in the profile of this issue of business, we discuss the world of recruitment with the general manager of JAC recruitment Indonesia, Srinivasan Ramanan who has worked with several multi-national companies and local companies across India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, USA and the Middle East.
JAC Recruitment was founded in 1975 by Mr. and Mrs. Tazaki, as the first Japanese recruitment company in London. Please tell us how the company has grown since.
Ms. Tazaki is one of the very few people who believed that human capital is of the utmost importance to the growth of any business and is the foundation of any organization . To bridge the gap of talent and bring people together, it considered that there is a strong need to match the talents (candidates) to the right companies (clients) at the right time. Since then, the organization has grown throughout Japan and ASEAN. We have a presence of over 50 years in 10 countries and 26 cities worldwide, with more than 1,000 recruiters across the JAC Group.
When did you first enter the world of recruitment? What is your background?
I started my career back in Chennai, India when I was attracted to the stock markets and doing a part time job as a licensed assistant in award in 1994. I entered the world of recruitment in 1996, when I used to offer both permanent and contract for US companies seeking strong iT talent in India.
The time took me to Singapore in 2001, I established the identity of Singapore my Indian company and grew their business. Finally, I had the opportunity to further develop another startup that wanted to hire my services to conduct their operations in Singapore and Indonesia for their contract staffing firm, subcontracting Indonesia.
I became Managing Consultant for executive search firm making level courses C. The passion and hunger for IT never dies and that is why I had the opportunity to sell knowledge management systems, E-learning, accounting and CRM recruitment software to several companies in Singapore and Indonesia.
My current role with JAC is an extension of my passion in the recruitment industry and ME was drawn like a magnet to the dynamism of my beautiful girlfriend and CEO, Ms. Mariko Asmara me JAC invited to join and I am indeed happy to be with her to represent the interests of society in many areas, including recruitment, iT and marketing for JAC Indonesia.
What are the main services that JAC Recruitment Indonesia offer?
JAC Indonesia is mainly in the recruitment industry, offering quality talent to the Japanese multi national companies and local clients since 2002. We are the largest in Indonesia staffing company with around 200 employees and 110 recruiters. We have several specializations of the wise industry, including but not limited to manufacturing, fast moving consumer goods, retail, energy, real estate and construction, the position (C) industrial and executive level. Besides recruiting core business, we also offer services that include outsourcing (labor, payroll, accounts) and the business center (business creation, translation and 'interpretation).
Why a company will come to you for their recruitment needs? What you offer your customers hiring?
The fact that we are the largest recruitment company, with over 100 recruitment consultants, indicates that, with a simple 100 contacts per person, we already have a propagation 10,000 professionals who know us by name. We have specific solutions due to the fact that our industry recruitment consultants are from solid industrial environments distributed in various industries. We offer personalized services to clients in terms of account management and strong relationship and are available even outside office hours and on weekends to facilitate meetings, interviews and other.
All applicants are interviewed by our consultants before their treatment of all customers. Our pool of candidates is large in terms of industry specialization, function, experience and level designations C. We provide value for money to all our customers and our fees are charged on the successful placement . We do not take upfront fees and the overall service is offered based on trust and faith.
Do you have CSR programs?
Our PPP program (One Placement creates a factory to save the planet) is an initiative of our President to give to society and nature in general as part of our GO initiative GREEN.
The JAC Recruitment mission statement is: " To give an operation to its customers without borders with the same high level of service based on its knowledge and deep understanding of culture in all countries. "How do you ensure these high standards are met in Indonesia?
in JAC we are in a multi-cultural environment with several nationalities working under the same roof, including Japanese, Indonesian, Singaporean, Chinese, British, European and Korean. Each brings a wealth of experience of cultures and different environments, adding great value to our company.
I guess the majority of your positions are located in Jakarta. Where do you focus your business in Indonesia?
Our main objective includes Jakarta, Bekasi, Karwang, Surabaya, where we have physical offices, but we have many customers outside Java, including in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
How many candidates do you have successfully placed to date?
We have successfully placed over 7000 candidates.
What do recruiters often make mistakes in the interview a job applicant?
The recruiter usually does not educate candidates on the exact role of job and description, as well as business and customer culture. "What you see is what you get is not essentially true for the industry and the work is oversold many times the candidates, while the reality is very different.
What do you see as the future of recruitment, especially as the machines are, and will continue to do more and more jobs?
I am of the belief that machines can never recreate the human touch. I am a very IT-savvy person, but regardless of the growth of technology and telecommunications, with over a million gadgets do several things, many times we forget that humans have created each of these instruments. In the area of recruitment, the personal touch is of extreme importance.
In your business, you will have an overview of the application of expatriate labor in Indonesia. Would you say that the demand increasing or decreasing?
There is certainly a demand for expatriates in many functions in all sectors and that will never go down. We seek the support of the government to adopt talents from around the world.
What other trends have you noticed in your industry?
Lately, testing and evaluation of the most robust tools are used. It is also true that technology is developed to provide common pools of talent with professional social media and more. What was there several years a myth has become reality today when the Internet has helped our business in a big way to communicate and stay connected with people worldwide.
Thank you, Mr. Ramanan! To contact, please contact: Krrish@jac-recruitment.co.id