Career Self-Efficacy and Future Career Anxiety on Indonesian Fresh Graduates During Pandemic

May Lia Elfina; Devina Andriany

Career Self-Efficacy and Future Career Anxiety on Indonesian Fresh Graduates During Pandemic

May Lia Elfina, Devina Andriany

Abstract

Abstract: The uncertain job vacancy presents substantial influence on job seekers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The anxiety concerning their future career emerges as a new and deteriorating issue for fresh graduates. On the other hand, self-efficacy serves as a crucial element in facing a shift in the situation. The self-efficacy being adopted in overcoming career anxiety is known as career self-efficacy. Therefore, this study aims to identify the correlation between career self-efficacy and future career anxiety in Indonesian fresh graduate. This study used a quantitative method with a correlational study approach. For the research sample, the final-year students participated in this study and were selected using random sampling. The data were collected through Career Self-Efficacy and Future Career Anxiety instruments and analyzed using data product moment analysis. Our results suggested a negative correlation between career self-efficacy and future career anxiety. Therefore, someone with higher self-efficacy presents a low rate of future career anxiety.

Abstrak:Kondisi tidak menentu terkait lapangan pekerjaan menjadi salah satu hal yang berdampak pada pencari kerja sebagai akibat pandemi COVID-19. Kecemasan terhadap karier di masa depan tampaknya menjadi masalah baru dan semakin memburuk pada fresh graduate. Di sisi lain, self-efficacy merupakan hal penting dalam menghadapi perubahan, termasuk kecemasan karier, dalam hal ini disebut dengan career self-efficacy. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara career self-efficacy dengan future career anxiety pada fresh graduate di Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan studi korelasional. Sampel penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa tingkat akhir dengan teknik penarikan sampel menggunakan random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah career self-efficacy dan future career anxiety dan menggunakan teknik analisis data product moment. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan negatif antara career self-efficacy dengan future career anxiety. Dengan demikian, semakin tinggi career self-efficacy seseorang, semakin rendah tingkat future career anxiety yang dialaminya.

Keywords

Career self-efficacy; Future career anxiety; Fresh graduate; Pandemic; Pandemi

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