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Why local graduates can't be hired - Top reasons for fresh grad…
Why local graduates can't be hired - Top reasons for fresh grad employment
Asking for unrealistics salary/benefits (67%)
Solution
Get Your Salary Expectations in Check, GlassDoor
Knowing the Value of Your Expertise
demonstrate flexibility
Offer an acceptable salaray range
Do some part-time, volunteer or even an internship before getting something permanent to gain work experience
Doing something productive during your spare time that will be beneficial for you during interview
What?
A fresh graduate with zero working experience expecting a starting basic salary of RM5, 000.
too unrealistic and demand too much on salary.
Acquirred skills does not match with the expected salary
Effect
Leave bad impression to interviewer
Lack of required skills (42%)
Why?
applying into the organization without knowing the organization backgrounds.
They do not focusing on organizations requirements
Not include their experiences with their skills in it
Solution
Attend and participate in upgrading their skills class
Focus on completing resume with their best skills
Effect
current skills will not recognize by the organization's examiner if the required skills not included
Hard to be accepted by organization for their application
Group: Amaryllis
Poor Communication Skills (55%) & Poor Command of English language (55%)
Effect
Graduates will without a doubt find it hard to communicate and convince employers during job interviews
How to overcome?
Identify confident public speakers – for example, through watching TED Talks – and observe the techniques they use.
Don’t avoid giving a presentation as part of your coursework or during a seminar
Write a blog or make videos
Undertake a communications role for a student society, such as managing the society’s social media feeds
Join volunteers
Take up a public-facing or customer service part-time job
Take extra language classes
Why?
Employers do not want to spend money on training
Graduates with outstanding paper qualifications often are ill-equipped with soft-skills
Employers dealing with international businesses expect candidates to be proficient in foreign languages
Employers do not only look at a graduate’s academic qualifications
Poor character, attitude and personality
Negative environment
get along in positive environment
lack of educational
need someone to give an example and give advices
Afraid of failure
learn to think positive and learn on whatever happens
Negative assumption
seek multiple perspectives