Source | Dawan News, Workers' Daily, Surging News, Xiaoxiang Morning News
On April 22, the "Announcement of the First Public Recruitment of Staff to be Hired in 2023 by Public Institutions Directly Affiliated to the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau (First Batch)" released on the website of the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau attracted public attention.
According to this list, three graduates from Hong Kong Chinese University, South China University of Technology, and Guangdong University of Technology plan to work in the cremation chemical industry of the Guangzhou Funeral Service Center.
Among them, Liu, who graduated from the University of Chinese in Hong Kong, has a postgraduate degree, majoring in philosophy (Buddhist studies).
The hired personnel are established by public institutions
Guangzhou Funeral Service Center is a second-class public welfare institution directly under the Civil Affairs Bureau.
On April 24, the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau responded to a reporter from Xiaoxiang Morning News that the position was staffed and the recruitment process was legal and compliant. According to the staff of the funeral industry recruitment website, there is not much demand for cremation positions, but there are "a lot of people" who submit resumes, and the salary level is not as high as circulated on the Internet, "a few can reach a monthly income of 10,000 yuan".
The job requires night shifts
From the perspective of specific recruitment requirements, the cremation of the body is a work-service skill position, and it is planned to hire 5 people, and the recruitment target is for former students who will not graduate in 2023.
Among them, applicants for graduate and undergraduate degrees are not limited to majors, and applicants for higher vocational colleges are required to major in modern funeral technology and management (C120805). In addition, the post requires direct contact and removal of human remains, and night shifts.
It is planned to hire 3 people with bachelor's degree or above
At present, the first open recruitment of public institutions directly under the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau in 2023 has entered the publicity stage, and the publicity time is from April 22 to April 26, 2024.
According to the list of proposed hires, there are 3 people to be hired for the position of cremation chemical industry: 2 are bachelor's degrees, graduated from South China University of Technology majoring in architecture and Guangdong University of Technology majoring in polymer materials and engineering, and the other 1 is a master's degree and graduated from Hong Kong Chinese University majoring in philosophy (Buddhist studies).
Netizens left messages many times mentioning "professional counterparts"
Highly educated graduates applying for niche and unpopular positions can always attract a lot of public attention, especially the more speculative philosophy majors, and encounter the funeral industry closely related to the "proposition of life and death".
"Seeing through life and death is the highest state of philosophy", "Life and death, big philosophical problems, there is nothing wrong", "The direction of philosophy and Buddhism, releasing emotions and persuading family members should have better guidance and effect. Majors are all counterpart"...... In the comment area about the content, netizens repeatedly left messages mentioning "professional counterparts" on the announced professional distribution of the personnel to be admitted.
The civil affairs department said that they would be hired uniformly after being admitted
On April 23, the staff of the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau introduced in an interview with the media that the recruitment requirements for the position are college or above, "junior college, undergraduate, and graduate students can apply for the examination, which is personal freedom." If you apply for the exam, then we will also hire you in a unified manner. ”
The staff member also stated that there was no restriction on men and women in the recruitment of the post, and that several of the proposed personnel were both men and women.
What is the position of the "cremation of the remains" that is the focus of this incident? Why is the night shift particularly noted in the announcement? Can a master of philosophy who is good at thinking be immediately qualified when he arrives at the post?
Occupational skills standards will be published in 2021
In November 2021, the General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs jointly issued five national occupational skill standards, including funeral attendants, embalming and cosmetic surgeons, and cremators.
According to the standard document, a cremator is a person who performs funeral services such as the cremation of remains, remains, and the disposal of ashes.
Basic knowledge of the profession, including knowledge of service etiquette, knowledge of funeral psychology, principles of cremation of remains, basic knowledge of cremation machines, basic knowledge of cremation flue gas purification, overview of extended services for cremation of remains, and knowledge of relevant laws, regulations and standards.
The business of the employing unit is comprehensive
The recruitment of cremator positions generally appears in the funeral business department in the field of civil affairs.
In the 2024 departmental budget document published by the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, the Guangzhou Funeral Service Center introduced the general situation of the unit.
There are 11 departments in the unit, and the main responsibilities are to be responsible for the transportation of remains (including international transportation), embalming, funeral, cremation, ashes (bones) burial and other funeral and related services in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations on funeral management and funeral services, and is responsible for the construction and management of the cemetery, promoting the application of funeral technology and informatization, carrying out discussions and exchanges on funeral culture, and cooperating with the funeral reform.
There is no shortage of graduates from professional colleges
Not long ago, around the Qingming Festival, many media also reported in detail on the cremation of remains, and many young practitioners who graduated from professional colleges and universities entered the public eye.
For example, on April 3, the Workers' Daily reported on the "Fire Rose" women's cremation team at the Babaoshan Funeral Home in Beijing. The team was established in early 2022 and currently has 5 members, with an average age of about 27. Facing up to death makes this group of girls cherish life more and love life more.
Vocational skills are becoming more standardized
In recent years, not only more and more post-90s and post-00s have entered the funeral industry, but the professional skills of practitioners have also become more standardized.
Since March this year, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places have held provincial-level vocational skills competitions in the field of civil affairs, including cemetery administrators and other competitions, and many young practitioners have shown excellent professionalism in the competition.
According to a report published by local media in Guangdong in early April this year, the funeral industry is no longer just a folk job for masters and apprentices, but also has a corresponding professional workplace position in universities.