The speedy advancement of science and technology during the age of Society 5.0 has resulted in unease among job seekers, particularly among university seniors who aspire to join the workforce. This study aimed to determine whether religiosity and self-assurance affect students’ apprehension of the professional world. The participants in this investigation were 141 students of the Islamic Aqidah and Philosophy Study Program at Alauddin State Islamic University. The measuring equipment employed in this study were three gauges, the gauge for work-related anxiety, the Abrahamic Religiosity Gauge, and the General Self-Efficacy Gauge. The regression analysis data revealed a significant correlation between religiosity and self-assurance on work-related anxiety, with a coefficient of (r = -0.358 p <0.05). This indicates that the greater the religiosity and self-assurance, the lesser the anxiety experienced by students when facing the professional world, and vice versa. The combined contribution of religiosity and self-assurance to work-related anxiety amounted to 12.8%. The implications of this research may serve as a guide for universities to provide training and seminars to augment self-assurance and prepare students to confront the professional world.
Keywords: Anxiety, Religiosity, Self-efficacy, Job seekers