Examining Proactive Career Management Behaviour, Readiness and Graduateness among First Degree Students in Selected Public Universities

In this competitive world, graduates have to equip themselves with proper skills and knowledge to acquire jobs. Getting a degree from higher education institutions has become necessary for any individual to get a decent placement in the workforce. This study examines proactive career management behaviour, readiness and graduateness by employing the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as the research framework. Total of 114 respondents among first degree students in selected public universities in Klang Valley completed a survey questionnaire measuring their response to related variables. Partial Least Square (PLS) was used as the technique for data analysis. Results indicate proactive career management behaviour and readiness influence the graduateness of first degree students. The results from this research hope to obtain greater insights into the applicability of SCCT in future research on this unique topic and help the government to find ways to enhance graduateness of students from any higher learning educations in Malaysia. The study contributes in the existing literature. The study in one of very few studies which have investigated