Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Institutional Repository

‘I am competent so I can be choosy’: choosiness and its implication on graduate employability

Jayasingam, Sharmila and Fujiwara, Yuji and Thurasamy, Ramayah (2016) ‘I am competent so I can be choosy’: choosiness and its implication on graduate employability. Studies in Higher Education . pp. 1-16. ISSN 0307-5079 (In Press)

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2....

Abstract

Employability is always used as a measure to gauge the value of graduates. Hence, most past studies attempted to identify competencies that can enhance the level of employability of graduates today. While these past studies found some competencies to be more important than others, the influence of graduate’s attitude, mainly their level of choosiness were not given due consideration. Therefore, this research sets out to determine how choosiness influences the relationship between competencies and employability. We conducted a field experiment with 244 Human Resources executives with considerable experience in employee recruitment and selection. Naturally, highly competent graduates were considered more employable than their less competent counterparts. However, the level of graduate choosiness reduced their employability. Fundamentally, being choosy has a detrimental effect on graduates’ employability.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:attitude, choosiness, Employability, generic competences, recent graduates
Subjects:H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions:International Business School
ID Code:72809
Deposited By: Fahmi Moksen
Deposited On:20 Nov 2017 08:14
Last Modified:20 Nov 2017 08:14

Repository Staff Only: item control page