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Government struggling to find capable workers in Sejong City
By Korea HeraldPublished : Sept. 24, 2013 - 20:18
The government is having a hard time finding capable workers who are willing to work in the new government complex in Sejong, officials said Tuesday.
The difficulty in finding workers apparently stems from the fact that the new government complex is located in the newly built city of Sejong, 120 kilometers south of Seoul, meaning new employees will probably have to move here unless their home is already nearby.
According to officials from the Fair Trade Commission, the commission had sought to hire two new accountants at the beginning of the month, but only one person has applied for the position, forcing it to extend its hiring process for at least one more applicant.
The FTC had also sought to hire a new digital forensics expert, but again had to extend its hiring process for the lack of what it called a “meaningful number of applicants.”
“We cannot provide the exact number of applicants, but we have decided to postpone the deadline for applications as we were unable to ensure competition between applicants,” an FTC official said, asking not to be identified.
Difficulties in finding new and capable workers appeared to be common in other government offices.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sought to hire two new English editors last month but had to re-announce its job openings this month, apparently due to the lack of applicants.
The Finance Ministry, too, has pushed back its deadline for applications for a foreign editor.
“The position for a foreign editor of any major government office used to be very popular especially among translators as it can help build their career,” a ministry official said. “The same position used to attract tens of applicants when the ministry was located in Gwacheon (just south of Seoul).”
Currently, the Sejong complex houses seven government offices, including the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. So far, about 10,000 government workers have had to either permanently move to Sejong or make a daily commute from their Seoul homes. Nearly 10,000 others are scheduled to begin working here before the end of next year. (Yonhap News)
The difficulty in finding workers apparently stems from the fact that the new government complex is located in the newly built city of Sejong, 120 kilometers south of Seoul, meaning new employees will probably have to move here unless their home is already nearby.
According to officials from the Fair Trade Commission, the commission had sought to hire two new accountants at the beginning of the month, but only one person has applied for the position, forcing it to extend its hiring process for at least one more applicant.
The FTC had also sought to hire a new digital forensics expert, but again had to extend its hiring process for the lack of what it called a “meaningful number of applicants.”
“We cannot provide the exact number of applicants, but we have decided to postpone the deadline for applications as we were unable to ensure competition between applicants,” an FTC official said, asking not to be identified.
Difficulties in finding new and capable workers appeared to be common in other government offices.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sought to hire two new English editors last month but had to re-announce its job openings this month, apparently due to the lack of applicants.
The Finance Ministry, too, has pushed back its deadline for applications for a foreign editor.
“The position for a foreign editor of any major government office used to be very popular especially among translators as it can help build their career,” a ministry official said. “The same position used to attract tens of applicants when the ministry was located in Gwacheon (just south of Seoul).”
Currently, the Sejong complex houses seven government offices, including the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. So far, about 10,000 government workers have had to either permanently move to Sejong or make a daily commute from their Seoul homes. Nearly 10,000 others are scheduled to begin working here before the end of next year. (Yonhap News)
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Articles by Korea Herald
