City's degree restriction for civil service exam divides opinions

THE 2015 CHINA NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, is reportedly only open to applicants with a bachelor degree, because recruiting civil servants with a higher degree would be a waste of talent, said the local authorities. Comments:

Of course, the Dongguan government's recruitment of people who have only a bachelor's degree does not necessarily mean that those with a master's degree are at a disadvantage. Instead it means job-seekers are being put in the right positions. Assigning postgraduates to do some rudimentary jobs that can be done by undergraduates just as well, will not only make it hard for the better educated to prove their self-worth, but also heighten the competition over normal jobs.

rednet.cn, Oct 26