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Civil service applicants in China say test becoming harder (2012/10/16)

最苦金飯碗

中國公務員，一向被說是錢多、事少、保障好，不過中國官方最新公佈的招考事項，卻嚇壞不少考生，因為職務要求變得相當嚴苛，有的必須經常出差，有的常跑災難現場，有的假日還得加班，或者不提供宿舍，也被媒體稱為史上最苦的金飯碗。

"一杯清茶一包煙，一份報紙坐半天"，這是中國民眾對公務員的刻板印象，但隨著2013年中國公務員考試細節公佈，考生赫然發現，時代已經變了。

[[中國央視記者]]
“今年國考中對公務員崗位的要求，細化了很多，對考生要求也增加很多，因此被稱為「史上最苦的金飯碗」”

今年考試，共有140多個中國政府機關，開出2萬多個職缺，有一半都列出非常詳細的條件限制和要求。

例如監察部九個職缺，都必須常年出差，而性質特殊的水利部和海洋局，則是必須跑救災現場，例假日也不能休息。

[[中國國考考生]]
“如果工作好的話，即使很艱難也有很多人會去考，我們就算進(民間)企業，也隨時準備到處出差，能學很多知識”

條件相當嚴苛，但今年還是有破記錄的200多萬人報考。

Government jobs in China are known as a “golden rice bowl,” in reference to the common perception of good pay for easy work that is secure. But applicants to this year’s civil service recruitment program say times seem to have changed. 

The typical Chinese person believes that life is slow for the average civil worker. They sip tea, read the paper and do little else. But this year applicants taking the civil service exam say matters have changed.

CCTV Reporter
This year the civil service exam is more detailed and asks a lot more of the applicants. It is being called history’s most difficult route to a golden rice bowl.

More than 140 Chinese government agencies are seeking over 20,000 new workers. About half list detailed job requirements.

For example, the Ministry of Supervision has nine vacancies that require frequent travel. The Ministry of Water Resources and the State Oceanic Administration need workers who can go to disaster areas. Work often takes place on weekends.

Exam Taker
If the work is good, it doesn’t matter if it’s hard. Many people will take the exam. We can learn a lot. If we instead take a job at a private enterprise, we would still have to go on a lot of business trips.

Despite the tough requirements, a record 2 million people signed up for an exam this year.

資料來源：民視英語新聞