TAF PUBLISHING

Turnover is a critical issue for companies because of its negative impact on companies, such as recruitment costs, training costs, low productivity, and operational disruption. The turnover intention has been acknowledged as the best predictor of actual turnover, hence, the importance of studying turnover intention. Most private palm oil enterprises in Indonesia offer trainee programs as their recruitment strategy for operational employees. Training programs are designed to help recruit fresh graduates to adapt to the company's culture and job role. Training programs are mostly 3-6 months in length and adapt semi-military concepts. Most of the trainees are reported to experience difficulty following the semi-military training and adapting to the company's culture due to misfit and incapability to handle stressful situations. This study aims to measure and analyze the effect of person-organization fit and hardiness on graduate trainee's turnover intention in one of Indonesia's Private Palm Oil Enterprises. This research uses a quantitative approach with multiple linear regression analysis methods. The sample size of this study is 103 graduate trainees who were taking part in the orientation training program within the enterprise. The result of the study indicates a negative influence of person-organization fit and hardiness on the turnover intention with an effective contribution of 62.4%.