Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives
The purpose of this paper is to present findings of employability skills expected by Malaysian employers when hiring new graduates. Data were collected by analyzing the appointment section of Saturday issues of a major newspaper in Malaysia. The analysis showed 29 employability skills that were repe...
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2007
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| author | Bakar, Ab. Rahim Mohamed, Shamsiah Ivan, Hanafi |
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to present findings of employability skills expected by Malaysian employers when hiring new graduates. Data were collected by analyzing the appointment section of Saturday issues of a major newspaper in Malaysia. The analysis showed 29 employability skills that were repeatedly mentioned by many employers. Among the skills are communication skills, interpersonal, personality skills, leadership qualities, computer literacy, planning, management, teamwork, motivation, logical and analytical skills, independent, resourceful, and knowledgeable, fast learner, adaptability, honesty, integrity and commitment, result oriented, dynamic, enthusiasm, aggressive, energetic, professionalism, problem-solving skills, able to work under pressure (tight schedule) with minimum supervision, discipline, negotiation skills, supervision, presentation (report writing) skills, proactive, initiative, and creative, accountability, maturity, responsibility, strategic thinking abilities, initiative. |
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| spelling | my.upm.eprints-125212015-09-07T03:01:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12521/ Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives Bakar, Ab. Rahim Mohamed, Shamsiah Ivan, Hanafi The purpose of this paper is to present findings of employability skills expected by Malaysian employers when hiring new graduates. Data were collected by analyzing the appointment section of Saturday issues of a major newspaper in Malaysia. The analysis showed 29 employability skills that were repeatedly mentioned by many employers. Among the skills are communication skills, interpersonal, personality skills, leadership qualities, computer literacy, planning, management, teamwork, motivation, logical and analytical skills, independent, resourceful, and knowledgeable, fast learner, adaptability, honesty, integrity and commitment, result oriented, dynamic, enthusiasm, aggressive, energetic, professionalism, problem-solving skills, able to work under pressure (tight schedule) with minimum supervision, discipline, negotiation skills, supervision, presentation (report writing) skills, proactive, initiative, and creative, accountability, maturity, responsibility, strategic thinking abilities, initiative. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 2007 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12521/1/Employability%20Skills.pdf Bakar, Ab. Rahim and Mohamed, Shamsiah and Ivan, Hanafi (2007) Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 263-274. ISSN 1833-1882 http://iji.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.88/prod.142 English |
| spellingShingle | Bakar, Ab. Rahim Mohamed, Shamsiah Ivan, Hanafi Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives |
| title | Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives |
| title_full | Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives |
| title_short | Employability Skills: Malaysian Employers Perspectives |
| title_sort | employability skills: malaysian employers perspectives |
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