BEIJING organizing committee announced Monday that it will recruit 11 staff members from around the world for 10 job categories as the first step in building an international organizing squad.

    The 11 staff members will be among 22 to be hired for 21 job categories involving planning and construction, venue management, marketing and finance during the recruitment period, which began Monday with the launch of online applications.

    Applicants can go to www.beijing2022.cn, the website of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, for job descriptions and to apply.

    The Beijing 2022 organizing committee will review applications through March 31, hold a written examination in mid-April for those who pass the review and conduct interviews in May.

    The written test will focus on applicants’ psychological qualities, basic competence, language efficiency and problem-solving abilities in their respective fields, while the interviews will aim to assess applicants’ competence, the organizing committee said.

    Beijing still faces a talent gap according to the director of the sports department of the organizing committee.

    (China Daily)