Jurnal Teknik Informatika (JUTIF)
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): JUTIF Volume 7, Number 1, February 2026

Hybrid Heuristic Algorithms for Optimizing University Graduate-Job Matching: A Quantitative Study in Indonesia's 2025 Labor Market

Nidauddin, Ikbal (Unknown)
Prabowo, Kresno Murti (Unknown)
Alim, Abdullah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Feb 2026

Abstract

University graduate unemployment in Indonesia reached critical levels with 1,010,652 unemployed graduates in 2025 (BPS data), representing approximately 15% of national unemployment due to severe skills mismatch between education outcomes and labor market demands. This research develops and validates a novel hybrid heuristic algorithm integrating Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Simulated Annealing (SA) with adaptive diversity-based switching mechanisms to optimize graduate-job matching through multi-objective competency profile alignment. The quantitative experimental study collected data from 200 university graduates across five academic disciplines and 5 major recruiting companies through structured surveys and competency assessments. The proposed GA-PSO-SA hybrid algorithm with adaptive switching achieved 92.4% matching accuracy (35% improvement over traditional methods), 42% faster convergence compared to single algorithms (10.6s vs. 18.4s for pure GA), and solution quality of 8.9/10. Statistical validation through paired t-tests demonstrated highly significant improvements (p < 0.001, Cohen's d > 2.0) across all comparisons. The system successfully reduces average job search duration by 40% (from 6+ months to 3.6 months) and improves graduate placement success rates by 28%. This research contributes a theoretically-grounded and empirically-validated intelligent recommendation system addressing Indonesia's graduate employment crisis through computational optimization, with implications for national workforce development and recruitment efficiency enhancement.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jurnal

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Jurnal Teknik Informatika (JUTIF) is an Indonesian national journal, publishes high-quality research papers in the broad field of Informatics, Information Systems and Computer Science, which encompasses software engineering, information system development, computer systems, computer network, ...