A Note on Structuring Employability Skills for Accounting Students

Warwick, Jon; Howard, Anna

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v5-i10/1860

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“…The top five generic skills group most frequently requested in the job advertisements is: communication skills (26.2%), self-management skills (19.4%), teamwork skills (16.2%), creativity and innovation skills (12.0%), problem-solving skills (11.5%). The study's findings are in line with previous studies (Singh, et al, 2013;Olawale, 2015;Warwick & Howard, 2015).…”

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“…Closely followed by interpersonal and team work skills. Previously, Warwick & Howard (2015) also found the communication skills, analytical skills, problem solving, interpersonal skills, teamwork, self-management, and critical analysis as a high ranking skills required by accounting graduates in entering the world of work.…”

Section: The Employers' Demands On Employability Skillsmentioning

confidence: 95%

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Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Suarta¹,

Suwintana²,

Sudana³

et al. 2018

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The changing world of work is creating new challenges for employers and employees. Employers expect new workers to have a broader range of competencies and ability, strong job specific skills and employability skills. Workers entry skills that are demanded by employers may be influenced by many factors including nature of work and culture of society. The objectives of this study were to examine the labour market demand on skills as typically highlighted in job advertisements in Indonesia, and to develop a conceptual framework for employability skills. The research was conducted using content analysis method, a commonly used method in studies of job advertisements. The content analysis of job advertisements is used to identify a wide range of employability skills needed by today's labour market. The job advertisements were collected from major newspapers (published daily) that are circulated nationwide , during February to July 2017. There are 57 job advertisements analysed. In this research, employability skills framework refer to a set of generic skills and personal attributes. The research identified 272 key terms for employability skills requirements, consisting of 191 key terms for generic skill and 81 key terms for personal attributes. In most job advertisements, employers place highest value on employability skills and lowest value on academic qualifications. Communication skills, self management skills, teamwork skills, creativity and innovation skills, and problem-solving skills are the top five of the generic skills most frequently requested in the job advertisements. Personal attributes are personal characteristics based on behaviors and attitudes that can not be separated with generic skills, including: honesty, independence, accuracy, appearance, ethics and behaviors, openness, and other characters.

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confidence: 92%

Section: The Employers' Demands On Employability Skillsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Suarta¹,

Suwintana²,

Sudana³

et al. 2018

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“…In their comprehensive study, Jackling and De Lange ( 2009) identified a range of important skills that business graduates need to be successful in employment and in their future career. In a more recent note, Warwick and Howard (2015) provide a comprehensive skills list from the employers' perspectives, which includes skills in business case analysis techniques (such as sound knowledge of the forecasting of business data using web-based applications). Discipline-specific technical skills are also important for graduates' employability.…”

Section: Technical Skills (Ts)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prior studies argue that technical skills are inadequate for job success in the areas of business and management (Jackling and De Lange, 2009;Hirsch and Collins, 1988). A growing number of studies argue that soft skills are complementary to technical skills, with both required for graduate employment (Mohamed and Lashine, 2003;Warwick and Howard, 2015). Soft skills include communication skills, interpersonal skills and behavioural skills, as demonstrated through teamwork and leadership (Teng et al, 2019).…”

Section: Soft Skills (Ss)mentioning

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“…For example, most Australian universities have increased their assessment of case study presentation, group discussion and communication skills. It is suggested that effective communication skills are necessary for business and management graduates, as they comprise verbal expression, listening skills as well as writing skills (Warwick and Howard, 2015). Writing skills are essential to prepare and present the results of business operations so these can be communicated, thus complying with the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.…”

Section: Soft Skills (Ss)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors affecting business graduates' employability–empirical evidence using partial least squares (PLS)

Hossain

Alam

Alamgir

et al. 2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between skills and employability of business graduates. The study also examines the moderating effect of ‘social mobility factors’ in the ‘skills–employability’ relationship.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative positivist approach was undertaken to test the hypotheses. Business graduates from two universities in a developing country responded to a questionnaire about their perceptions of different sets of employability factors. Partial least squares (PLS)-based structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to examine the relationships between skills and employability of business graduates.FindingsThe findings show that both soft skills and technical skills are positively related to employability, which is consistent with prior studies. The findings also indicate that social mobility factors play a significant role in employability.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based on data from two public universities, and its findings need to be interpreted with care as universities differ in their size, area of concentration and ownership structure.Practical implicationsThe findings advance the evidence of graduate employability of business students. Based on these results, university authorities, policymakers, teachers and business graduates will benefit from the findings related to students preparedness for the competitive global job market.Originality/valueThe study's findings contribute to business graduates' skill set development in the developing countries that share a similar education system, culture and values.

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Moving Toward Online Education: Are Hospitality Hiring Managers Taking Online Degrees Seriously

Tiwari

2024

Springer International Handbooks of Education

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A Note on Structuring Employability Skills for Accounting Students

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Employability Skills for Entry Level Workers: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements in Indonesia

Factors affecting business graduates' employability–empirical evidence using partial least squares (PLS)

Moving Toward Online Education: Are Hospitality Hiring Managers Taking Online Degrees Seriously

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