Malaysian main issue is
the issue of employability especially among graduates. The unemployment rate of
bachelor graduates is high and has been closely linked to the problem of
inadequate knowledge, skills and attitudes of graduates in an applied technology
and technical work for labour market requirements in the industrial sector with
a 27.9% unemployment rate compared respective groups as reported in the data
source obtained from the Ministry of Higher Education and Bank Negara Malaysia
estimates. Each student needs to
activate their knowledge as a worker in training with various skills to help
them find a job after graduated. Graduates must be prepared for all challenges
and industrial demand of skilled workers in technologies knowledge that is
related to employability skills. As a matter of fact, individuals who are
educated, equipped with good personal features as well as interpersonal skills
can significantly influence the job market needs. This study focuses in
determining the relationship between the interpersonal skills that are
communication skills, soft skills and work readiness with graduates’
employability from the perspectives of the undergraduates of UiTM Selangor by
using Pearson Correlation analysis. Moreover, this study also focused on determining
which among the factors is the most influential factor affecting the graduates’
employability by using multiple
regression analysis. A total of 357 respondents were involved throughout this
study that is among the undergraduates of UiTM Selangor. Therefore, from the
findings obtained, it indicates that from the perspectives of the
undergraduates on their employability skills from UiTM Selangor, it was found
that communication skills and soft skills is important but have low influence
on their employability skills while work readiness is important and have high
influence on their employability skills. Meanwhile, it is revealed that the
graduates’ employability from the perspectives of the undergraduates from UiTM
Selangor are mostly affected by soft skills.
