國考超46萬棄考 競爭比降至33比1

Only about 930,000 out of 1.39m qualified candidates attended national civil service exam on Sunday. More than 460,000 applicants chose no show for the exam, which means the possibility of passing the exam has increased as one out of 33 are expected to land a government job, compared to 64:1 last year.

在29日舉行的國家公務員考試中，共有139萬人通過資格審查，但實際參加考試的僅有93萬人，超過46萬人"棄考"。這意味着國考更加"好考"了，競爭比達到33:1。去年這一數字爲64:1。

The national civil service exam started in 1994, with 4,400 people competing for 490 vacancies.

1994年中央首次招考公務員，當年共4400人競爭490個職位。

The number of applicants has soared, peaking in 2013 with 1.52m applicants.

此後報名人數開始上漲，2013年共152萬人報名，達到峯值。

The number dropped to 1.4m in 2014 and 1.39m this year.

2014年報名人數下降至140萬人，今年爲139萬人。

Most civil service positions call for experienced applicants instead of recent university graduates.

其中多數職位要求報名者具有一定工作經驗，而非應屆畢業生。