Higher Education Research & Development

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Annotated Bibliography
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1ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jackson, Denise. "Business graduate employability–where are we going wrong?." Higher
Education Research & Development 32, no. 5 (2013): 776-790.
This paper mainly discusses about the concept of transfer in the graduates while proposing a
model of employability of graduates incorporating the process. The key objective behind using
the model is to ascertain the extent to which the graduates transfer to the workplace for making
them the ‘work ready’ graduates. There are two stages in the model for assessing the contribution
of the development of non-technical skills in the graduate employees. Even if the relevant
stakeholders assume that the transfer of graduates takes place naturally, this transfer is a highly
complex process that includes the characteristics of the workplaces. It is highlighted by the
proposed model that there is a necessity of change in role and attitude of the graduates for the
improvement of non-technical skills in the workplaces. The strength of this paper can be seen in
considering the perception of all stakeholders involved such as the graduates, employers and
educators in the transfer process. In addition, the consideration of the two stages which are
influence on non-technical skill development and graduate employability and transfer from
classroom to workplace has made the used model more effective to get to the results.
Tymon, Alex. "The student perspective on employability." Studies in higher education 38, no.
6 (2013): 841-856.
The main aim of this research paper is the assessment of the perspective of the students in the
areas of business studies, marketing and human resource management on employability. This
article assesses the case of more than 400 undergraduate students for this purpose. The study was
conducted by collecting data from undergraduate students from one post-92 UK University. It
can be seen from the outcome of this paper that there is not much alignment between the views
of students and other group of stakeholders on employability. General findings of the paper show
that the confidence and positive views of the students towards employability increases from first
year to final year. Moreover, the undergraduate students are needed to develop certain skills that
are largely helpful in employability such as communication, team working, information
technology, organizing and planning; and the personal attributes include adaptability, flexibility,
commitment, dedication and hardworking. However, the paper indicates towards the uncertainty
that whether these skills can be developed from practice.