For the four senior technical positions we have advertised in WATSAN, we got around 75 applications from all over Indonesia. The concerned person in HR is on leave, and along with all other issues, I took up the tedious job of shortlisting candidates for Interview.
As I went through the profiles, I was able to short list only two applications who qualify for the positions they are applying. At the end of the day, I was so disappointed and frustrated at the scenario... that means, we will not have key people in place for few more months??
I can't say that Indonesia lack qualified and talented people. I think, they have people with better capacity when compared to African and Latin American countries. But on the other hand, I have to acknowledge that there is less competitive environment compared to other Asian countries, and even neighboring countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines. So, people are hired for their qualifications and experience, rather than their capacity.
But, in our scenario, there are two key factors which can be termed as R&R. This is not rest and relaxation as I mentioned earlier, but 'Remuneration and Remoteness'.
As International NGOs started operating after Tsunami, one of the important factors they have considered is that they do not want to inflate the job market. That means, that when International NGOs leave the country, people will be able to find a reasonable job in other companies with similar pay package. But on the other hand, International NGOs require people with a caliber matching International standards. The people who have that caliber will not like to work in NGOs because, of the less pay they receive.
The second factor is that Banda Aceh is a remote and dangerous area for Indonesians. So people think twice before applying, unless they don't have any other job to do.
So these R&R issues makes the recruitment very difficult, and the program implementation suffers.
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