Reforming Civil Service Selection Practice through Hiring Agencies’ Participation
Jay N. Shih
Abstract
Hiring organizations decide who to hire, be they in the private, non-profit or the public sector. This is the common recruitment practice. Yet, Taiwan government is an exception whose hiring agencies almost have no opportunity to select their own new civil servants. People who pass the national examination are appointed to an agency without its consent. This paper offers a three-step alternative to the current practice, from (1) the current system plus hiring agency participation, (2) the current system and the eligibility list system simultaneously, and then to (3) the eligibility list system. Detailed implementation steps are also suggested in consistency with two general principles of human resource selection, including multi-stages of selection and multiple selection methods. Any changes must ensure that they increase the opportunity of the hiring agency to select its newcomers and that the principle of open competition will be strictly followed and violators will be held accountable.
Keywords: eligibility list, appointment directly by national examination