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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Beijing, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)
The written test of China’s annual national civil servant exam took place on Sunday with more than 3 million applicants signed up for the exam this year. It plans to recruit 39,600 civil servants for national-level government organs, and the job-to-applicant ratio is about 1-to-77.
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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Beijing, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)
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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Beijing, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)
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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)
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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)
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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)
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Candidates prepare before taking the civil servant exam in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 26, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yi Haifei)