Unemployed Graduates

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Unemployed Graduates BEL422 REPORT WRITING

INTRODUCTION § Background of study • 20 Government universities and 38 Private universities/colleges (Malaysia Government’s Official Portal) • Unemployment Rate – Universiti Teknologi MARA, UiTM – 3,278 (16.2%) – Universiti Utara Malaysia, UUM – 1,532 (7.6%) – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM – 1,147 (5.7%) – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM – 971 (4.8%) – Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, UPM – 919 (4.5%) » The Sun, July 2006

§ Statement of Problem • 80,000 unemployed graduates nationwide as reported by the Public Services Commission • Majority: Business Administration; Computer and Engineering » New Straits Times, 2005

INTRODUCTION § Purposes of the Study • To determine what are the causes of unemployed graduates • To find out the solutions for the problem

§ Objectives of the Study • causes of high unemployment rate of fresh graduates among UiTM students • solutions that can be used to overcome it • current job markets’ demands and employer requirements on employees • qualities that the graduates must possess before entering the working field • skills and abilities needed in the job market in preparation to create knowledgeable graduates

INTRODUCTION The Study Significance

Scope

•to help UiTM students on preparing themselves to meet the market’s demands

•to find out what are the causes and solutions

•to help in reducing the high rate of unemployed graduates among UiTM students

•respondents - 31 UiTM students who had faced unemployment upon graduation

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CONCLUSION üMost of business graduates facing difficulties in finding a job üDuration of job seeking process varies among graduates üGraduates think that the subject during their study are relevant üGraduates not fully utilize the Career and Counseling Unit üGraduates still failed to get a job even had attended interviews üMajority of graduates have gone a few interviews

CONCLUSION ü Graduates do not posses the knowledge before attending interviews ü Graduates expecting to get higher starting salaries ü Graduates do not prefer to be stationed elsewhere ü Graduates do not prefer to work in shift ü Graduates has never been subjected to any racially and ethnically offensive remarks during interview

RECOMMENDATIONS

Competency in English as graduation prerequisite for all students

Revising the university curriculum from time to time

Development of thinking skills

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Student should be well prepared for an interview Practice or making a mock interview before a real interview Making a great impression during the interview

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