Willingness of Chinese Students to Pursue Civil Service Careers
Thank you for participating in this survey. The purpose of this questionnaire is to understand your willingness and related attitudes towards pursuing a civil service career. Your responses will be kept confidential and used only for research purposes. Please answer each question truthfully based on your actual situation.
1. What is your current status Undergraduate student Postgraduate student Recent graduate Other
2. Other current status
3. What is your major/field of study Humanities Social Sciences STEM Business/Economics Other
4. Other major/field of study
5. What year are you currently in Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Graduate
6. Gender Male Female Prefer not to say
7. How familiar are you with the civil service examination Very familiar Somewhat familiar Heard of it but not familiar Not familiar at all
8. How would you describe your overall perception of government jobs Very positive Positive Neutral Negative Very negative
9. Which factors do you associate with civil service jobs Job stability High social status Good benefits Low salary growth Heavy workload Bureaucratic environment Other
10. Other factors associated with civil service jobs
11. Are you willing to take the civil service examination Yes No Not sure
12. How likely are you to take the civil service examination Very likely Likely Somewhat likely Not likely
13. Have you already started preparing for the civil service exam Yes No, but planning to No
14. What motivates you to consider civil service Job security Stable income Family expectations Social prestige Work-life balance Desire to serve society Difficulty finding other jobs Other
15. Other motivations for considering civil service
16. To what extent do family or societal expectations influence your decision Strongly influence Somewhat influence Neutral Little influence No influence
17. What discourages you from taking the civil service exam Intense competition Long preparation time Limited career growth Lack of interest in government work Preference for private sector Uncertainty of passing Other
18. Other factors discouraging from taking the civil service exam
19. How difficult do you think the civil service exam is Very difficult Difficult Moderate Easy
20. Which career path do you prefer Government/public sector Private sector Entrepreneurship Further study Undecided
21. Compared to private sector jobs, how attractive is a civil service job Much more attractive More attractive About the same Less attractive Much less attractive
22. Why would you choose or avoid a civil service career
23. What changes would make civil service jobs more appealing to you