The Effect Of Soft Skills And Digital Literacy On The Work Readiness Of 2022 Management Students At Buana Perjuangan University Karawang

This Student employability is an important indicator in assessing the ability of college graduates to compete in the world of work. This investigation aims to analyze the influence of soft skills and digital literacy on the work readiness of students at Buana Perjuangan University Karawang. The study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method of 76 students in the 2022 Management Study Program who are not yet working, using simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected via questionnaires and analyzed utilizing multiple linear regression with the assist of SPSS. The outcomes revaled that, partially, soft skills and digital literacy had a positive and significant effect on student work readiness, with digital literacy having a more dominant influence. Simultaneously, both variables significantly influence students' work readiness and are able to explain most of the variation in work readiness. These outcomes emphasize the crusial of integrated development of soft skills and digital literacy in the learning process to improve the work readiness of college graduates.

Keywords: soft skills, digital literacy, work readiness, students