On his return from the U.S., Hsu, still aged under 30, was appointed a senior personnel officer with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and held a concurrent post as executive secretary of the manpower group of the Council for Economic Planning and Development.
自美國回來後，徐部長回到經濟部人事處任專門委員兼幫辦，那時他還不到卅歲，可謂少年得志。這個幫辦一做七、八年，中間有一段時間兼任經合會人力小組的副執行秘書。