Graduate employability skills: Words and phrases used in job interviews

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the words and phrases used by student graduates in job interviews. Twenty-Seven Malaysian graduates participated in the study. “How to face challenges” was the focal theme chosen for analysis of the data. The findings indicated that successful interviewees covered six out of seven important employability skills, while interviewees on the reserve list covered only four of the employability skills, and the unsuccessful interviewees covered only three of the seven skills. Successful interviewees were deemed able to portray high level proficiency by using the most salient words and phrases to express their employability skills in the interviews. It is expected that this study will encourage current undergraduates to develop high level language proficiency regarding their employability and foster training in this area by educational institutions so as to benefit their students.

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Hi-LAB: A New Measure of Aptitude for High-Level Language Proficiency

Language Learning ◽

10.1111/lang.12011 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 530-566 ◽

Cited By ~ 99

Author(s):

Jared A. Linck ◽

Meredith M. Hughes ◽

Susan G. Campbell ◽

Noah H. Silbert ◽

Medha Tare ◽

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Keyword(s):

Language Proficiency ◽

High Level Language ◽

High Level

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ENHANCING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN INDUSTRIES

Administrative Development 'A Journal of HIPA, Shimla' ◽

10.53338/adhipa2021.v08.si01.08 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (SI-1) ◽

pp. 139-155

Author(s):

Dr.Neena Mital

Keyword(s):

Continuous Monitoring ◽

Control Process ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Employability Skills ◽

Effective Control ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Statistical Techniques ◽

Graduate Employability ◽

Acceptable Quality ◽

High Standards

Despite maintaining high standards in product quality during the production process, continuous run of machines and vibrations may send out defects that can result in poor quality output. The continuous monitoring and detection of the causes of error are required to bring the process back to acceptable quality levels. The implementation of statistical techniques such as quality control and design of experiments are needful for the industries to make an effective control process during production. The present study has carried out a survey to elicit the opinions of the executive engineers in the industries in regard to quality cognizance for producing quality products and the use of statistical techniques for achieving the target quality. The study findings recommend to an industry perspective in statistical techniques in the course curriculum and enhance the employability skills in the students of higher educational institutions (HEI).

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High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts

10.1017/9781316809686 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Language Proficiency ◽

High Level Language ◽

High Level

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Graduate attributes and employability skills

International Journal of Educational Management ◽

10.1108/ijem-05-2016-0122 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (6) ◽

pp. 814-827 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rakesh Belwal ◽

Pushpendra Priyadarshi ◽

Mariam Humaid Al Fazari

Keyword(s):

Language Proficiency ◽

English Language ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Employability Skills ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Generic Skills ◽

Content Type ◽

Graduate Attributes ◽

Online Mode ◽

To Come

Purpose Supply and demand characteristics, influenced by the pre- and post-oil economy of Oman, have caused unemployment challenges to Omani graduates. The purpose of this paper is to explore the most common graduate attributes as they apply to graduates’ employability in Oman. Design/methodology/approach The study uses the principles of “hypotheticodeductive logic” and inferential analysis using a combination of focus group and survey approach. Using an online mode of data collection targeting the past three cohorts of graduates from a prominent University in Oman, the study analyses and presents several insights into graduate attributes and employability issues. Findings The research finds that the domain of educational institutions in Oman is mainly restricted to the basic generic skills in developing the graduate attributes. Students’ perspectives on employers’ selection criteria reveal that computing skills, the ability to work in teams, English language proficiency, prior training, and the graduate’s personality are the five most significant employability skills in Oman. Currently, there is little interaction among higher educational institutions, alumni, and industry in Oman for boosting the employability of graduates. Practical implications The study is highly relevant from the policy perspective in Oman. All the stakeholders in Oman need to come together to define employability skills prudently by expanding the domain beyond generic skills. Originality/value The study is important in the context of Oman due to a shortage of studies that look at the graduate attributes from the lens of employability besides addressing concerns about unemployment.

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Framing Syllabi For Developing English Language Proficiency Bridging Gaps In English Teaching At The Tertiary Level

History Research Journal ◽

10.26643/hrj.v5i4.6949 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

C. MONSINGH DANIEL

Keyword(s):

Language Proficiency ◽

Career Advancement ◽

English Language ◽

Global Market ◽

English Language Proficiency ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Tertiary Level ◽

English Teaching

The English Language holds primacy in several levels of employment. This has drawn appeal towards the language as a valuable tool towards having an edge in ones skill set. Capitalizing on the image that English builds for ones employability and career advancement has become a trend set by employer and employee alike. It does indeed have its appeal in a global market, but its demand is due to the inability of educational institutions to provide verifiable and considerable output in students who are proficient in the English Language. Therefore the search for candidates with quality English skills is rather sparse in number. Attempts are of course made by academicians to change this reality but not to the level of a massive turnabout.

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Statistical evaluation and forecasting of human resources support by specialists and workers of mass professions of agricultural organizations of the grainsheep-breeding zone of Stavropol region

Buhuchet v sel'skom hozjajstve (Accounting in Agriculture) ◽

10.33920/sel-11-2007-05 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 58-75

Author(s):

Alexey Gerasimov ◽

Evgeny Gromov ◽

Oksana Grigor'eva

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Sector ◽

Import Substitution ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Stavropol Region ◽

Breeding Zone ◽

The Creation ◽

Business Structures ◽

Agroindustrial Complex ◽

High Level

Improving the efficiency of agricultural production and the competitiveness of agricultural products is impossible without the creation of professional teams with a high level of productivity. The formation and development of the personnel potential of the agro-industrial complex comes to the fore in the light of ensuring the country’s food security and solving the problems of import substitution. The development of the industry relies more on the creation of a vertical education system, the development of rural territories, etc. Compilation of forecasts for the staffing of the agroindustrial complex will coordinate the efforts of educational institutions, business structures, and authorities in organizing the training and retraining of personnel for the agricultural sector.

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