The Effecs of Competence and Motivation on Employee Performance at PT Pos Indonesia Bandung Cilaki Head Office

The background of this study was a decrease in employee performance and an increase in the number of absent employees. Those problems need to be addressed. This study aims to find out: (1) competence level (2) motivation level, (3) performance level, (4) the effect of competence and motivation on employee performance both partially and simultaneously using descriptive survey and explanation methods. The analysis unit is the employees of PT Pos Indonesia Bandung Cilaki Head Office. The population consisted of 245 employees and the samples were taken randomly as many as 78 employees. The analysis method was path analysis. The study revealed that competence and motivation have significant and positive effect on performance simultaneously by 54.70%. Partially, competence has positive and significant effect on performance by 65.60% and work motivation has positive and significant effect on performance by 24.40%. The recommendation is that competence can be improved through education and continuous training whereas motivation can be improved through development, appreciation, and recognition. Keywords—Competence, Motivation, Performance