Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias

One of the challenges that graduates faced at job interviews is their inability to communicate competently in English, the language most often used especially at the multinational companies and government-linked companies (GLCs) job interviews. This inability to communicate competently at job interv...

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Main Author: Alias, Masturah
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2015
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spelling uitm-192282018-06-12T07:00:16Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19228/ Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias Alias, Masturah Business ethics One of the challenges that graduates faced at job interviews is their inability to communicate competently in English, the language most often used especially at the multinational companies and government-linked companies (GLCs) job interviews. This inability to communicate competently at job interviews is one of the reasons of unemployment among graduates. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia. The present study employed the mixed method research design using questionnaires followed by a semi structured interview with thirteen respondents. The population sample comprised unemployed graduates participating in the SL1M program (Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia) launched by the government to address the unemployment problem among Malaysian graduates. Questionnaires were distributed to 506 unemployed graduates at three participating GLCs in the Klang Valley of which a total of 337 questionnaires were finally used for data analyses. The Job Interview Communication Competence Scale (quantitative instrument) consisted of items on the five factors of communication competence and also those of the dependent variable job interview communication competence. Overall, findings revealed moderate to low levels of general communication skills, context knowledge, English language knowledge and attitude towards the use of English languageā€¦ Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19228/1/ABS_MASTURAH%20ALIAS%20TDRA%20VOL%207%20IGS%2015.pdf Alias, Masturah (2015) Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias. In: The Doctoral Research Abstracts. IPSis Biannual Publication, 7 (7). Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam.
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Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias
description One of the challenges that graduates faced at job interviews is their inability to communicate competently in English, the language most often used especially at the multinational companies and government-linked companies (GLCs) job interviews. This inability to communicate competently at job interviews is one of the reasons of unemployment among graduates. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia. The present study employed the mixed method research design using questionnaires followed by a semi structured interview with thirteen respondents. The population sample comprised unemployed graduates participating in the SL1M program (Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia) launched by the government to address the unemployment problem among Malaysian graduates. Questionnaires were distributed to 506 unemployed graduates at three participating GLCs in the Klang Valley of which a total of 337 questionnaires were finally used for data analyses. The Job Interview Communication Competence Scale (quantitative instrument) consisted of items on the five factors of communication competence and also those of the dependent variable job interview communication competence. Overall, findings revealed moderate to low levels of general communication skills, context knowledge, English language knowledge and attitude towards the use of English languageā€¦
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title Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias
title_short Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias
title_full Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias
title_fullStr Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in Malaysia / Masturah Alias
title_sort factors affecting job interview communication competence of unemployed graduates in malaysia / masturah alias
publisher Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19228/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19228/1/ABS_MASTURAH%20ALIAS%20TDRA%20VOL%207%20IGS%2015.pdf
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