An Examination Of Perceived Employability Skills Between Employers And College Graduates

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An Examination of Perceived Employability Skills Between Employers and College Graduates

Author : Kaye Bernard McGarry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book An Examination of Perceived Employability Skills Between Employers and College Graduates written by Kaye Bernard McGarry and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting college to career has been one of the goals of higher education since the founding in 1636 of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. A skilled workforce is still dependent on the preparation that colleges offer their students. However, in today's rapidly-changing technological and global world, many businesses are finding that college graduates they hire are under-prepared to enter the workforce with the needed skill sets (Abernathy, 2014; McIntire & McLester, 2006; Needleman, 2014; Zeiss, 2005). They may be prepared academically, but may be lacking in soft skills, such as analytical reasoning, interpersonal skills, self-discipline, managing time, money, and resources, as well as communication and technology skills. This research study used survey research and quantitative methods to determine the differences between employer's perceptions of needed skill sets and college students' perceptions of acquired skill sets obtained during their studies. This correlational quantitative research study design identified nine skill sets obtained within the Employability Skills Framework (U.S. Department of Education, 2012) with 39 subscale identifying factors or skills. A sample of small, medium, and large corporations with offices in a large city in the United States was surveyed using a Likert scale to determine which skills identified within each set of skills were most needed in their organizations as they hire newly-graduated college students. A student survey was administrated at one large four-year public research university as they prepared to graduate and enter the workforce. The potential threats to validity and reliability included low-response rate, non-response, outliers, and adequate size of employer and student samples. The survey questionnaire provided the data needed to interpret the results. Survey results were collected via a web-based survey, SurveyGizmo, which exported data in SPSS format. All statistical analyses of the quantitative results were conducted with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (IBM SPSS) Version 22. This study shed light upon the potential need for higher education administrators and employers to build meaningful partnerships for a mutual goal: to ensure that graduates possess the skill sets desired in the current workforce and beyond.

Employability

Author : J. Hillage
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780855228897
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book Employability written by J. Hillage and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Learning, Curriculum and Employability in Higher Education

Author : Peter Knight
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415303422
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Learning, Curriculum and Employability in Higher Education by : Peter Knight

Download or read book Learning, Curriculum and Employability in Higher Education written by Peter Knight and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with a responsibility for curriculum development or policy making within higher education who wants to advance learning and promote employability amongst their students will find this book absolutely essential reading.

An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates

Author : Mirza, Faisal Mehmood
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates by : Mirza, Faisal Mehmood

Download or read book An assessment of industrial employment skill gaps among university graduates written by Mirza, Faisal Mehmood and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study is to examine different assessments of employers and students about job skills leading to differences defined as skill, employability, and perception gaps based on surveys of 100 industrial employers and 151 final year students from 6 universities and postgraduate colleges in the Gujrat-Sialkot-Gujranwala industrial cluster. Factor analysis grouped 24 specific skills into the three interpretable categories: communication and business specific skills, core employability skills, and professional skills. The results suggest gaps in all three respects for each of the skill categories. Employers were least satisfied with the professional skill s of new employees compared to their scores on the importance of these skills. Students also scored their own professional skills lower than the importance of these skills in the job market. Smaller but similar differences arise for the other skill categories.Students generally gave higher nominal scores to the importance of all skills than were given by employers. When disaggregated by discipline, students in more technical fields (engineering, computer science, and IT), which are supposed to possess high level of technical skills, claim a shortage of these skills, whereas students from economics, commerce and business administration indicated they were neither sound in professional skills nor the softer skills. Close coordination among all stakeholders through internship programs for students, development and timely revision of market oriented curricula, and special skill enhancement training programs are recommended steps to enhance productive youth employment in Pakistan.

Developing Graduate Employability Skills

Author : Mercy V. Chaita
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1627340564
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Developing Graduate Employability Skills written by Mercy V. Chaita and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is more than a prescription for success in developing employability skills and provides guidance on topics of relevancy to the employment environment. This book is unique and distinguished from similar books in that it provides a hand-holding approach which is complemented by solid case studies emphasizing the perspectives of employers. In addition, the book focuses on a broad-based audience, starting from the grassroots audience of graduates. However, as the book progresses, the techniques provided address issues that relate to any job seeker, be it jobless or merely seeking change of employment. The audience will benefit from models such as Skills Audit, Interview techniques and the whole employment process from pre-interview preliminaries to completing a successful probationary period.

Technological Innovations for Business, Education and Sustainability

Author : Allam Hamdan
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1837531080
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (375 download)

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Book Synopsis Technological Innovations for Business, Education and Sustainability by : Allam Hamdan

Download or read book Technological Innovations for Business, Education and Sustainability written by Allam Hamdan and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fulfilling a growing need for aligning business strategy and educational curriculums with the evolving skills required for business workplaces, this book presents a thorough understanding of how business, education and technology can enable current and future leaders to contribute positively to digital transformation across the globe.

A How-To Guide for Business School Practitioners

Author : Moira Tolan
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book A How-To Guide for Business School Practitioners written by Moira Tolan and published by IAP. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the authors have watched as the struggles of independent colleges have multiplied. Faced with declining enrollments and numerous financial constraints, many schools struggle to stay solvent and relevant. Fiduciary concerns have been coupled with discussions surrounding whether business programs at these colleges are succeeding in preparing students for a modern workplace. In this book, the authors highlight some of the factors that business school practitioners, including faculty members and administrators, must pay careful attention to at this volatile time. The book also serves as a guide for parents and guidance counselors as they decide among multiple alternatives for students seeking higher education. The authors propose specific action-oriented remedies to the concerns, identifying ways that colleges might play a more significant role in preparing business leaders. This book will enhance a reader's ability to discriminate among business programs and academic institutions.

Student Perceptions of Employability Skills

Author : Patrick J. Minogue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Student Perceptions of Employability Skills written by Patrick J. Minogue and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to assess the employability skills of students and recent graduates from the University of Missouri's Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department. Employers are growing wary of incoming graduates that lack transferable skills (Yorke, 2006). Therefore, it is necessary for higher education institutions to assess student learning and see where improvements can be made. The participants in this study perceived that the following skills were in need of curriculum enhancement: "making decisions on the basis of thorough analysis of a situation," "communicating ideas verbally to peers," "identifying the essential components of a problem" and "resolving conflicts". Studies of this nature will continue to be performed by the University of Missouri's Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department in order to assess and improve student learning.

International Journal of Economic and Political Integration

Author :
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612337473
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book International Journal of Economic and Political Integration written by and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Competency Gap

Author : Mansoor Shahab
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783656325147
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Competency Gap written by Mansoor Shahab and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, grade: -, - (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology), course: MBA, language: English, abstract: This research is concerned with education employment equation in education sector. This research will be based on perception of employers, teachers and students about the competencies the graduates possess. Many employers think that employability skills should be shaped somewhere else in graduates before entering workplace, throughout the curriculum at all levels. They think that students should be prepared for workplace. It is suspected that widening the access of higher education has increased the heterogeneity of the skills of the students in the industry. Employers have indicated that students are often not prepared for the workplace and call on universities to produce work-ready graduates. Educational institutions are under pressure to generate competent students, so that they are able to respond in ever changing environment This study aims to explore the level of competencies perceived by employers, teacher's perception about their students and students themselves perception about their competencies and identify the gaps that need to be addressed. This research will focus where students of Comsats are standing in case of competencies according to employers, teachers and their own perception. The gaps between the ranks are evaluated. The study is conducted by applying convenience sampling method. To determine the internal consistency, Cronbach Alpha test of the individual variables is applied, the overall reliability is found to be acceptable.

A Study on Employability Skills by Graduating Business Students and Employers

Author : Roseann M. Monteleone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

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Book Synopsis A Study on Employability Skills by Graduating Business Students and Employers by : Roseann M. Monteleone

Download or read book A Study on Employability Skills by Graduating Business Students and Employers written by Roseann M. Monteleone and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employability skills are necessary for growing economies and teaching those skills has never been more important to our nation than it is today. Post-secondary vocational schools, community colleges, and four-year institutions of higher education have the responsibility of developing curricula to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed for successful employment. Policy makers, employers, and other stakeholders believe that skills are either undeveloped or missing (American Management Association [AMA], 2012). Yet universities and graduating students feel confident in skills acquired (AAC&U, 2015). The purpose of this study was to compare the level of confidence in graduating business students on their employability skills to the potential employers who might hire them. The findings represent the voices of employers in a large metropolitan area and students from a large public institution. Across all ten skill sets and thirty-nine behaviors, employers expressed a moderate level of confidence compared to students who felt very confident in their skill sets. Employers believed working effectively with others was the most important skill while students perceived communication as more important.

Academic Writing for Graduate Students

Author : John M. Swales
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Academic Writing for Graduate Students written by John M. Swales and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 1994 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Course for Nonnative Speakers of English. Genre-based approach. Includes units such as graphs and commenting on other data and research papers.

What Work Requires of Schools

Author : Fritz Leiber
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1568063865
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book What Work Requires of Schools written by Fritz Leiber and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concludes that all American high school students must develop a new set of competencies and foundation skills; that qualities of high performance that characterize the most competitive companies must become the standard for the majority of all companies; and American schools must be transformed into high-performance organizations in their own right. Describes the skills and personal qualities that workers need in order to be competent, and the productive use of resources, interpersonal skills, information, systems and technology by effective workers. Illustrated.

The 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022)

Author : Aboul Ella Hassanien
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031039181
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis The 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022) by : Aboul Ella Hassanien

Download or read book The 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Technologies and Applications (AMLTA2022) written by Aboul Ella Hassanien and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-16 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning Technologies and Applications, AMLTA 2022, held in Cairo, Egypt, during May 5-7, 2022. The 8th edition of AMLTA will be organized by the Scientific Research Group in Egypt (SRGE), Egypt, collaborating with Port Said University, Egypt, and VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. AMLTA series aims to become the premier international conference for an in-depth discussion on the most up-to-date and innovative ideas, research projects, and practices in the field of machine learning technologies and their applications. The book covers current research on advanced machine learning technology, including deep learning technology, sentiment analysis, cyber-physical system, IoT, and smart cities informatics and AI against COVID-19, data mining, power and control systems, business intelligence, social media, digital transformation, and smart systems.

Graduate Employability Across Contexts

Author : Tran Le Huu Nghia
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811939594
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Graduate Employability Across Contexts written by Tran Le Huu Nghia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-02 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores stakeholders’ perspectives, their practices, and engagement with enacting the employability agenda in the context of a rapidly changing world. It explains the need for developing graduate employability under socioeconomic, cultural, and political pressure exposed to the higher education sector. Largely framed within Bourdieu’s concepts of social field, habitus, and capital, it explores international stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences with graduate employability agenda in different contexts, which serves as a point of reference for the adoption of such initiatives. Based on empirical evidence, the authors develop a new graduate employability framework seeing it as a lifelong process, denote the relationships between types of employability capital, and shed light on the consequences of different strategies to translate employability capital to employment and career outcomes. Overall, this book generates both theoretical and practical insights which help to advance employability programs, better prepare the future workforce, and anticipate turbulence in the labour markets.

Jobcentre Plus Employer (market View) Survey 2004

Author : Karen Bunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jobcentre Plus Employer (market View) Survey 2004 written by Karen Bunt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beyond the Business Communication Course

Author : Lorelei Ortiz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Business Communication Course written by Lorelei Ortiz and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper outlines the recent history of business graduates' job readiness from the perspective of relevant research in the areas of workplace soft skills, training, employer perceptions, and the role of colleges and universities (beyond the business communication course) in preparing business students to enter the workforce. Also discussed are demographic trends affecting the US job market as baby boomers steadily head towards retirement and employers look to millennials to fill employment gaps. In order to provide the perspective of recent business graduates, the paper includes the findings of a survey study of 108 new hires in the US regarding their perception of the most important soft skills necessary for job effectiveness and those skills most utilized in their jobs. Oral and written communication, in addition to other related soft skills, are identified by new hires as essential to job effectiveness. From this paper, readers can fortify their historical understanding of 'job readiness' from both the employer and graduate standpoint, identify current soft skills trending as desired employability skills for business graduates, and ascertain where and how students can gain the necessary soft skills to be successful upon entry into the workplace.