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Mass quest for State jobs signals ailing market

Constitution capped the number of ministries and by extension principal secretaries. [iStockphoto]

Why would 9,154 well-educated men and women apply for the 49 advertised positions for principal secretaries (PSs)?

Probability lessons from Form Three should remind you that you have half a per cent chance of being selected.

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