Dear Katy,
Code on Access to Information
Application No. 8/2023
I refer to your email data access request application dated 6
February 2023, seeking access to the following information in relation to
the recruitment exercises of registered nurses- 
The last three completed recruitment exercises of registered nurses-
(i) number of application(s) received; 
(ii) number of candidate(s) invited for interview; 
(iii) number of candidate(s) attended interview; 
(iv) number of candidate(s) with offers issued and accepted; and 
(v) name(s) of section where the candidate(s) were assigned for first
posting. 
The current recruitment exercise of registered nurses-
(vi) target number of vacancy to be filled; and 
(vii) interview period of the current recruitment exercise.
2. Please find our reply below-
Item (i) to (iv)

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Last three completed recruitment exercises of registered nurses |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Year |2015 |2017 |2019 |
|------------------------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----|
|number of applications received | 620| 674| 326|
|------------------------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----|
|number of candidates invited for interview | 226| 227| 181|
|------------------------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----|
|number of candidates attended interview | 105| 138| 116|
|------------------------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----|
|number of candidates with offers issued and accepted | 16| 6| 15|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Item (v)
Newly recruited registered nurses were posted to different sections in the
Department including Contract Management Section; Licensing Office of
Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities; Licensing Office of
Residential Care Homes for the Elderly and Tuen Mun Children and Juvenile
Home.
Item (vi) and (vii)
The number of vacancies to be filled in 2023 registered nurses recruitment
exercise is about 5.  Shortlisted applicants would be invited to attend a
selection interview in late March or April 2023 tentatively.
3. Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact me at
2892 5642. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
(Will CHAN)
for Director of Social Welfare
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寄件人: Katy <[FOI #1303 email]>
日期: 02/06/2023 05:36下午
主旨: Freedom of Information request - Recruitment of Registered Nurse

Dear Social Welfare Department,

I would like to obtain the following information on recruitment of
Registered Nurse in your department in the past three completed
recruitment exercises:

- number of applications received
- number of candidates invited for interview
- number of candidates attended interview
- number of candidates with offer issued and accepted
- names of sections where the candidates were assigned for first posting

As for the current recruitment exercise, i would like to know the targeted
number of vacancy to be filled, and the period when interviews would be
conducted. Thanks!!

Yours faithfully,

Katy

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