[Jakarta Post] The current recruitment process of new civil servants in Central Jakarta is prone to bribery with many brokers claiming they could help applicants secure a job."They asked for Rp 100 million per person in return for securing the applicant a job," Anik Amikawati, speaker of the Democratic Party branch of the provincial council, said Tuesday.
Therefore she urged regional governments to be transparent, professional and open during the recruitment process to allow the creation of clean, tough and professional bureaucrats.
This year Central Java needs 20,029 new civil servants. Of that number, 1,243 are for the provincial level, while the rest are for the regency/city levels. Thirteen regencies/cities conduct the selection process by themselves, while another 22 conduct it in coordination with the provincial government.
Until Tuesday, more than 41,000 people had applied for the job online, while thousands more had sent their applications by mail.
Hadi Prabowo, head of the 2009 selection committee, denied there were brokers in the recruitment process. He said the governor had set up a special committee to guarantee transparency in the selection process.