Malaysian graduates’ employability skills enhancement: an application of the importance performance analysis

In an era of globalization and competitiveness, employers are looking for versatile graduates who are able to drive their organizations to compete successfully in the marketplace. Now-a-days, obtaining a good degree is no longer sufficient to get a job. Graduates should equip themselves, not only wi...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Shukri, Islam, Rafikul, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , UK 2014
Subjects:	HF5549 Personnel management
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spelling	iium-376192017-09-20T03:47:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37619/ Malaysian graduates’ employability skills enhancement: an application of the importance performance analysis Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Shukri Islam, Rafikul Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah HF5549 Personnel management In an era of globalization and competitiveness, employers are looking for versatile graduates who are able to drive their organizations to compete successfully in the marketplace. Now-a-days, obtaining a good degree is no longer sufficient to get a job. Graduates should equip themselves, not only with technical skills, but more importantly, with soft skills. The main objectives of this study are to identify Malaysian graduates’ employability skills, to identify the priority of each skill and to highlight the gap between the importance of graduates’ employability skills to employers and their level of satisfaction on those skills. In general, the results of the gap analysis showed that employers perceive graduates’ employability skills performance as being lower than the importance assigned to those skills. The widest gap was found in communication skills, especially the skill of the English language usage. Using the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA), 13 attributes fell into the improvement quadrant. This means that improvement efforts and corrective actions must be taken to improve employers’ overall satisfaction level. 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , UK 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37619/1/JGBA_Shukri.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37619/4/37619_Malaysian%20graduates%E2%80%99%20employability%20skills%20enhancement_SCOPUS.pdf Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Shukri and Islam, Rafikul and Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah (2014) Malaysian graduates’ employability skills enhancement: an application of the importance performance analysis. Journal for Global Business Advancement, 7 (3). pp. 181-197. ISSN 1746-9678 (O, 1746-966X (P) http://www.inderscience.com/jgba
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description	In an era of globalization and competitiveness, employers are looking for versatile graduates who are able to drive their organizations to compete successfully in the marketplace. Now-a-days, obtaining a good degree is no longer sufficient to get a job. Graduates should equip themselves, not only with technical skills, but more importantly, with soft skills. The main objectives of this study are to identify Malaysian graduates’ employability skills, to identify the priority of each skill and to highlight the gap between the importance of graduates’ employability skills to employers and their level of satisfaction on those skills. In general, the results of the gap analysis showed that employers perceive graduates’ employability skills performance as being lower than the importance assigned to those skills. The widest gap was found in communication skills, especially the skill of the English language usage. Using the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA), 13 attributes fell into the improvement quadrant. This means that improvement efforts and corrective actions must be taken to improve employers’ overall satisfaction level.
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author	Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Shukri Islam, Rafikul Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
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title	Malaysian graduates’ employability skills enhancement: an application of the importance performance analysis
title_short	Malaysian graduates’ employability skills enhancement: an application of the importance performance analysis
title_full	Malaysian graduates’ employability skills enhancement: an application of the importance performance analysis
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publisher	2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , UK
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