ABSTRACT
Vocational high school students find difficulties in applying for standardized professional jobs. The Indonesian government has a program that implements internship called Dual System Education (PSG). One objective of the internship is that students acquire professional skills through practical work in industry, so that they have professional expertise and are able to compete in applying for jobs. Internship placements for vocational high school students often do not match the student’s competence. This study invokes person–job matching theory to help students identify their characteristics in accordance with an occupation, in order to achieve a reasonable match between person and career. The exercise of this theory will reveal the determinant factors and obstacles around vocational high school students’ internships, which is the main purpose of this study. This study is descriptive research that involves students, teachers and stakeholders.
