The Soft Skill Training to Improve the Readiness of Alumni in Entering the Working World

Abstract

In the era of this global competition, everyone is expected to improve their competencies both in soft skill and hard skill. An excellent human resource does not only have proficiency in hard skill but also in soft skill to handle various challenges and changes of technology in the working world. This study aims at describing soft skill training as an attempt to improve the readiness of alumni in entering the working world. This study uses descriptive method by using qualitative approach. The research respondents are the students in the last year and alumni of Indonesia University of Education. The result of the study shows that the training is directed to the mastery on how to deal with the other people (interpersonal skill) and selfregulating skill (intrapersonal skill), thus the characteristic of a good and responsible working behavior will be achieved by the employees. Keywords—training; soft skill; working readiness