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Factors affecting the employability of private university graduates: an exploratory study on Bangladeshi employers

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  • Md Sajjad Hosain
  • Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi
  • Tania Parvin

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Purpose - This paper aims to identify the factors that can affect the overall graduate employability (OGE) of the private university graduates of Bangladesh. The authors carefully selected six such employable factors after searching the existing literature. Those six factors: academic performance (AP), technical skills (TS), communication skills (CS), personality (PE), leadership & motivational skills (LMS); and teamwork and problem solving skills (TPSS), had been considered as the independent variables while OGE had been considered as the single dependent variable. Design/methodology/approach - The authors collected the primary data from a valid sample of 360 employers through a structured questionnaire working as the hiring managers. Those respondents were selected on a random basis. The authors used exploratory factor analysis to validate the items under those independent variables and structural equation modeling with AMOS (24) to test the hypothesized relationship between each independent variable and the dependent one. Findings - After proper statistical analysis, the results revealed that AP, PE, CS and TPSS can positively and significantly influence the OGE of Bangladeshi graduates while LMS and TS have positive but insignificant influence over OGE. Research limitations/implications - Based on the findings, this paper can help scholars in further investigating the employability factors. Practical implications - This explorative study will guide the fresh graduates in developing their required employability skills while assisting the employers in recruiting suitable candidates with the required skills and performance. Originality/value - This is one of the few attempts that focused on the employability factors of private university graduates in Bangladesh. The authors are well confident that this empirical paper can shed some light on the fresh graduates’ employability and conducting further investigations on it.

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  • Md Sajjad Hosain & Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi & Tania Parvin, 2021. "Factors affecting the employability of private university graduates: an exploratory study on Bangladeshi employers," PSU Research Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 7(3), pages 163-183, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:prrpps:prr-01-2021-0005
    DOI: 10.1108/PRR-01-2021-0005
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    1. Precious Mncayi & Jabulile Makhalima, 0000. "Exploring Factors That Influence The Employment Outcomes Of Female University Graduates: A South African Perspective," Proceedings of Economics and Finance Conferences 14115883, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.

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