Innovation in personnel work to prevent 'favoritism' in appointing relatives

Recruitment for leadership positions creates a healthy competitive environment, avoiding manipulation, abuse of power, and group interests in personnel work.

“Following procedures”, “appointing relatives over talented people”, and appointing based on “relationships, descendants, and money” are phrases that have long been mentioned by public opinion when talking about the selection and appointment of officials. The conclusion of the Central Inspection Committee on the appointment of Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh and the son of the former Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee shows that what public opinion has mentioned in the selection and appointment of officials is well-founded.

Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao - son of former Secretary of Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee Le Phuoc Thanh. Photo: Vnexpress

Regarding the rapid promotion of Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh, the Central Inspection Committee pointed out the responsibilities of Mr. Ngo Van Tuan - Provincial Party Committee member, Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, former Party Committee Secretary, former Director of the Department of Construction and Mr. Dao Vu Viet - Provincial Party Committee member, Party Committee Secretary, Director of the Department of Construction.

Notably, the Central Inspection Committee pointed out Mr. Ngo Van Tuan's violations and shortcomings as "having unfairly favored and supported Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh in making decisions on personnel work that violated the regulations of the Party and the State. Even issuing decisions on standards for appointing officials without proper authority, violating the standards for officials prescribed by competent authorities; appointing many department heads and deputy department heads who did not meet the conditions and standards, of which the typical case is Ms. Tran Vu Quynh Anh.

Public opinion also agrees with the conclusion of the Central Inspection Committee regarding the appointment of Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao (son of Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh - former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province).

Mr. Bui Duc Phien, former Head of the Inspection Committee, Transport Union 2, Ministry of Transport, said that the recent implementation of improper regulations has created negative public opinion about the promotion and rotation of cadres. This has led to a group of people taking advantage of their positions and powers to put their family members, relatives, and children in inappropriate positions.

“The work of rotating cadres must ensure democracy, objectivity, openness, transparency, and fairness; prevent negativity, corruption, group interests, family relationships, and familiarity... Party members and cadres strongly support this policy; if this can be done, the people will look forward to it. This should be done carefully and practically. In the process, we must monitor and consider all aspects,” said Mr. Bui Duc Phien.

Looking more broadly, for a long time now, the appointment and promotion of officials in many places has been mentioned with negative connotations, causing public outrage. Many agencies, units and localities recruit in a closed-door manner, sitting and studying records, reviewing resumes, examining qualifications and even pre-arranging job positions. That is not to mention the situation of "buying and selling positions and power".

Recently, the Central Organizing Committee has organized a recruitment exam for three positions: Director of the Department of Personnel Policy, Department of Party Grassroots and Department of Localities III. Through innovation in the selection method of leaders and managers, it contributes to selecting worthy people. At the same time, the recruitment exam creates a healthy competitive environment, avoiding closed and local situations in the work of planning and appointing officials as well as overcoming the situation of manipulation, abuse of power, group interests and corruption in personnel work.

According to Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Duong, former Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office, in order to select talented people through the exam, the preparation and organization of the exam is very important. Accordingly, how to reach many people to find good candidates. The examiner and the person who creates the exam are also very important to evaluate who is good and worthy. These issues are very difficult, require meticulousness and each position has its own qualities and evaluation criteria, how to evaluate accurately and best, to find the most worthy person.

"If those two steps are done well, the entrance exam will be substantial. If those two steps are formal, the exam will also be formal," emphasized Professor Tran Ngoc Duong.

Along with organizing the recruitment examination, specific regulations on appointment and rotation of cadres will contribute to building a cadre team equal to the tasks in each period; strongly innovating the work of rotating cadres, ensuring democracy, objectivity, publicity and transparency; preventing negativity, corruption, group interests, family relations, acquaintances, etc. At the same time, contributing to ensuring the implementation of the policy of comprehensive training and fostering and effective use of the cadre team; creating conditions for young, promising cadres, cadres in the planning to be trained in practice; creating a long-term source of cadres for the country./.

According to VOV