The Role Of Digital Skills Advantage Enhancing Gen Z Job Readiness For The Future Digital Workplace: Evidence From Indonesia Fery Riyanto, Amron, Sih Darmi Astuti
Dian Nuswantoro University
Abstract
Digitalization in the industrial era 4.0 has changed the way of work and workplaces have become digital. It is predicted that many jobs will disappear in the future, and this requires individuals to move dynamically according to the movement of industrial patterns. Many jobs are lost, of course, there will be many opportunities and new job opportunities in the future. Are generation z (gen z) ready to seize the opportunity to work in the future digital workplace? For this reason, this study is present, aiming at exploring digital skill advantage and competency in increasing job readiness in the industrial era 4.0 for Indonesian gen z students. The research method used quantitative. The population in this study is all Gen Z students at public and private universities in Indonesia, totaling 7,600,000 students. The research sample was final semester students totaling 408 students, using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through a survey method with a questionnaire. Data analysis used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the AMOS 26 program. Data analysis revealed that all the proposed hypotheses were accepted. Digital skill advantage can contribute to increase work readiness directly and indirectly through competence with dominant indicators of communication and content creation.
Keywords: digital skills advantages- competence- work readiness- z generation
