The Influence of Soft Skills, Internship Experience and Work Interest on The Work Readiness of Sharia Banking Students

Abstract

This research is motivated by differences in students' work readiness levels which are influenced by soft skills, internship experience and work interests from two different universities and of course there is a gap in the quality of graduates who are ready to enter the world of work. As well as the existence of inconsistent results from previous research which of course requires further research in order to obtain credible and more consistent research results. This research uses a quantitative method with a comparative descriptive approach with data collection techniques through questionnaires. Partial research results show that there are differences in the influence of soft skills, internship experience and work interest on work readiness between Sharia Banking students at IAIN Ponorogo and UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Class of 2020 with the results of comparing the influence of soft skills and work interest for Sharia Banking study program students at UIN Malang higher compared to students of the Sharia Banking study program at IAIN Ponorogo. Meanwhile, the comparison of the influence of internship experience on work readiness of IAIN Ponorogo students is higher than that of UIN Malang Class of 2020. Meanwhile, the research results simultaneously show that students of the Sharia Banking study program at UIN Malang Class of 2020 have a higher level of work readiness which is influenced by soft skills, internship experience and work interest. higher compared to students of the Sharia Banking study program at IAIN Ponorogo Class of 2020.