PENGARUH  INTERPERSONAL  SKILLS  DAN  KNOWLEDGE  CONSTRUCTIONS TERHADAP WORK READINESS DENGAN WORK  MOTIVATION SEBAGAI MEDIASI (STUDI PADA MAHASISWA TINGKAT  AKHIR ANGKATAN 2022 FAKULTAS EKONOMIKA DAN BISNIS  UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SEMARANG)

Ananda Audiarga; Bogy Febriatmoko

doi:10.37479/jimb.v9i2.41081

PENGARUH INTERPERSONAL SKILLS DAN KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTIONS TERHADAP WORK READINESS DENGAN WORK MOTIVATION SEBAGAI MEDIASI (STUDI PADA MAHASISWA TINGKAT AKHIR ANGKATAN 2022 FAKULTAS EKONOMIKA DAN BISNIS UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SEMARANG)

Ananda Audiarga, Bogy Febriatmoko

Abstract

Tingginya angka pengangguran sarjana di Indonesia serta adanya ketidaksesuaian kompetensi di pasar kerja mencerminkan pentingnya peningkatan kesiapan kerja mahasiswa. Berdasarkan Human Capital Theory, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Interpersonal Skills dan Knowledge Constructions terhadap Work Readiness mahasiswa tingkat akhir Fakultas Ekonomika dan Bisnis Universitas Negeri Semarang angkatan 2022, dengan Work Motivation sebagai variabel mediasi. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Populasi pada peneilitian ini berjumlah 1.045 mahasiswa. Penentuan sampel penelitian menggunakan rumus Taro Yamane dengan tingkat kesalahan 5%, sehingga diperoeh sampel sebanyak 289 responden. Teknik pengambian sampel menggunakan teknik proportionate stratified random sampling dengan pengumpulan data memalui penyebaran kuesioner secara online. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) menggunakan software SmartPLS4 4.1. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Interpersonal Skills dan Knowledge Constructions secara valid terbukti berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara langsung terhadap Work Readiness. Kedua variabel independen tersebut juga ditemukan memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Work Motivation. Selanjutnya, Work Motivation terbukti berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Work Readiness serta secara signifikan dan valid berperan sebagai variabel mediasi yang menghubungkan pengaruh Interpersonal Skills dan Knowledge Constructions terhadap kesiapan kerja mahasiswa. Penelitian ini berimplikasi pada pentingnya institusi pendidikan tinggi untuk mengintegrasikan program pengembangan kapasitas sosial dan metode pembelajaran kolaboratif aktif guna menstimulasi motivasi internal serta kesiapan transisi karier lulusan secara optimal.

Keywords

Interpersonal Skills; Knowledge Constructions; Work Readiness; Work Motivation

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