scholarly journals Employers’ Preference on Employability Skills of Business Management and Accounting Graduates

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-85
Author(s):  
Guillermo Briones ◽  
Elaine Joy Apat ◽  
Dennis Gaudencio III Lorica ◽  
Marierose Valenzuela
Keyword(s):  
Business Management ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Accounting Graduates

Exploration of Employability Skills in Business Management Studies Within Higher Education Levels

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-69
Author(s):  
Husam Helmi Alharahsheh ◽  
Abraham Pius
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

Higher education in the United Kingdom is becoming more responsible to focus beyond teaching and learning process; this is evolving to further reflect the needs of the marketplace, engagement with firms within the industry, responsibility to enhance talent, and to close the skills gap to prepare students for employment opportunities during studies and after graduation. The purpose of this study is to provide the key employability skills in business management studies within higher education with further focus on the UK as one of the leading Western and knowledge-based economies through a systematic literature review process. The study also aims to highlight employability skills reported in the selected studies by categorising them into three main categories: very common employability skills required, common employability skills required, and uncommon employability skills required. However, throughout the studies included in the review, focus on specific skills varied due to the way researchers assessed as well as external factors taken into consideration such as cultural differences, external environment changes, the type of educational institutions, and the way curriculum was delivered, as well as the variations of specific interests of employers from a sector to another. The review is organised in six key sections: Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results and Analysis, Discussion, and lastly, Conclusion and Implications. The reported employability skills resulted in the review can be taken into consideration to further enhance understanding of how employability skills can be embedded into curriculum within business management schools in the UK and other organisations that are responsible for articulation of employment related policies for students and recent graduates. The review can also establish that enhancement of employability skills should be a collective responsibility including universities, employers, policymakers, and students to ensure that educational outcomes are meeting the needs of the market. Higher education providers should aim to close the gap of employability by the point of graduation stage and to be ready to compete in the overcrowded labour market.

scholarly journals An Empirical Evaluation of Accounting Graduates’ Employability Skills from Jordanian Employers’ Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghada Awad Altrawneh
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Generic Skills ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Accounting Graduates

<p>In the specific case of accounting, compatibility is being sought between what accounting education provides, what accounting graduates possess and what the job market requires. Thus, from the employers’ point of view, this study will attempt to investigate the skills that accounting students have and the skills required by the labour market, and which will enhance the employability of graduates. The perception of employers of how important those skills are to the job market will be explored, as well as whether the importance of the required skills varies depending on type of sector, organisation and job position, all in the context of Jordan. In general, this study is intended to bridge the gap to the benefit of academia, professionals and students.</p><p>The objective of the study has been approached by developing a questionnaire that was distributed to all major Jordanian companies and organizations in both the private and public sectors. The study concludes that accounting graduates lack, in particular, the necessary (generic) skills, and that there is a significant gap between the skills employers need and consider important, and the skills accounting graduates actually possess and can demonstrate in practice. The results show that employers tend to be more satisfied with the level of technical skills that students have acquired, than generic skills.</p>

Exploration of Employability Skills in Business Management Studies Within Higher Education Levels

2021 ◽  
pp. 1147-1164
Author(s):  
Husam Helmi Alharahsheh ◽  
Abraham Pius
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

Higher education in the United Kingdom is becoming more responsible to focus beyond teaching and learning process; this is evolving to further reflect the needs of the marketplace, engagement with firms within the industry, responsibility to enhance talent, and to close the skills gap to prepare students for employment opportunities during studies and after graduation. The purpose of this study is to provide the key employability skills in business management studies within higher education with further focus on the UK as one of the leading Western and knowledge-based economies through a systematic literature review process. The study also aims to highlight employability skills reported in the selected studies by categorising them into three main categories: very common employability skills required, common employability skills required, and uncommon employability skills required. However, throughout the studies included in the review, focus on specific skills varied due to the way researchers assessed as well as external factors taken into consideration such as cultural differences, external environment changes, the type of educational institutions, and the way curriculum was delivered, as well as the variations of specific interests of employers from a sector to another. The review is organised in six key sections: Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results and Analysis, Discussion, and lastly, Conclusion and Implications. The reported employability skills resulted in the review can be taken into consideration to further enhance understanding of how employability skills can be embedded into curriculum within business management schools in the UK and other organisations that are responsible for articulation of employment related policies for students and recent graduates. The review can also establish that enhancement of employability skills should be a collective responsibility including universities, employers, policymakers, and students to ensure that educational outcomes are meeting the needs of the market. Higher education providers should aim to close the gap of employability by the point of graduation stage and to be ready to compete in the overcrowded labour market.

scholarly journals Do Accounting Programs at Saudi Universities Adopt Relevant Skills?

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qasim Zureigat
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Functional Skills ◽  
Intellectual Skills ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Accounting Graduates

This study aims at investigating wither accounting programs at Saudi universities incorporate relevant skills into its curriculum or not. The study utilizes International Educational Standards (IES), mainly standard 3 to identify the relevant skills for accounting graduates, as these standards represent internationally accepted standards for accounting education. Based on IES 3 structure and components, a questionnaire was developed and distributed to Saudi universities that offer accounting programs, and a total number of 111 questionnaires were revealed and analyzed. The results indicated that Saudi universities incorporate intellectual skills, technical and functional skills and interpersonal and communication skills into the curriculum of its accounting programs, while these programs lack both personal skills and organizational and business management skills. Such results support the lack of a comprehensive framework at Saudi universities for its accounting programs. The study recommends universities and regulators to deeply assess accounting programs at Saudi universities and to redesign its curriculum to meet the need for skilled and qualified accountants.

Employability skills of international accounting graduates

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 757-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Jackling ◽  
Riccardo Natoli
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Professional Recognition ◽  
Employment Preparation ◽  
International Graduates ◽  
Accounting Graduates ◽  
Relevant Work

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the perceptions of internship providers with respect to the employability skills of international accounting graduates that undertake a Professional Year Program (PYP) incorporating a 12-week (240 hour) internship. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved a survey of internship providers that required open and closed responses addressing perceptions of the skill of interns and rating of satisfaction with the PYP program as an employment preparation program. Findings – The results indicate that from the internship providers’ perspective the most highly developed skill of interns is team skills. However, over 40 percent of respondents indicated that interns had failed to demonstrate the capacity to be “work ready” with respect to business acculturation, capacity to handle unfamiliar problems and communication skills. One-third of respondents had ongoing concerns with the PYP as a means of preparing Australian educated international graduates for work in the accounting profession. Practical implications – There was evidence of a need for a more cohesive theoretical underpinning of the internship program as a means of enhancing the transition from study to work. Originality/value – This study was the first independent study to examine perceptions of a PYP incorporating an internship program to enhance the employability of international accounting graduates who seek professional recognition in Australia. The study provides insights of internship providers of the employability skills of international graduates. The results are timely given the emergence of the demand for relevant work experience enabling international students to enhance their employability globally.

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