Dream - Although it is only the second day of the year 2024, the opportunity to become a civil servant is already wide open. The government has scheduled the recruitment phase for prospective civil servants (CPNS) to begin in January 2024. "In the first month, the first week of January (2024), the president (Jokowi) will announce (CPNS)," said Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia (PANRB) Azwar Anas quoted from Merdeka.com.

Although it already has a recruitment opening schedule, Minister Anas is not yet willing to reveal the quota that the government will prepare to accommodate the fresh graduates in the CPNS test next year. The CPNS quota for the new graduates, according to Anas, will be announced directly by President Jokowi during the upcoming official announcement.

"Previously, Abdullah Azwar Anas apologized to fresh graduates or new bachelor's degree holders because in 2023, they cannot open more positions or vacancies. 'God willing, in 2024, I have requested to BKN (National Civil Service Agency), to the SDMA team at KemenPAN-RB, we will make a bigger policy for recruiting fresh graduates in 2024,' said Anas as quoted from Liputan6.com."

Anas explained that this is because in 2023, 80 percent of vacancies are prioritized for honorary employees who have served. Some have served for 5 years, 10 years, and even 20 years. Anas also admitted that they have received many criticisms and suggestions for not opening positions for fresh graduates in the local government. "Yesterday, we received a lot of suggestions/criticisms," he said.