In 2003, Slovenia’s Civil Servants Act established the Council of Officials, with the aim of selecting the most qualified candidates for the official public administration positions. For each procedure, the Council of Administration appoints a separate competition committee, which seeks to ensure that interviews with candidates are conducted in a professional and unbiased manner.
The following study examines the course of the special competition procedure in Slovenia and compares it with the one implemented in Great Britain. Given that the countries are very different, it is quite logical that special competition procedures do not follow the same principle. However, the question arises as to how far Slovenia could imitate the United Kingdom and how the Slovenian special competition procedures could take place faster and more efficiently.
In order to determine the shortcomings in the very course of the special competition procedure in Slovenia and what could have been amended or supplemented, the survey questionnaire conducted a survey among individuals participating in special competition procedures. The research that has been carried out gives an insight into the course of the process itself and at the same time shows a great difference between the states. In addition to the fact that Britain is characterized by a strict policy separation from the administration, a final decision is also different, where the selection board selects only one suitable candidate, while the special selection board is more than one.
The results of the online survey revealed interesting findings. While most respondents in the Slovenian environment would draw a clear line between the politics and the administration and thus prevent the interference of political officials in the course of special competition procedures, the majority still answered that there was nothing contentious in the fact that the members of the Council of Officials were appointed by the government. Who therefore determines the fate of officials recruited for public administration positions?
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