Some Recruitment and Promotion Nightmares in Cameroon's Public Service

In Cameroon, recruitment is not well streamlined. Despite thesignificant or important nature of this domain in a country's life orwelfare, the Cameroonian Government and a good number of Stateofficials in charge of managing State recruitment from the grassrootslevel (entrance examinations for professional schools, classroomwork and examinations in these schools, etc) right up to the final recruitment of potential public service workers are not doingan acceptable job. In other words, public service recruitment inCameroon, so far, has been done in a haphazard and deplorable manner.This situation is not a far cry from the appointment or promotionendeavours in the said public service. These endeavours are repletewith bad practices such as nepotism, tribalism, favoritism,corruption, partisan leanings, etc. Furthermore, in Cameroon, we aredealing with a public service which cares less about career profile,social justice, the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups,merit, etc. Indeed, this public service breeds frustration anddejection through its demoralizing appointment or promotionendeavours. Such an unwholesome dispensation cannot ease emergence.

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Kijem Joseph est titulaire d'une licence en sociologie/anthropologie, d'un diplôme d'études supérieures en traduction, d'une maîtrise en droit des droits de l'homme/action humanitaire et d'un doctorat en sciences politiques. Il est traducteur principal au Bureau de recensement de la population du Cameroun et auteur de nombreux articles et ouvrages.