Review of Ancient China’s Recruitment Assessment
A complicated and primitive structure of competitive written/oral exams was employed in ancient China for the assessment of public servants for over 3000 years beginning from 2200 B.C.E. This era was the first in history to demonstrate any sort of writing structure and the writings were mostly inscribed on oracle bones, scalded tortoise shells, and on the scapulas of huge mammals (Bowman, 1989). Among other factors being examined for ability, were aptitude in singing, bow and arrow mastery, horsemanship, script, mathematics, and other skills useful in distinguished performance during public ceremony, social gatherings, municipal law, armed forces dealings, farming, income generation, and topography (Cohen and Swerdlik, 2005). Every three years, the Chinese government scrutinized civil servants through the tough testing methods to establish their suitability for remaining in office. Following three exams, civil servants were either advanced or discharged.
These tests were orchestrated by the powerful doctrines of Confucius, who believed that self-excellence could be attained through effort. According to the dogma schemed by Confucius, all human beings possess special gifts affiliated to perfectionism which can emerge through determination and endeavor. The test also included a variety of physiological basis for individuality and outlook (Cohen and Swerdlik, 2005). A notable thing about this ancient Chinese culture is that recruitment was highly democratic and strictly based on merits. The privilege to serve in positions around the leader was also based on legitimate ability rather than on biased preferential treatment. Those that were gifted with special skills were carefully selected through these painstaking examinations for executive positions. The assessments were tremendously elaborate, and the triumphant aspirants were those who demonstrated top levels of oral/written expertise and the competence to...