Forming of the public administration staff in the Russian Federation and Prussia: comparative analysis

Abstract

The comparative analysis of the governmental personnel policy realization in the Russian Federation and Prussia aimed at the improvement of professionalism of civil servants and provision of the demand for the human resource potential of the public administration is considered in the article. Special attention is paid to the competitive selection system for the vacancies of the public administration as effective means of increasing the management efficiency. The role of legal restrictions and prohibitions in public administration staff formation is studied as well as the role of the guaranties for the improvement of professionalism and competence of civil servants. The specific features of appointment and contents of probation period for the civil servants in Prussia and the Russian Federation are pointed out by the authors. The conclusion about identity of many principles of the public administration staff formation in Russia and Prussia is a special contribution of the authors to the research of this topic.