Hanoi lays red carpet, but keeps doors half-open to talents
Update: 01-10-2012 | 00:00:00
A lot of excellent university graduates hesitate to step on the red carpet laid by the Hanoi authorities to welcome talents. Meanwhile, many of them think that the doors of state agencies still have not been opened widely to them.
The disappointment
“A lot of valedictorians decided to become the officers at the city’s state agencies, hoping to devote themselves to the development of the nation. However, they quickly got disappointed with the working environment just after a short period of working,” said Nguyen Quang Uy, who came first among the graduates from the Hanoi Military Technique Academy in 2004.
After the graduation, Uy became a lecturer of the academy, and then spent three years on a postgraduate training course in Ireland. After returning to Vietnam, he continued the job of a lecturer and researcher at the academy.
Having the passion for scientific research, Uy feels satisfactory with the current job and life, though he said the domestic environment is not really good for scientists due to the limitations in the material facilities, the weak research community and the pay.
“The red-carpet policy by the Hanoi authorities has been applauded. However, a lot of excellent graduates refused the opportunities, why?” Uy questioned.
He said that the problem lies in the lack of a suitable working environment and the unattractive salaries. However, he stressed that refusing to step on the red carpet does not mean that the excellent graduates do not want to devote themselves to the society.
Working environment – how should it be?
Graduating from the information technology faculty of the Hanoi University of Technology, Tran Tuan Anh, a 2010 valedictorian, admitted that the Hanoi’s policy to attract talents absolutely did not attract him.
When Anh was a student, he joined MIMAS team, which won the first prize at the 2010 Nhan Tai Dat Viet (Viet Talents). With his achievements in scientific research, Anh was hunted by big companies. Finally, Anh decided to take a job at one of them, where he can get high pay and enjoy a good working environment.
Anh has recently obtained the opportunity to go studying in the US, which he believes to give him bigger job opportunities in the future.
Anh frankly said that in the field of information technology, state agencies are obviously less attractive than private or foreign companies.
He went on to say that while Hanoi tries to attract more talents, it cannot offer high pay to invite the talents to work for them. Besides, the working environment at state agencies is believed to be not friendly enough for them to promote their ability.
To date, only 10 percent of the valedictorians have accepted to go working at Hanoi’s state agencies over the last 10 years, since the day the city announced the policy to attract talents.
Commenting about the figure, Vo Hoang Bien, a valedictorian of the Hanoi University of Technology in 2007, said the modest figure truly reflects the job tendency and the real situation.
Bien said that in the market economy, young people have more job opportunities and they have the right to choose the best for them.
“In order to attract talents, employers need to show their advantages in working conditions, salaries and promotion opportunities,” Bien said. Meanwhile, state agencies obviously have worse offers to the talented people. Especially, there is no opportunity for creative ideas.
Vietnamnet/ Nguyen Hien
The disappointment
“A lot of valedictorians decided to become the officers at the city’s state agencies, hoping to devote themselves to the development of the nation. However, they quickly got disappointed with the working environment just after a short period of working,” said Nguyen Quang Uy, who came first among the graduates from the Hanoi Military Technique Academy in 2004.
After the graduation, Uy became a lecturer of the academy, and then spent three years on a postgraduate training course in Ireland. After returning to Vietnam, he continued the job of a lecturer and researcher at the academy.
Having the passion for scientific research, Uy feels satisfactory with the current job and life, though he said the domestic environment is not really good for scientists due to the limitations in the material facilities, the weak research community and the pay.
“The red-carpet policy by the Hanoi authorities has been applauded. However, a lot of excellent graduates refused the opportunities, why?” Uy questioned.
He said that the problem lies in the lack of a suitable working environment and the unattractive salaries. However, he stressed that refusing to step on the red carpet does not mean that the excellent graduates do not want to devote themselves to the society.
Working environment – how should it be?
Graduating from the information technology faculty of the Hanoi University of Technology, Tran Tuan Anh, a 2010 valedictorian, admitted that the Hanoi’s policy to attract talents absolutely did not attract him.
When Anh was a student, he joined MIMAS team, which won the first prize at the 2010 Nhan Tai Dat Viet (Viet Talents). With his achievements in scientific research, Anh was hunted by big companies. Finally, Anh decided to take a job at one of them, where he can get high pay and enjoy a good working environment.
Anh has recently obtained the opportunity to go studying in the US, which he believes to give him bigger job opportunities in the future.
Anh frankly said that in the field of information technology, state agencies are obviously less attractive than private or foreign companies.
He went on to say that while Hanoi tries to attract more talents, it cannot offer high pay to invite the talents to work for them. Besides, the working environment at state agencies is believed to be not friendly enough for them to promote their ability.
To date, only 10 percent of the valedictorians have accepted to go working at Hanoi’s state agencies over the last 10 years, since the day the city announced the policy to attract talents.
Commenting about the figure, Vo Hoang Bien, a valedictorian of the Hanoi University of Technology in 2007, said the modest figure truly reflects the job tendency and the real situation.
Bien said that in the market economy, young people have more job opportunities and they have the right to choose the best for them.
“In order to attract talents, employers need to show their advantages in working conditions, salaries and promotion opportunities,” Bien said. Meanwhile, state agencies obviously have worse offers to the talented people. Especially, there is no opportunity for creative ideas.
Vietnamnet/ Nguyen Hien
