Improving the Internships Quality in Supporting Vocational College Students' Job Search Success

Internships prepare students to enter the industry, business world, and world of work (IDUKA). Internships encourage improved job prospects, higher wages, and reduced skill mismatches. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of internship quality on students' career adaptability a...

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Main Authors: Dony Firman Santosa, Athira Setira Adil, Rinandita Wikansari, Erfina Oktariani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Brawijaya 2024-03-01
Series:Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen
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Online Access:https://jurnaljam.ub.ac.id/index.php/jam/article/view/7325
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author Dony Firman Santosa
Athira Setira Adil
Rinandita Wikansari
Erfina Oktariani
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description Internships prepare students to enter the industry, business world, and world of work (IDUKA). Internships encourage improved job prospects, higher wages, and reduced skill mismatches. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of internship quality on students' career adaptability and students' job search success also to formulate strategic recommendations for improving the quality of apprenticeship programs. The population of this study is all alumni of Politeknik Ketenagakerjaan, Politeknik APP Jakarta and Politeknik STMI Jakarta who are recorded as already working. A total of 99 respondents were selected by purposive sampling then analyzed using SEM-PLS and the Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP). The results of the study found that there is a positive and significant influence between internship quality on career adaptability, career adaptability on job search success, internship quality on job search success and internship quality on job search success through career adaptability. The most important alternative strategy for improving internship quality is setting up an internship mentoring program. Universities and companies must develop an internship curriculum for each internship position before setting up an internship mentoring programme.
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spelling doaj.art-99a926d545d4433395c07191645b1b8d2024-04-19T06:14:13ZengUniversity of BrawijayaJurnal Aplikasi Manajemen1693-52412302-63322024-03-0122116117410.21776/ub.jam.2024.022.01.131542Improving the Internships Quality in Supporting Vocational College Students' Job Search SuccessDony Firman Santosa0Athira Setira Adil1Rinandita Wikansari2Erfina Oktariani3Politeknik Ketenagakerjaan, IndonesiaPoliteknik Ketenagakerjaan, IndonesiaPoliteknik APP Jakarta, IndonesiaPoliteknik STMI Jakarta, IndonesiaInternships prepare students to enter the industry, business world, and world of work (IDUKA). Internships encourage improved job prospects, higher wages, and reduced skill mismatches. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of internship quality on students' career adaptability and students' job search success also to formulate strategic recommendations for improving the quality of apprenticeship programs. The population of this study is all alumni of Politeknik Ketenagakerjaan, Politeknik APP Jakarta and Politeknik STMI Jakarta who are recorded as already working. A total of 99 respondents were selected by purposive sampling then analyzed using SEM-PLS and the Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP). The results of the study found that there is a positive and significant influence between internship quality on career adaptability, career adaptability on job search success, internship quality on job search success and internship quality on job search success through career adaptability. The most important alternative strategy for improving internship quality is setting up an internship mentoring program. Universities and companies must develop an internship curriculum for each internship position before setting up an internship mentoring programme.https://jurnaljam.ub.ac.id/index.php/jam/article/view/7325internship qualitycareer adaptabilityjob search successvocational education
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internship quality
career adaptability
job search success
vocational education
title Improving the Internships Quality in Supporting Vocational College Students' Job Search Success
title_full Improving the Internships Quality in Supporting Vocational College Students' Job Search Success
title_fullStr Improving the Internships Quality in Supporting Vocational College Students' Job Search Success
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title_short Improving the Internships Quality in Supporting Vocational College Students' Job Search Success
title_sort improving the internships quality in supporting vocational college students job search success
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career adaptability
job search success
vocational education
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