ABSTRACT
The Millennials is a global population that will dominate the dynamic of human life in industrial revolution 4.0, therefore Millennials should possess the good soft skill to be the subject which contributes in the age of automation and artificial intelligence. The purpose of this article is to explain the result of research about soft skills as one of the strengths Millennials should have. The research method used in this study is a descriptive analysis that is conducted through field research with quantitative approach and questionnaire survey as the research instrument. The respondent population in this study was the university student as the millennial generation born in 1994-2001, the sample was taken by purposive sampling and 78 respondents were collected. The results of the study showed that from 22 various forms of soft skills that are needed to possess, 67,78% showed that ‘often’ behavior with more centralized distribution (deviation 8.44) compared with ‘always’ (deviation 12.06, average 18.47). It indicates that millennial generation has become accustomed to having a variety of soft skills. The answer “often” not “always” shows is more moderate compared to answer “always”which has ideal connotation. Among the various forms of soft skill, it exists a substantial subject that indicates the typical characteristic of millennial generation was the change management (70.50%), communication skill (76,90) and teamwork skill (76,90%) reached a high amount of percentage. It shows quantitatively that the state of millennial generation’s soft skill nowadays has indicated form that is demanded by the age of automation and artificial intelligence.
KEYWORDS
Soft Skills, Millenial Generation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence