Urban management jobs attract educated applicants  

逾百名硕士海归竞聘上海城管引发热议

拥有名校硕士博士学历、海外留学归来，择业时却选择了城管工作，逾百名高学历者争当上海城管的消息近日引发热议。

Shanghai (CNS) -- Chengguan, or urban management officer, has emerged as a hot position in Shanghai, as more than 100 highly educated applicants competed for positions in the latest round of recruitment by Qingpu district's urban management department in the city.

Of the 180 people selected for interviews to compete for 60 positions, many are from the country's well-known universities, some have study abroad background, with 119 holding postgraduate degrees, and two doctoral degrees.

In 2011, urban management staff in Shanghai began receiving the same pay as civil servants, which attracted many university graduates.

Bringing highly educated people into urban management has improved the quality of the team as a whole, said Li Guohua, director of Qingpu district's urban management department.

Thuggish behavior during crackdowns on small business owners accused of operating without a license have gained chengguan notoriety among the public, which the government has been working to change.

The public blamed the incidents on personnel with limited education.