Social worker posts more attractive

Only one out of nine people who took an exam on Sunday to qualify as social workers in Beijing will get the job, the municipal authorities said.

The number of new recruits this year is 383, the highest since social work was recognized as a profession by the government in 2004, said Xicheng district government in a statement.

The latest batch of workers is expected to serve the public in Beijing's Xicheng district by guiding troublesome youths, helping to rehabilitate the disabled, caring for the elderly and looking after victims of child abuse, it said.