Sri Maryanti
Purpose - This study aims to overcome the unemployment rate for college graduates, considering the large number of unemployed college graduates reach 14% of the existing workforce. It is ironic because one's goal to continue education is to improve the standard of living by obtaining a decent living through decent work. Design/methodology/approach - The method used is qualitatively using snowballs to obtain information from informants, namely alumni at a university who have completed their education, both those who have worked and those who have not found work. This research was conducted in Riau Province because Riau is an attraction for job seekers from various regions ranging from Sumatra Island to Java Island. This happens because Riau has a large industry spread across several areas. This research was conducted in Riau Province because Riau is an attraction for job seekers from various regions ranging from Sumatra Island to Java Island. This happens because Riau has a large industry spread across several areas. This study uses a qualitative approach which is considered very suitable to be able to obtain information to be able to answer the problems in this study, the snowball technique is used to be able to obtain information from informants where one informant will provide information through interviews and the author will obtain the following informants from previous informants until it is felt sufficient to meet the needs of this study. Findings -The results of this study indicate the high unemployment of college graduates is caused by several things: the curriculum presented is not by the needs of the labor market, making the development of learning models to see universities that have adapted, at least dialectically, to the demands of the labor market and education authorities to include competency-based learning in the university curriculum. Originality/value – This research is important so that every university and local government can prepare graduates that are needed in the world of work it is necessary to make a manpower plan for college graduates because so far both universities and industry have not synergized in utilizing job seekers because of the gap. between the demand for labor and the supply of labor. This research is important so that every university and local government can prepare graduates who are needed by the world of work it is necessary to make a manpower plan for college graduates because so far both higher education and industry have not synergized in utilizing job seekers because of the gap. between the demand for labor and the supply of labor. This research is important so that every university and local government can prepare graduates who are needed by the world of work it is necessary to make a manpower plan for college graduates because so far both higher education and industry have not synergized in utilizing job seekers because of the gap. between the demand for labor and the supply of labor.