asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of applications for the position of postman/postwoman which was advertised recently; the number of applications for the position when it was advertised previously; the number of applications for other vacancies in the civil service for school leavers to which the new job application fees have been applied; and the number of applicants for such posts when advertised previously.
Written Answers . - Civil Service Post Applications .
601.
: The information required is as follows:
Number of eligible applicants
|
Name of Post |
1983 |
1982 |
1981 |
1980 |
|
Postman/Postwoman |
1,839 |
— |
— |
(a) 731† |
|
(b) 1,053 |
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|
Student Engineer |
356 |
811 |
354 |
296 |
|
Executive Officer (for School |
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|
Leavers) |
4,784 |
9,452 |
9,930 |
7,296 |
|
Shorthand Typist |
1,569 |
2,900 |
2,742 |
—* |
† Two competitions held — (a) in March, (b) in October
* Held in conjunction with Typist competition