Analysis of Employability Skills Among Rural Graduates

Abstract

The purpose of education is to bring out the good qualities that are hidden among students. Education enlightens and creates new job avenues for the graduates to hone their employability skills. Employers look for graduates who are acquainted with expected employability skills fit for the job market. Academicians and academic institutes have a vital role in imparting knowledge and shaping the future of graduates. Employability skill creates new hopes and promises to the graduates to secure a promised job. Employability skill is well described as the attributes, knowledge, and skills possessed by graduates during the academic pursuit. As employability skill is becoming more important for the graduates to get good placement, it is the need of the hour to explore new ways of imparting employability skill among the graduates. This article aims at exploring the existing literature on employability skills among graduates. The purpose of this study is to analyze the various dimensions, categories, and frameworks of employability skills among graduate students. This article identifies the gap that is existing between academic institutions and employers. This paper focuses also on the important skills that are expected by employers in the 21st century.