"Dream - Even though it's only the second day of the year 2024, the opportunity to become a civil servant is wide open. The government has scheduled the opening phase of the recruitment of prospective civil servants (CPNS) to begin in January 2024. "Later in the first month, the first week of January (2024), the president (Jokowi) will announce (CPNS)," said the Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia (PANRB) Azwar Anas as quoted by Merdeka.com."

"Although there is already a schedule for the recruitment opening, Minister Anas is still reluctant to reveal the quota that the government will prepare to accommodate fresh graduates in the CPNS test early next year. The CPNS quota for these new graduates, Anas continued, will be announced directly by President Jokowi during the upcoming official announcement."

"Previously, Abdullah Azwar Anas apologized to fresh graduates or new degree holders because in 2023, they could not open more positions or vacancies. "God willing, in 2024 I have already requested from BKN (National Civil Service Agency), from the SDMA team at KemenPAN-RB, we will create a larger policy for the recruitment of fresh graduates in 2024," Anas stated as quoted from Liputan6.com."

Anas explained that this is because in 2023, the job vacancies are prioritized for 80 percent for honorarium staff who have served. Some have served for 5 years, 10 years, and even some have served for 20 years. Anas also acknowledged that they have received a lot of criticism and suggestions because they have not opened positions for fresh graduates in the local government. "Yesterday, we received a lot of suggestions/criticisms," he said.