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MEASUREMENT OF EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND JOB READINESS PERCEPTION OF POST – GRADUATE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: RESULTS FROM A PILOT STUDY
Abstract
Level of employability skills determine job readiness of a student as he/she completes education. There is a critical need to formulate an instrument that measures employability skills and student perceptions of their level of preparedness across business and management sectors. The objective of the current study is to investigate perceptions of final year Post graduate Management students concerning their employability skills. This study focused on formulating and validating appropriate scales with questions (items) that measure graduating student perceptions of their current skill readiness in various categories suggested in the literature. The study used cross-sectional design with non-probability sampling technique(N=60).The study recruited Post-Graduate final semester Management students who were due to graduate in June 2017, from one of the reputed business schools in Bangalore city. Factor analysis identified five major scales(Communication Skills;Personal and professional advancement; Adaptation skills and flexibility; Intellectual and Technical skills; and Understand Organization’s vision and development) and the Cronbach alphareliability was in the acceptable range (0.7-0.8). All item and scale means fell in the range suggesting that all students perceive themselves as definitely having these skills. Results from T-tests indicate no significant difference (p<.05) in any of the scale means between males and females. These scales can be further tested using a large sample size and other contributing factors that determine student readiness skills.The study findings help identify the gap between employability skills and competencies required for entry level positions in management.
Key words: Employability skills, Job readiness, fresh graduates