A Critical Analysis Assessing Certain Employability Skills relating to, Graduates attaining Management Roles

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ABSTRACT

Employability skills, the major idea behind is that these are behaviours, attributes, and skills, which are crucial for employees to efficiently handle jobs, careers, and maintain successful employment in their career. The purpose of this study is to outline whether there is a positive relationship between certain employability skills of graduates and the possibilities of these skills leading to employment of managerial positions. Therefore, the aim of this study is to find out if there is a relationship between effective skills in order to get high positioned jobs for graduates. The researcher had applied a triangulation research methodology, which involved questionnaire survey, interview analysis, and secondary data analysis. The interview analysis showed that analytical, problem solving skills, decision-making, communication, teamwork, conflict management, and adaptability and change management attributes were the most important employability skills. The questionnaire survey showed that students do not have strong employability skills, which was supported from findings from the CBI survey.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION1

1.1 Introduction1

1.2 Problem statement1

1.3 Aims1

1.4 Objectives2

1.5 Outlay of the dissertation2

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW4

2.1 Introduction4

2.2 Employability skills4

2.3 A framework for employability skills7

2.4 Significance of employability skills8

CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY10

3.1 Introduction10

3.2 Triangulation10

3.3 Questionnaire11

3.4 Sample size11

3.5 Interview12

3.6 Project Planning13

CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS14

4.1 Employability skills for a graduate: A perspective of experts14

4.1.1 Analytical and problem solving skills14

4.1.2 Decision-making Skills:15

4.1.3 Communication Skills15

4.1.4 Ability to work in a team16

4.1.5 Conflict management16

4.1.6 Change adaptation16

4.1.7 Conceptualization capability17

4.1.8 Determination17

4.1.9 Openness to learn18

4.2 Employability Skills: A CBI perspective18

4.2.1 The need for employability ...