EC312 - Communication in Business Graduate Attributes and Employability
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Running head: COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESSCommunication in BusinessGraduate Attributes and EmployabilityName of Student:Student ID:Name of University:Author’s Note:
1COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESSTable of ContentsLiterature Review:...........................................................................................................................2Introduction..................................................................................................................................2Overview:....................................................................................................................................3Conclusion:..................................................................................................................................7Reference:........................................................................................................................................9
2COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESSLiterature Review:IntroductionThe concept of the attributes of the graduates has been hold close across the globe as away of promoting the national competitiveness in the international economy. However, theenhancement in the factor of employability of the graduates is one of the key challenges that ahsbeen noted in the strategic schedule of the providers of higher education. Employers in Australiatoo are mostly concerned about the capability of the fresh graduates in fulfilling the present andfuture requirements of workplace. The ever-increasing competition for the graduate openings andthe rate of unemployment in Europe and Australia has been forcing the universities across thenations in rethinking their programs for graduation (Osmani et al., 2015). The graduate skillprogress in the higher education has curtailed from the increasing pressures on the industry fromthe extreme global competition and the advancement of the technology at rapid rate. In the recentyears, this pressure has only augmented due to the reason of fewer vacancies for graduates andjob market contraction. Within this environment, developing the correct attributes of a graduatebecomes a key challenge for the higher level institutions in Australia, compounded by thecommunication lack existing between the educators and the employers for identifying theexpected factors in monitoring the performance of graduates. The recent graduated have beenfacing a tougher job market within Australia, causing them in staying either unemployed orindulge themselves in low pay jobs against their wishes. In response to this, Leong & Kavanagh, (2013) stated that some of the leadinguniversities within Australia have come up with various initiative proposals aimed towardsenhancing the skills of the students. They have been sorting from part of the activities in
3COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESSprofessional development to endeavor at incorporating the related functional and interpersonalskills into the study programs of academic in Australia. The most commonly focused graduateaspects and aptitudes of the Business and Management takes in solving problems, team work,time management, technology skills relevant to information and communication. A literaturereview suggests the fact that, previous researches have been able to outline the significantfeatures that is required to be entrenched in the education of graduation. Global employers arestill very much concerned with the ability of these new graduates in fulfilling the requirements ofthe workplace in the best of manners. This literature review would be dealing with the attributesof the graduate and take in the employability challenge that exists. Overview:The monitoring of the literature on the skills of the graduates discloses that the alliance ofthe stakeholder is one of the key areas that require to be dealt with for developing the issue ofemployability for graduates. Most of unrelated and out-dated prospectus in the system of highereducation has led to the ill-preparation of the graduates studying in university. According toBelwal, Priyadarshi & Al Fazari, (2017), the methods for teaching and the lack of better careerleadership causing bigger debate over the factor of employability, as the graduates are not beingable to satisfy the employer’s needs. It is high time when the overall group of stakeholders likethe educational policy makers, employers and graduates should work in tandem in making aneffort of creating mutual understanding, for collaborating and enhancing the enhancement ofgraduate employability. Several studies have also been able to examine the extent to which theemployers’ expectation matches that with the observation of the students nearing-graduatesabout the necessary skills of computing required at the workplace. The claim has been that thelack of any sort of communication between the potential employees and their employers
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