I’ve failed the civil service exam twice. Would it be okay to take it just one more time next year, or should I switch to looking for a job now?

Even after failing twice, it is right for you to take the civil service exam one more time next year. It is not that your connection with entering public service itself is weak, ■■■, but rather that the time for putting your name on the list and the time for your abilities to show have not aligned yet. Rather than switching completely to employment, you should decide that this exam will be your final challenge and prepare for it. Next year, it is clearly better to take the exam in person than to postpone your studies and the exam. ■■■ has the strength to manage assigned work realistically, but if you endure alone for too long, you are prone to overthinking and losing confidence. Your innate chart contains a foundation that supports studying, and your abilities come alive when you immerse yourself warmly, but living expenses and responsibilities around you may keep pulling you away from your studies. 2026 is already a year when studying, documents, and receiving help are set in motion, so it is a good time to reset your preparation direction. In particular, next year, 2027, a flow that directly supports exams and documents will come in, making it good for organizing your weak areas and producing actual results. What you need to do now is not decide on employment first, but organize your scores by subject and the reasons for your mistakes, one page at a time, within this year. What ■■■ needs is not more materials, but a routine of sitting at a set time under warm lighting, along with the habit of waking your body up by working up a sweat every day. Keep job applications open as a secondary route to maintain your livelihood, but set aside your study time first and take action during the remaining time. Next year, the likelihood will increase that you receive the result under your name as someone who organized everything through to the end, rather than as someone who simply did not give up.