Study: Top 3 Motivations of Employees in Indonesia to Look for New Jobs

Dream - The population of Indonesia, which reaches 276 million people, is the fourth largest in the world. With a large population, there are also more workers trying their luck to earn rupiah.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that there were 143.72 million people who were employed in August 2022, accounting for 68.63 percent of the working-age population.

But did you know that the most common range of work experience is between 2-10 years?

In the latest survey conducted by JobStreet by SEEK and JobsDB, The Boston Consulting Group, and The Network on 68,591 respondents, it was found that 56 percent of people have work experience between 2-10 years. 

Meanwhile, 26 percent of other respondents have work experience below 2 years. As for work experience between 11-20 years, it is felt by 14 percent of respondents. And those who have work experience of more than 20 years are 4 percent.

The survey also revealed interesting facts about the industries that are most occupied by the respondents, with the following details:

- Industrial goods: 15 percent

- Consumer products: 11 percent

- Consumer services: 9 percent

- Retail: 8 percent

- Transportation: 6 percent

- Education: 5 percent

- Professional services: 5 percent

- Financial institutions: 5 percent

- Technology & IT: 5 percent

- Agriculture: 3 percent

- Healthcare: 3 percent

- Media: 2 percent

- Travel and tourism: 2 percent

- Pharmaceuticals: 2 percent

- Telecommunications: 2 percent

- Energy and Utilities: 2 percent

- Insurance: 1 percent

- Private sector: 1 percent

- Law: 1 percent

- Non-profit: 1 percent

An interesting finding from a study titled "What Workers Expect Companies to Know: Opening the Door to Future Recruitment" is that 43 percent of respondents in Indonesia say that work-life balance is the top priority in choosing a job. Meanwhile, 54 percent of workers choose a hybrid work location.

At the Asian level, the study also interviewed 97,324 respondents in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It was found that 34 percent of respondents are actively looking for new jobs.

The top three motivations for seeking new jobs are seeking more attractive positions or higher career levels (49 percent), lack of career development opportunities in the workplace (30 percent), and dissatisfaction with salary and benefits in the workplace (27 percent).

Unlike other countries in Asia, the labor market in Indonesia is highly competitive. This is evidenced by the finding that 76 percent of respondents admit to receiving job offers several times a year with job offers in various fields.

Meanwhile, 43 percent of respondents in Indonesia say that work-life balance is the top priority in choosing a job. In addition, 42 percent of respondents state that career advancement opportunities are very important attributes in choosing a job.

Although there is a possibility of a recession, job seekers in Indonesia remain confident in their attractiveness and ability to find new career opportunities.

In fact, this study found that 74 percent of respondents receive job offers several times a year. Meanwhile, 75 percent of Indonesians feel that they are in a strong bargaining position when looking for a job.

In the data, when approaching job opportunities, 43 percent of Indonesian respondents would reject attractive job opportunities if they had a bad recruitment experience.