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This research aims to analyze the mediating role of job engagement to increase career satisfaction for millennial workers. The ability of millennial workers to adapt a new situations is a very useful skill and must be considered by business people. This study also examined the role of digital mediated communication and spiritual work values as a determinant of job engagement. The method used was explanatory research with a quantitative approach. The respondents of this study comprised 150 lecturers aged 20 to 40 years old at Islamic Higher Education in Semarang. The respondents prioritized Islamic values with a minimum work period of 1 year. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire via Google form. The sample used in this study were 150 lecturer respondents aged 20 until 40 years at Islamic Higher Education in Semarang who prioritized values with Islamic concepts with a minimum service period of 1 year. Data analysis used SmartPLStype 3.3. The results showed that digital mediated communication, spiritual work values, and job engagement have a positive and significant effect on career satisfaction. Meanwhile, digital mediated communication and spiritual work values have a positive significant indirect effect on career satisfaction through job engagement. It's mean, job engagement has the mediating role on career satisfaction.
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To Cite this Article: Yuniarti, A. N., & Adhiatma, A. (2021). Increasing Career Satisfaction for Millennial Workers: The Mediating Role of Job Engagement. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(18), 179–190.
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