Soft Skills Attributes and Graduate Employability: A Case in Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Muhammad Ariff Nazron; Beatrice Lim; Janice L.H. Nga

doi:10.51200/mjbe.v0i0.1080

Soft Skills Attributes and Graduate Employability: A Case in Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Authors

Muhammad Ariff Nazron Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Beatrice Lim Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Janice L.H. Nga Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/mjbe.v0i0.1080

Keywords:

Employability, industrial training, graduate soft skills attributes, employment status

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relationship between graduateâ€™s soft skills attributes and employment status among students in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). A total of 200 respondents were surveyed using data from the feedback form on the attributes of UMS trainee who are currently undergoing industrial training in the year 2015 and the Graduate Tracer Study 2015. Using the Chi-square test, the results reveal that the attributes examined (knowledge, ICT skills, technical skills, problem-solving, communication skills, teamwork, leadership, professionalism and ethics) have no significant relationship with the employment status of the graduates

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

Nazron, M. A., Lim, B., & Nga, J. L. (2017). Soft Skills Attributes and Graduate Employability: A Case in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE), 4(2). https://doi.org/10.51200/mjbe.v0i0.1080