Chasing 8 Million Salary After Graduating from College? This is the Culture of Indonesian Startup Fathers
Are you one fresh graduate who is looking for work in the startup? If you’re just looking for a job with a salary greater than IDR 8 million like the one that went viral recently, it’s better if you first read the following review.
A very strong reason for young children today in the startup world is the high salary. He said the salary earned could be many times the provincial minimum wage (UMP). Even from some circles also boost salary standards, including for fresh graduate. Is it all true?
Yansen Kamto known as the father of Indonesian startups responded to this question. He admitted that he strongly disagreed with what the assumption was widening. According to him, big salaries may only be available in unicorn startup companies. For those who don’t know, a unicorn startup is a company that has shares of up to USD 1 billion or Rp. 13 trillion. But in fact, these fantastic numbers are owned by only a few companies that can be counted on the fingers.
Not all startups are big and have big salaries. But many other startups are pioneering the market and their business. They have not yet reached a large turnover to provide salaries that many employees.
He also added that one’s ability is the main focus in terms of recruiting employees. It doesn’t matter where the college he is studying is from.
If I look more skills what he can do, his experience. When it comes to graduating from which university, even a foreign campus, if he doesn’t control the reality on the ground, and is unable to meet people, and can’t carry out his duties, it’s useless.
Instead of discussing salary, Yansen suggests that nowadays young children, especially those who have just graduated, can see bigger opportunities.
Try to look for bigger opportunities, it’s not impossible to find a job with a standard salary. Then try to ask yourself before working, for example at Gojek. What have you given? Yes, if you haven’t given already asked, in my opinion, don’t just work.
He emphasized that young people must be more agile, because of how big the potential for startups in Indonesia is. But it’s also no less important than what impact the startup will have. This is an opportunity that needs to be considered and then achieved.
Considering the current large opportunity for the digital industry and digital startups for the future, according to Yansen, more well-established quality human resources (HR) are needed in this industry.
That way, prepare yourself, maybe you can participate in incubation, or a community that can provide impact and can provide improvement in yourself.
Then at the end of his closing message he also mentioned, instead of thinking about after graduating from work and pursuing a big salary, it’s better to pay attention to big opportunities and seize these opportunities.
