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View all search resultsOne year into a government internship program placing fresh graduates in subsidized roles across the country, many of its participants are struggling to secure permanent jobs, citing intense competition in a tightening market.
The senior economy minister has called on Kadin to help the government tackle unemployment by boosting jobs in the private sector, including by easing entry-level requirements so around 1.5 million fresh graduates can get a foot in the door each year.
"It was already hard to find a job to begin with, even without a pandemic," said Ghea, 21, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication science in early March, shortly after Indonesia announced its first confirmed cases.
The question of the “proper” salary for fresh graduates arose recently after a fresh graduate complained in an Instagram post about the Rp 8 million salary offer from a company they had applied to.
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