PENGUATAN HARD SKILL DAN SOFT SKILL DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESIAPAN KERJA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN UNIVERSITAS SAMAWA

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of hard skills and soft skills on the work readiness of final-year Management students at Samawa University, both partially and simultaneously. It is an associative study. The data analyzed were quantitative, consisting of respondent answers obtained directly from primary sources using a questionnaire. The study population comprised all 75 Management students at Samawa University graduating in 2021. The sample was determined using a saturated sampling method, meaning that every member of the population was included as the sample. Data analysis was performed using multiple linear regression, partial hypothesis testing (t-test), simultaneous hypothesis testing (F-test), and the coefficient of determination (R²). The results showed that partially, hard skills and soft skills had a positive and significant effect on the work readiness of final-year Management students at Samawa University, with the t-statistic values ??are 2.267 for professional skills and 3.845 for personal skills, both exceeding the critical t-value of 1.993 (2.267 and 3.845>1.993). Simultaneously, hard skills and soft skills had a significant effect on the work readiness of final-year Management students at Samawa University, with the F-statistic value are 33.906, which exceeds the critical F-value of 3.124 (33.906>3.124). The ability of hard skills and soft skills to influence the work readiness of final-year Management students at Samawa University was 47.1%, while the remaining 52.9% was influenced by other variables not examined in this study, such as career planning, adversity quotient, self-efficacy, psychological capital, internship or fieldwork experience, motivation to enter the workforce, and social support.