AMMAN — President of the Civil
Service Bureau, Sameh Nasser, has warned of a "widening gap" between
the outputs of higher education and the needs of the job market, as the bureau
received 486,000 job applications this year.
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The figure represents an increase of
6.7 percent compared to the previous year, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
Alarming indicatorsDuring a press conference on
Wednesday, Nasser stated that the indicators of the bureau's employment
application inventory "rings alarm bells" and stressed that young
people should take advantage of available job opportunities in the private
sector instead of waiting for a public sector job, given its limited
availability compared to the annual number of graduates.
Nasser also revealed that 72 percent
of the bureau's inventory of job applications is for women, while the remaining
28 percent is for men.
He further explained that "the
bureau has received more than 37,000 new job applications, which represents
half of the annual volume of bachelor's and diploma graduates."
The Civil Service Bureau launched
the basic competitive examination for 2023 on Wednesday, which will be used to
fill vacancies in government agencies for the current year.
The launch is based on the
provisions of Article (8) of the instructions for selecting and appointing
employees in government positions.
The Bureau had previously published
a trial competitive examination for 2023 on its website on February 12, 2023,
paving the way for the issuance of the basic competitive examination.
Available job opportunities equal or
exceed number of unemployedDespite the high number of job
applications, Nasser also highlighted that the available job opportunities in
the local market are equal to or exceed the number of unemployed, providing
some reassurance to those seeking employment.
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