Credit check for public servants

SHANGHAI: Just how good is your credit? That is what public service officials are now asking applicants during the interview process.

The credit record has become a key factor when judging the qualifications of public service applicants in one district of Shanghai.

"Personal credit is more stressed than before in the recruitment of new public servants because of the special characteristics of the profession," said an official surnamed Jiang from the Personnel Bureau under Shanghai's Yangpu district government.