Hiring contest in Cameroon: factors of failure and success

As one of the most corrupt countries in the world, Cameroon is experiencing a lot of controversy over success in the various hiring contests. The criterion of the most deserving does not seem to be the most important. The corruption of politicians is much more often pointed out as the main determinant of success in these competitions, especially since they are generally used for recruitment into the civil service. This study has therefore set itself the objective of determining the profiles of those who most often pass recruitment competitions in Cameroon. It uses data from the fourth Cameroonian household survey and logit. It shows that candidates from middle-class families are more likely to succeed than the poor. It also shows that university education hardly increases the chances of success for the poor and rich. Women are less likely to succeed than men, while for the rich, the probability of success seems evenly distributed across various aspects of the analysis. Chances of success that also increase if the applicant live in one of the country's capitals or in an urban area. However, assuming a constant level of education, the chances of success no longer differ between urban and rural areas. While women's chances of success surpass those of men.