Global recruiting begins for Olympics

To help ensure an outstanding Winter Olympics in 2022, the Beijing organizing committee announced on Monday that it will recruit 11 staff members from around the world for 10 job categories as the first step in building an international organizing squad.

The 11 staff members will be among 22 to be hired for 21 job categories involving planning and construction, venue management, marketing and finance during the recruitment period, which began on Monday with the launch of online applications.

Applicants can go to www.beijing2022.cn, the website of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, for job descriptions and to apply.