Louis SCHWEITZER - Is a Career in the Higher Civil Service Becoming Less Appealing?

Pouvoirs n°117 - Serviteurs de l’Etat - avril 2006 - p.17-26

The article starts from the fact that, as measured by the number of candidates to the competitive entrance exams, a career in the higher civil service appears to remain appealing. However, certain of the elements that make such a career appealing in France – the prestigious schools that open access to the civil service, the career asset represented by a passage through the civil service – are beginning to be questioned. That is why it has become urgent to act in order to guarantee the bases of the appeal of a civil service career, i.e. an improved status, and real responsibilities together with the means to fulfil them. The article concludes with a few proposals in that respect. Résumé

Référence électonique : Louis SCHWEITZER, "Is a Career in the Higher Civil Service Becoming Less Appealing?", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°117, 2006, p.17-26. Consulté le 17-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Is-a-Career-in-the-Higher-Civil.html