직무능력중심 채용의 공정성 강화를 위한 법적 과제 고찰 - 국가직무능력표준(NCS) 필기전형 출제지침 제정필요성을 중심으로 -

Today, general public institution recruitment tests are being conducted as so-called “NCS-based competency-based recruitment” centered on job competency evaluation. Among the recruitment screening, the NCS-based written screening is a written test to measure job competency indicated in the job description data at the time of the recruitment announcement, usually divided into two categories: “core competency assessment” and “job performance ability assessment”. Among them, the “core competency assessment”, a test that evaluates “the basic skills and qualities commonly required of all professionals regardless of occupation or position,” is the biggest burden on test takers. The reason why core competency assessment is burdensome is the so-called “asymmetry of test information,” such as different types of problems and composition for each institution, a lack of information on preparation methods, and non-disclosure of questions. In addition, the current NCS-based written test questions are being closed after the test is conducted, and due to these closed-door practices, difficulties in preparing for the examination of test takers and the problem of compromising transparency and fairness in the recruitment process were revealed. The questionnaire questions presented in the current written screening for public institutions are maintained as a closed practice, but it is most desirable that the questionnaire be disclosed fundamentally. However, since long-term discussions and legal procedures are required between related government ministries until the implementation of measures to disclose questions, we would like to review the enactment of the so-called “NCS-based Written Screening Guidelines” as an alternative to providing convenience for test takers and fairness in hiring procedures for public institutions. These questionnaire guidelines can be used as a means of contributing to enhancing the fairness of the overall recruitment process by unifying the direction of questions, criteria, and scope of questions in the current questionnaire closed practice. In addition, the examiner will comply with the questionnaire guidelines when presenting the question, which will contribute to improving the quality of the question and significantly reduce the questionnaire error by increasing the reliability and uniformity of the questionnaire. Finally, the government's policy intention to improve the recruitment process by suppressing the proportion of core competency assessment and increasing the proportion of job performance ability assessment can be achieved by defining the specific weight or scope of core competency assessment in the questionnaire guidelines. The establishment of NCS-based written screening guidelines can ultimately contribute to strengthening the right of test takers to know by improving the quality of written questions and reducing the possibility of erroneous questions in the closed practice of written questions. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the necessity of enacting guidelines for written screening as part of the youth policy of youth participation and rights enhancement and try to find a way.