PENGEMBANGAN MODEL BIMBINGAN KARIER BERBASIS SOFT SKILL DAN TALENTA BAGI SISWA SMK

https://doi.org/10.23960/jpm-ip.vol.5i.3.2017
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Limited soft skills, understanding of personal talents, and career direction remain challenges for vocational high school students in preparing for their career development. This Community Service Program (PKM) aimed to enhance students’ soft skills, help them identify their personal talents, and develop the SMART CAREER MODEL as a talent- and soft skill-based career guidance model. The program was conducted at SMK Aljabar Batam, involving 59 students and one accompanying teacher from the student affairs division through assessment, talent mapping, soft skill training, career mentoring, evaluation, and career recommendations. The evaluation employed a 20-item instrument using a five-point scale, and the data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the average soft skill score increased from 3.06 to 3.75, representing a 22.55% improvement, exceeding the minimum target of 20%. The positive achievement in personal talent identification reached 83.90%, exceeding the minimum target of 80%. The program resulted in the SMART CAREER MODEL as a conceptual-applicative PKM output. The model provides a mentoring framework that integrates personal talent identification, soft skill development, evaluation, and career development recommendations for vocational high school students. As the evaluation was limited to short-term outcomes, continued mentoring and follow-up evaluation are recommended.

Keywords:
1. Career guidance
2. Soft skills
3. Employability
4. Work readiness
Authors:
1 . Netti Syafitri
a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:20:"Universitas Ibnusina";}
2 . Dewi Permata Sari
Universitas Ibnusina
3 . M. Tarmizi
Universitas Ibnusina
4 . Salsalivia Hardi
Universitas Lampung
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Syafitri, N., Sari, D. P., M. Tarmizi, & Hardi, S. (2026). PENGEMBANGAN MODEL BIMBINGAN KARIER BERBASIS SOFT SKILL DAN TALENTA BAGI SISWA SMK. Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Ilmu Pendidikan, 5(3), 450–468. https://doi.org/10.23960/jpm-ip.vol.5i.3.2017
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