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GDP Per Capita: The Number That Makes Indonesia Look Richer (and the Public Feel Poorer)
Indonesia’s GDP per capita suggests prosperity, but income data, inequality, and informal work reveal a population still far from middle-class security.
 • Leigh McKiernon
The Expat Saviour Complex: A Field Guide to the Last Remaining Colonial Superhero
In 2025, the expat saviour complex should be dead. It isn’t. Here’s why that’s funny, frustrating, and still happening in boardrooms across Jakarta.
 • Leigh McKiernon
How Fair Pay, Better Training, and Less Exploitation Could Transform Indonesia’s Recruitment Sector
Indonesia’s recruitment sector isn’t broken by clients, but by internal economics. Here’s why better pay, training and fairness are the real solution.
 • Leigh McKiernon
Impostor Syndrome: Everyone’s a Fraud (But Some of Us Make It Look Professional)
Learn why impostor syndrome persists even among top performers, and how workplace culture quietly fuels this invisible crisis.
 • Leigh McKiernon
GCI Explained: Why Indonesia’s New Policy May Not Bring Talent Home
Is Indonesia’s new Global Citizen scheme really about brain gain? Or just a path for elite kids to park passports, property, and privilege?
 • Leigh McKiernon
Why Selling Yourself Feels So Awkward (and What to Do About It)
Struggling to sell yourself in interviews? You’re not alone. Learn why self-promotion feels so hard, and how to do it without sounding arrogant.
 • Leigh McKiernon
Misunderstanding the Recruitment Industry is Ruining Your Job Search
You're not broken. You're just not fee-worthy. Learn why recruiters pass, and how to take control of your job search.
 • Leigh McKiernon
The Expat Expiry Date: Why Your Frontier Market Career Might Be a Limited-Time Offer
Expat life looks glamorous until your job ends, your visa lapses, and no one wants your skillset anymore. Here’s what no one warns you about.
 • Leigh McKiernon
Indonesia’s Factory Boom Is Real, Just Don’t Ask Where the Jobs Came From
Indonesia’s export and factory boom sounds great, until you see what’s really driving it: relocation, wage cuts, and political spin.
 • Leigh McKiernon
Nearshoring Talent Via Employer-of-Record Definitely Isn’t Exploitation... Right?
Nearshoring through EOR promises efficiency but hides exploitation. If they’re good enough to hire, they’re good enough to hire for real.
 • Leigh McKiernon
Hiring Passive vs. Active Talent is Not the Same Business... But We Keep Pretending It Is
Active vs passive talent needs different tools. Learn why confusing them could ruin your next critical hire.
 • Leigh McKiernon
How CEO Pay Stretched So High It Left Worker Wages on the Ground
If worker productivity is up, why aren’t wages? Explore how executive pay soared while the people doing the work were left behind.
 • Leigh McKiernon
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