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Are graduates equipped with the right skills in the employability stakes?

Joanne Raybould (Graduate Employment and Training Coordinator, at Graduate Advantage, Birmingham, UK.)
Victoria Sheedy (Marketing Assistant, at Graduate Advantage, Birmingham, UK.)

Industrial and Commercial Training

ISSN: 0019-7858

Article publication date: 1 August 2005

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Abstract

Purpose

To discuss employability and skills requirements for graduates from a graduate recruiter's point of view.

Design/methodology/approach

To look at key graduate recruitment organisations and explain what skills programmes are available to graduates. Also looks at continued development and what employers may be able to do in the future to improve skills?

Findings

There are transferable skills that employers like to see in a graduate and these can vary according to type of role; also, in general, graduates are keen to develop their skills further. There are organisations to help graduates improve these employability skills like Graduate Advantage and higher education institutions.

Originality/value

Of value to employers looking to recruit graduates, who need to be aware of what types of programmes are available to graduates. It is valuable to graduates, who need to look at their own skills and improve their employability.

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Citation

Raybould, J. and Sheedy, V. (2005), "Are graduates equipped with the right skills in the employability stakes?", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 37 No. 5, pp. 259-263. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850510609694

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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