BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - More than three million people took China's annual civil service exam on the weekend, state media reported on Monday, a record number that underscores young people's ...

have become increasingly attractive to Chinese workers in recent years. Last year, an unprecedented 2.6 million people applied for the national civil service exams, competing for fewer than 40,000 ...

According to a recent Reuters report, a record 3.4 million Chinese youth registered for this year’s notoriously competitive civil service exam, a sharp increase of over 400,000 from last year.

A university’s decision to set up a course for students to excel in China’s highly competitive civil service exam has stirred up discussions ... students that include subjects such as history, ...

These tests were conducted during China's Han Dynasty and were immensely difficult to pass, per the World History Encyclopedia. The modern-day civil service tests are not far off the mark from ...

Record 3.4 million Chinese apply for civil service exam High youth unemployment drives demand for stable government jobs But civil servants face challenges such as pay cuts, unpaid wages Local ...

Despite repeated downsizing campaigns, China’s civil service jobs swelled from 6.9 million in 2010 to eight million currently, with at least a further 31 million public employees such as school ...

The number of candidates taking China’s civil service exam reaches a record high as graduates seek secure jobs. But only a lucky few will land employment in the government. Candidates for the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of lifetime job security and perks including subsidised housing as an economic ...