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Penelitian ini dilakukan guna meneliti kontribusi pengalaman magang, soft skill dan motivasi kerja terhadap kesiapan kerja mahasiswa generasi Z. Pengambilan sampel (purposive sampling) digunakan untuk mendapatkan 112 responden dalam penelitian kuantitatif, dengan fokus pada mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, angkatan 2022. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dengan menggunakan skala likert kemudian dilakukan analisis regresi linier berganda menggunakan SPSS versi 26. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman magang berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kesiapan kerja, serta soft skill juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kesiapan kerja mahasiswa. Namun motivasi kerja tidak menunjukkan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kesiapan kerja. Bersamaan dengan itu, secara simultan pengalaman magang, soft skill dan motivasi kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kesiapan kerja mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman magang, soft skill menjadi faktor yang lebih dominan dalam meningkatkan kesiapan kerja mahasiswa generasi Z, sehingga perguruan tinggi perlu memperkuat program magang dan pengembangan soft skill mahasiswa.
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Pakarti, P., Dharmmesta, B. S., Nugroho, S. S., & Sutikno, B. (2022). REVIEW OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE , PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF E-COMMERCE. Journal of Applied Management (JAM), 20(1), 12–24.
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Pilar, M., Gomez, J., Bojica, A., Mart, J., & Karaja, R. (2025). Designing successful internships : exploring the role of duration , formalization and motivational practices. Education and Training, 65(3), 433–453. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-12-2021-0480
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Rahmadani, D., & Mardalis, A. (2022). Improving Student ’ s Working Readiness by Increasing Soft Skills , Self-Efficacy , Motivation , and Organizational Activities. Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, 218(Icoebs), 273–279.
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Salvadorinho, J., & Hines, P. (2024). Empowering Generation Z in manufacturing organizations : a 6-factor self-determination extension. Journal of Work Applied Management, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWAM-07-2024-0087
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Suparno, Sirajuddin, Zulkarnain S, S. (2023). Evaluasi Program Magang Dengan Model Evaluasi Kirkpatrick. Journal of Education and Intruction (JOEAI), 6, 82–88.
Supriyanto, S., Munadi, S., Daryono, R. W., Adrianova, Y., & Tuah, E. (2023). The Influence of Internship Experience and Work Motivation on Work Readiness in Vocational Students: PLS-SEM Analysis. Indonesian Journal on Learning and Advanced Education, 5(1), 32–44. https://doi.org/10.23917/ijolae.v5i1.20033
Ulfa, A. K., Riyanto, F., Manajemen, P. S., & Nuswantoro, U. D. (2023). ISLAMIC WORK ETHICS IN IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCE PERFORMANCE THROUGH. Jurnal Manajemen Dan Dinamika Bisnis, 2(1), 49–60.
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