CAREER ADAPTABILITY OF GENERATION Z MUSLIM

Abstract

VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) career challenges; adaptation of workers and robots in the era of society 5.0; increasing educated unemployment and mass layoffs are major challenges for Generation Z in planning their careers. Career adaptability is the ability to predict and prepare for various changes that may occur. This study aims to describe the career adaptability of Muslim graduates of Generation Z of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati. This descriptive survay quantitative study was conducted by distributing the Career Adaptability Scale–Short Form (CAAS-SF) Career Adaptability instrument (Maggiori et al., 2017) to 446  graduates. The career adaptability of Muslim graduates of Generation Z is in the moderate category. Graduates with a moderate level of career adaptability show sufficient interest in future career development, although preparation and awareness of educational choices are not always consistent; tend to make their own decisions and take responsibility for their actions, have a moderate curiosity to explore opportunities, and are quite confident in overcoming obstacles, although sometimes they still depend on the help of others and require more effort in developing new skills. There is no significant difference between male and female prospective graduates. From an Islamic perspective, after possessing the desire for change and enthusiasm (hamasah), Generation Z graduates also need to apply the principle of tawakkal (religious commitment) in their career development process.