Soft skills and its impact on the marketability of UUM graduates
The marketability of the graduates is particular important because it is an indicator of the quality human capital that nurtured by the university, however, the rising prevalence of unemployed undergraduates is claimed that lacking of soft skills competencies although graduates are well trained in t...
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| description | The marketability of the graduates is particular important because it is an indicator of the quality human capital that nurtured by the university, however, the rising prevalence of unemployed undergraduates is claimed that lacking of soft skills competencies although graduates are well trained in their area of specification.This study examined the relationship between entrepreneurship skills, communication skills of English proficiency and problem solving skills on marketability of UUM graduates by using a sample of 150 undergraduate students.The findings provide evidence that entrepreneurial skills and problem-solving skills are positively related to marketability while communication skills of English proficiency was found not significant related to marketability.This study create awareness and alert for industry practitioners such as managers, where they can uses the soft skills as their benchmark criteria when screening and searching for candidates in the recruitment process. |
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| spelling | uum-213662017-04-04T01:45:10Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/21366/ Soft skills and its impact on the marketability of UUM graduates Musa, Musdiana Soo, Hooi Sin LB2300 Higher Education The marketability of the graduates is particular important because it is an indicator of the quality human capital that nurtured by the university, however, the rising prevalence of unemployed undergraduates is claimed that lacking of soft skills competencies although graduates are well trained in their area of specification.This study examined the relationship between entrepreneurship skills, communication skills of English proficiency and problem solving skills on marketability of UUM graduates by using a sample of 150 undergraduate students.The findings provide evidence that entrepreneurial skills and problem-solving skills are positively related to marketability while communication skills of English proficiency was found not significant related to marketability.This study create awareness and alert for industry practitioners such as managers, where they can uses the soft skills as their benchmark criteria when screening and searching for candidates in the recruitment process. Institut Pengurusan Kualiti (IPQ) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/21366/1/IJOBE%201%202%202016%201%2010.pdf Musa, Musdiana and Soo, Hooi Sin (2016) Soft skills and its impact on the marketability of UUM graduates. International Journal of Organizational & Business Exellence, 1 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2504-8589 http://www.ijobe.uum.edu.my/index.php/49-uncategorised/148-soft-skills-and-its-impact-on-the-marketability-of-uum-graduates |
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