Factors Affecting the Career Path Choice of Graduates: A Case of Omani

Al-Abri, Nasser; Kooli, Chokri

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“…The study indicates that students' career choice is significantly associated with several independent variables such as their academic departments/majors, family preferences, teachers' advice, job prestige, job security, the remuneration from job, the scope of promotion in job, the scope of professional development in job, the scope of pension in job, their personal interests, educational attainments and career development trainings while the other variables such as gender and social class do not have significant association with the students' career choice. Hence, the findings of the study on the whole are consistent with findings put forward by a number of studies [7], [10], [14], [17], [18]. While the study is in line with the finding presented by Osi [20] that gender does not have significant effect with students' career choice, the study is not consistent with his finding that socio-economic status has significant influence on their career choice.…”

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“…Kazi and Akhlaq [16] put forward that parents' influence, peers' influence, gender, financial reasons and personal interest have significant effects on students' career choices. Al-Abri and Kooli [17] indicate that financial benefits and personal interests have significant influence on students' career decision. Humayon, et al [18] opine that family influence, personal interest and economic considerations have powerful effect on students' career choices.…”

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The students’ career choice and job preparedness strategies: A social environmental perspective

Siddiky

Akter

2021

IJERE

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<p>The study aimed to investigate the factors determining the students’ career choice and find out their job preparedness strategies. Moreover, the study sought to propose a theory which could explain the students’ career choice from a social environmental perspective. Primary data for this study were collected from 120 students selected from fourteen academic departments of the Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) in Bangladesh based on snow-ball sampling. The study revealed that several factors involving students’ family preferences, teachers’ advice, job prestige, job security, remunerations, scope of promotion, scope of pension, scope of professional development, personal interests, academic majors, educational attainments and career development trainings have significant association with the students’ career decision-making. However, gender and social class did not have significant effects on the students’ career choice. The study proposed a career choice theory which indicates that the students’ career choice and career preferences are not determined by their personal interests alone; rather they are determined by the interplay of several social, cultural and economic forces. The study indicated that the majority of the respondents undertake self-study to pursue their preferred jobs. While career development trainings play an important role in developing the competencies of the students for jobs, a majority of the respondents do not have such trainings. As such, the study suggested that the students of the NSTU should undertake career development courses as a strategy for job preparedness. Finally, the study suggested that the NSTU should set up a career guidance and counseling cell to link their students with the current labor market.</p>

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The students’ career choice and job preparedness strategies: A social environmental perspective

Siddiky

Akter

2021

IJERE

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“…Career competencies are positively related to the perceived employability of the individual. At the same time, success in a career results from the relationship between career competencies and perceived employability (Al-Abri, N., & Kooli, C. 2018). Providing employment opportunity is one of the essential outcomes of the MBA program (Macatangay, 2013).…”

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“…This has resulted in increased attention and expectation from the industry towards employability competencies developed during the course. The industry sees employees as their competitive advantage, given that the employees' outputs and ability increase the effectiveness and overall performance outcomes of an organisation (Al-Abri, N., & Kooli, C. 2018;Buller & McEvoy, 2012;Deaconu et al, 2014). This study explores and suggests a competency-based approach to meet the industry expectation of MBA graduates' sustainable employability.…”

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Exploring the key behavioural, functional and strategic competencies in Indian management education

Shukla

Prasad

Itam

2021

IJFAM

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Purpose: The study’s primary purpose is to identify the critical sustainable competencies and their importance in Indian management education perceived by the stakeholders. Research Methodology: The study adopted an explanatory research design and a standardised questionnaire to gather data from stakeholder groups. Results: The results suggest that the competency clusters considered necessary by the main stakeholder groups are behavioural, functional and strategic. Limitations: Broader perspective with more samples at various locations will add more value to the idea. Contribution: This paper aims to support both business and academia by recommending a positive collaborative process and building a workforce ready for work.

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“…In congruence to the above assertion, the National Youth Development Policy [8] states that ''youth are the foundation of a society; their energies, inventiveness, character and orientation define the pace of development and security of a nation. Through their creative talents and labour power, a nation makes giant strides in economic development [11]. In their dreams and hopes a nation founds her motivation; on their energies, she builds her vitality and purpose through effective and constructive use of production ventures like employment creation, engagement in economic production, academic and community development activities, [12] sports, setting good moral standard among others.…”

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Unemployment and Youth Restiveness in Africa: Implications for Counselling

Eberechukwu

Ekejiuba

Chisara

2021

AJESS

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Restiveness among youths has become one of the nagging global challenges. Consequently, its prevalence in Africa has become more worrisome now than ever before. This paper therefore examined unemployment and the incidences of youth restiveness in Africa: Implication for counseling. The paper adopted a qualitative approach relying mainly on secondary materials from documented evidences. Available data indicates persistent rise in the level of unemployment across different African countries. By the same token there have also been high incidences of restiveness among the youths in Africa within the same period. However, the paper brought to the fore specific instances of restiveness in select African countries namely; militancy and insurgency in Nigeria Niger Delta, xenophobic attacks in South Africa, socio-political crises in southern Cameroun, ethnic and religiously motivated restiveness in Mali and rising piracy and terrorism in Somalia as case studies. The paper identified poverty, unemployment, socio-economic and political inequality and marginalization as factors of youth restiveness. These factors no doubt are in high prevalence in Africa. Given the scenario, the implication for counseling is of great consequence as the concern revolves around how counselling services can be leveraged in the context so that the youths can be properly engaged to embrace genuine efforts towards self-development, skills acquisition, self-reliance and nation building. It is argued that the solution to unemployment and youth restiveness problems lie in part on counsellors constructive engagement with youths, on awareness creation through the media, education of the youth towards self-realization and on their pivotal roles in nation building.

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Factors Affecting the Career Path Choice of Graduates: A Case of Omani

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The students’ career choice and job preparedness strategies: A social environmental perspective

The students’ career choice and job preparedness strategies: A social environmental perspective

Exploring the key behavioural, functional and strategic competencies in Indian management education

Unemployment and Youth Restiveness in Africa: Implications for Counselling

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