Employer Demands from Business Graduates

Autor/inn/en	McMurray, Stephen; Dutton, Matthew; McQuaid, Ronald; Richard, Alec
Titel	Employer Demands from Business Graduates
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 58 (2016) 1, S.112-132 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-02-2014-0017
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Employer Attitudes; Employment Potential; College Graduates; Business Skills; Job Skills; Management Development; Personnel Selection; Selection Criteria; Transfer of Training; Work Experience; Academic Degrees; Personality Traits; Trust (Psychology); Reliability; Communication Skills; Learning Motivation; Job Search Methods; Education Work Relationship; Business Schools; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Interviews; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Produktive Fertigkeit; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Reliabilität; Kommunikationsstil; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on research carried out with employers to determine demand for business and management skills in the Scottish workforce. Design/methodology/approach: The research used a questionnaire in which employers were interviewed (either telephone or face to face), completed themselves and returned by e-mail, or completed an online survey. In total, 71 employers took part in the study. Findings: The research found that the factors which are most important to employers when recruiting graduates were; personal attitude, employability skills, relevant work experience and degree result. The most important transferable skills to employers when recruiting graduates were; trustworthiness, reliability, motivation, communication skills and a willingness to learn. Social implications: The paper shows the importance of graduates developing excellent job searching skills, high-quality work experience and developing business courses to enhance students' employability and better meet employers' wants. Originality/value: The paper is timely given the introduction of Key Information Sets. The provision of such information will drive HEI to further develop students' employability to obtain graduate-level jobs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01