other than those conducted by the Minister of Personnel Management
  • Recruitment procedures
    • Open Competitive Examination for Grade 5

      5급 공채 채용절차: 시험공고 → 응시원서접수 → 시험실시 → 합격자발표 → 채용후보자등록 → 시보임용 → 부처수습실시 → 부처배치 → 정규공무원임용

    • Open Competitive Examination for Grades 7 & 9

      7,9급 공채 채용절차: 시험공고 → 응시원서접수 → 시험실시 → 합격자발표 → 채용후보자등록 → 임용추천·배치 → 임용

Career Competitive Recruitment Examinations
  • Purpose
    • A system that selects outstanding professionals and experienced persons in relevant positions in fields that are difficult to fill through the open competitive recruitment exam
      * The system consists of the "Career Competitive Recruitment Exam," which recruits multiple people through a competitive method, and the "Non-majority Recruitment Exam" that does not target multiple people.
  • Legal Grounds
    • Article 28 of the State Public Officials Act
    • Articles 16 to 22 of the Decree on the Appointment of Public Officials and Articles 26 to 30 of the Decree On Public Officials Appointment Examinations
  • Examination Administering Agency
    • Minister of Personnel Management : Career Competitive Recruitment Examination for Grades 5 & 7
    • Ministers of affiliated ministries: Recruitment exams other than those conducted by the Minister of Personnel Management
  • Requirements for career competitive recruitment & Testing Methods
    Requirements for career competitive recruitment, etc.
    (Article 28 (2) of the Act)    		 Testing Methods
    Subparagraph 1 - Re-appointment of civil servants in career service, etc. who have retired due to the expiration of the leave of absence period due to illness acquired in the course of public service
    - Re-appointment of retired civil servants in career service as other types of civil servants    		 -Documents + interview or practical skills
    - Exemption from exam
    Subparagraph 2 A person who holds a certificate related to the position he/she is to be appointed for - Documents + interview or practical skills
    Subparagraph 3 - 2 years for experienced persons in the same position
    - A person who has at least 3 years of experience in work or research related to the selected job     		- Documents + interview
    - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    Subparagraph 4 A graduate of a special school - Documents + interview or practical skills
    Subparagraph 5 Appointment of Grade 1 civil servants - Documents
    Subparagraph 6 A person who is scheduled to work in a special area, such as a special job field, special environment, and islands and isolated areas - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    Subparagraph 7 - Local civil servant → National civil servant
    - Civil servant in technical service ↔ Civil servant in general service     		May be exempted
    - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    Subparagraph 8 A fluent speaker of foreign languages - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    Subparagraph 9 A vocational school graduate - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    Subparagraph 10 Persons with research and working experience in science and technology and specialized fields - Documents + interview or practical skills
    Subparagraph 11 - A state scholarship student
    - An apprentice    		 - Documents + interview or practical skills
    - Exemption from exam
    Subparagraph 12 Local recruitment of residents from their hometowns and certain areas - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    Subparagraph 13 Naturalized Korean citizens and North Korean defectors - Written + interview, practical skills or documents
    * Sub-paragraphs No. 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 are employed through a competitive exam for many people. (A written test may be taken.)