China’s youth compete for stable gov’t jobs in unstable economic times
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aljazeera.com
The number of candidates taking China’s civil service exam reaches a record high as graduates seek secure jobs.
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I’m an engineer for the US federal government. We will get 1000+ applications for a super stable fully remote engineering positions that pay less that 70% of the market rate for entry level positions.
Unrelated I got 600+ applicants for a basic warehouse job.