The Effect of Self-efficacy and Career Guidance Mediated by Work Competency on Job Readiness of Students of Smk Negeri 1 Selong Indonesia

This study aimed to determine the effect of Self-Efficacy, Career Guidance mediated by Work Competence on the Work Readiness of class XII and XIII students of SMK Negeri 1 Selong. The total population in this study was 500 students; using the Slovin formula, a total sample of 222 respondents. Data collection uses a questionnaire technique, while data processing uses the SMART PLS4 application. R-square results were obtained by 0.681 (68.1%), meaning 68.1% of job readiness is influenced by self-efficacy, career guidance, and work competence, while other variables influence the remaining 31.9%. This study reveals that simultaneously the variables of job readiness are influenced by self-efficacy, career guidance, and work competence. Likewise, partially each variable affects work readiness.