Research Article
Key Determinants of Career Adaptability among Business Education Alumni in the Industry 5.0 Era: The Mediation Role of Career Resilience
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361005, author={Danny Ajar Baskoro and Novita Indah Hasibuan and Rossy Pratiwiy Sihombing and Richna Handriyani}, title={Key Determinants of Career Adaptability among Business Education Alumni in the Industry 5.0 Era: The Mediation Role of Career Resilience}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science, and Culture, ICIESC 2025, 16 September 2025, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2026}, month={3}, keywords={career adaptability digital competence learning agility professional collaboration educational relevance}, doi={10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361005} }- Danny Ajar Baskoro
Novita Indah Hasibuan
Rossy Pratiwiy Sihombing
Richna Handriyani
Year: 2026
Key Determinants of Career Adaptability among Business Education Alumni in the Industry 5.0 Era: The Mediation Role of Career Resilience
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-9-2025.2361005
Abstract
This quantitative study investigates the mediating role of Career Resilience in the relationship between Digital Competence, Learning Agility, Professional Collaboration, and Educational Relevance on Career Adaptability among 127 alumni, utilizing PLS-SEM analysis. The measurement model evaluation confirmed strong validity and reliability, with all criteria (loadings>0.7, AVE>0.5, CR>0.7, HTMT<0.9) being met. The structural model demonstrated substantial predictive power (RCR2=0.73;RCA2=0.67). Key hypothesis results indicate that Career Resilience has a significant direct influence on Career Adaptability (β=0.82;p<0.05). Additionally, Educational Relevance (β=0.55;p<0.05) and Digital Competence (β=0.35;p<0.05) significantly affected Career Resilience. The main finding is that Career Resilience significantly mediates the relationship between all four independent variables and Career Adaptability.
