p-ISSN: 2354-9629 e-ISSN: 2549-1334 Copyright 2022©The author(s) 186 Interpretation of Soft Skills in Archives DM Rachmaningsih 1 , Wijayanti 2 , Surya Adi Sasmita 3 , & Herwati D. Utami 4 1 Department of Archives, Universitas Terbuka 2 Department of Communication, Universitas Persada Indonesia 3 Department of Library Science, Universitas Terbuka 4 Department of Archive Management and Information Record, Universitas Terbuka Correspondence email: dewi.rachmaningsih@ecampus.ut.ac.id DOI: 10.24252/kah/v10i2a8 (Submitted: 05-08-2022, Revised: 02-11-2022, Accepted: 20-11-2022) ABSTRACT To meet the demands of the workplace, archivists need to understand how soft skills develop. Digital technology development is a task that needs to be accelerated right away. This article attempts to discuss the findings of studies on how archivists work from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia led to developing soft interpretative skills. A case study approach was employed in this descriptive qualitative research. Questionnaires and interviews were used as the primary data-collecting methods for samples from the local government, the business sector, and ANRI. The findings demonstrated that the perception of soft skills has evolved into an implicative function rather than a meaning-based one. Based on the study's findings, it was determined that soft skills provide an essential and crucial purpose, precisely the demand for digital literacy. It was also determined that the implementation of WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the use of digital literacy abilities. Keywords: Archives; digital literacy; soft skills 1. INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly changed the workplace. Indonesia did not enforce a lockdown, but the directive stopped a number of routine communal activities. Regulations are established by the government, particularly those governing office work. For both public and private institutions, working from home is an unavoidable option. It is well known that the work-from-home system offers great levels of flexibility to help employees' efforts to balance work and other facets of their lives. Certain circumstances, such as natural disasters, virus outbreaks, or causes that force workers to work from home as one of the ways to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, demand it occasionally. The era of digital disruption is marked by the rapid development of communication technology. Many modern companies have offered work from home to their employees as a new work system. The system works remotely by relying on technology such as laptops, mobile phones, and the internet, which has several advantages and benefits for the company. Work-from-home practices have flaws and inadequacies, such as the inability to