CNN November 25, 2013
College student Wang Zixu was among the 1.1 million hopefuls who packed out school and universities across China on Sunday to sit the country's civil service exams.
It's a tradition that
dates back more than 1,300 years when exams were first held to select
the best applicants for ancient imperial bureaucracy. Today's young job
seekers are vying for government posts in record numbers.
Like many of the
candidates, Wang, who will graduate next year, says the prospect of
stable salary and good benefits make more it appealing than the private
sector that attracts many of the most ambitious minds in the U.S. and
Europe.
"I think the exam wasn't
too hard. I answered all the questions," Wang told CNN after taking the
three-hour exam outside the China Institute of Political Science and
Law.
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