문대통령, 공공부문 블라인드채용 지시 및 청와대 앞길 개방

문대통령, 공공부문 블라인드채용 지시 및 청와대 앞길 개방

President Moon Jae-in is looking to radically overhaul the hiring process in the public sector to make it fairer. His administration wants to make it less about who you know... and more about what the candidate will bring to the job. The presidential office is also moving to get closer to the public,... opening up the road in front of the top office... for the first time in 50 years. Hwang Ho-jun has more. President Moon Jae-in's determination to bring change was reflected in Thursday morning's twice-weekly regular meeting with his chief aides. President Moon ordered the the government to implement a so-called "blind screening" process for hiring new employees in the public sector,.. beginning as early as the second half of this year. In other words, by eliminating all elements that could be used to discriminate between those from a prestigious college and those from lesser-known schools, students from Seoul and those from rural areas will compete under the same conditions, from the same starting line, with only their skills and abilities. To ensure such fair competition, the blind screening system will not ask applicants to fill out information such as their academic background, physical condition or birthplace. Employers will be prohibited from accessing such personal details as well,... unless the nature of the job they're applying for requires it. Another change coming soon will affect access to the grounds of the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae. The road between the Blue House water fountain and the Cheong Wa Dae Press Center -- that is, the only road leading up to the Presidential Office itself -- will be open to the public 24/7 with a minimal security detail. Also, not only will the road be open to visitors, but they'll be allowed to more freely take photos of the complex except for specific security checkpoints. Previously, photos were only allowed at a few spots that were heavily monitored. The road to the Blue House has been restricted to civilians since 1968 when the complex was raided by North Korean commandos on an unsuccessful mission to assassinate the then President Park Jung-hee. Those decisions were announced in the afternoon briefing by the head of the Presidential Security Service himself,... the first time a person in that post has addressed the media since the service was established in 1963. We came to the conclusion that our security is more than sufficient to deal with the possible risks of opening the road.. President Moon's initiatives are being seen by observers as his effort to fulfill what he pledged during his presidential campaign -- fair and equal employment opportunities,... and creating a more public-friendly Cheong Wa Dae. Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.