Hard Skills and Soft Skills as a Result of Industrial Practices and Their Impact on Graduates Job Performance

Industrial practice is a real learning process carried out in industry. Educational institutions collaborate with industry to foster students to have soft skills and hard skills according to the needs of the job market. This study aims to determine the effect of graduate perceptions on student soft skills and hard skills as a result of industrial practice learning and their effects on job performance. The research sample is graduates of agro-industrial technology education study programs who have been and are currently working in the industry. The research method uses descriptive methods with a quantitative approach. Hard skills and soft skills are independent variables, while job performance is the dependent variable. The results showed a high category for hard skills and a very high category for soft skills as a result of industrial practice learning on job performance. The general perception of graduates about hard skills and soft skills as a result of industrial practice learning towards graduate job performance is in the very high category. The components of hard skills and soft skills are discussed in this study. Keywords—hard skills, soft skills, job performance, vocational education