Civil service test applications surge2012年公务员考试创新高

Nearly 1.37 million qualified applicants had registered to take the 2013 exam by the time the application period closed at 6 pm on 24th Oct.In contrast, there are 132 positions for which qualified applications have yet to be submitted.The most-sought-after position now is a research post at the National Bureau of Statistics' Chongqing branch, which had been the target of 9,411 applications by 6 pm on 24th Oct..

2013年国家公务员考试报名10月23日截止,截至昨日18时,共有138.3万人通过资格审查,还有14.3万人正进行资格审查,仍有132个职位无人报考或无人通过资格审查。此次“国考”最热门职位为国家统计局重庆调查总队南川调查队业务科室科员,达9470:1,竞争之剧烈为历年之最。

The exam has attracted some 1.3 million qualified applicants this year. In 2011, the number was 1.41 million and it was 1.46 million in 2010.

2010年“国考”报名资格审查合格人数144万人，达到高峰。2011年则为141万人，2012年度已降至133万。而2013年“国考”报名人数则又比2012年高出十多万。

Due to a slowing economy, coastal provinces such as Zhejiang and Guangdong, which are home to many promising private companies, have not been offering job seekers a great number of opportunities. As a result, many graduates are looking to the civil servant exam as an alternative way of finding work.

由于今年经济不太景气,就业难度也随之提高,沿海省市比如浙江、广东，一些私营企业没有足够的工作岗位。作为国考报名的最主要群体,应届毕业生面临着急需就业的实际问题。

The civil servant exam is also called "Golden bowl", which provides a comparatively open, transparent and stable means of recruitment and people can easily give themselves a decent future after taking a government job.

因此，人们找工作出现过度求稳的心态,考上国家公务员,相当于拿到“金饭碗”,工作稳定,职位高,福利待遇好。事实上公务员仅仅是比较稳定的职业,并不符合那些创业心很强的人才。

Key words：
公务员考试gōngwù yuán kǎoshì：Civil service test
金饭碗jīnfànwǎn：Golden bowl
公务员gōngwù yuán：civil servant
高峰gāo fēng：climax
热门rè mén ：most-sought-after