Getting into the government system is not only about the civil service exam: finish two years of a grassroots service program and you can apply for a targeted recruitment plan with 10% of openings each year
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In plain words
There is more than one way into the government system (体制内). If you finish two years in a grassroots service program such as the Three Supports and One Assistance program (三支一扶) and pass the evaluation, you can apply for a targeted recruitment plan open only to people like you. Each province sets aside about 10% of its yearly civil service recruitment plan to hire these people. If you take the graduate school entrance exam (考研) within three years, 10 points are added to the first-round total score. The cost is that for these two years you live on a government subsidy.
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 31, tip 7. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer