Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development

A crucial component of successful career preparation among graduates is the ability to adapt to challenging industrial settings. Similarly, job-related and employability skills have become propensity assets to adapt to the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) landscape in differ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Omar, Muhd Khaizer, Romli, Aliaa Hayati, Azeem, Nazia, Zakaria, Anis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/1/116482.pdf
_version_ 1848867013704810496
author Omar, Muhd Khaizer
Romli, Aliaa Hayati
Azeem, Nazia
Zakaria, Anis
author_facet Omar, Muhd Khaizer
Romli, Aliaa Hayati
Azeem, Nazia
Zakaria, Anis
author_sort Omar, Muhd Khaizer
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description A crucial component of successful career preparation among graduates is the ability to adapt to challenging industrial settings. Similarly, job-related and employability skills have become propensity assets to adapt to the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) landscape in different workplaces. Employers demand new and different employee skill sets due to technological advancement and the rapidly changing job landscape. This research seeks to determine the relationship between career adaptability and employability skills. Results based on data collected from 205 final-year engineering students at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) indicate that the career adaptability and employability skills level was high. More importantly, career adaptability is positively associated with students' employability skills. This study benefits educators and policymakers by providing a detailed view of career adaptability and employability skills from the existing curriculum delivery. It also acts as a guideline for further efforts to amplify career development among graduates to ensure their employment success.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T14:29:45Z
format Article
id upm-116482
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T14:29:45Z
publishDate 2023
publisher Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS)
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1164822025-04-09T02:52:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/ Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development Omar, Muhd Khaizer Romli, Aliaa Hayati Azeem, Nazia Zakaria, Anis A crucial component of successful career preparation among graduates is the ability to adapt to challenging industrial settings. Similarly, job-related and employability skills have become propensity assets to adapt to the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) landscape in different workplaces. Employers demand new and different employee skill sets due to technological advancement and the rapidly changing job landscape. This research seeks to determine the relationship between career adaptability and employability skills. Results based on data collected from 205 final-year engineering students at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) indicate that the career adaptability and employability skills level was high. More importantly, career adaptability is positively associated with students' employability skills. This study benefits educators and policymakers by providing a detailed view of career adaptability and employability skills from the existing curriculum delivery. It also acts as a guideline for further efforts to amplify career development among graduates to ensure their employment success. Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2023-12-26 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/1/116482.pdf Omar, Muhd Khaizer and Romli, Aliaa Hayati and Azeem, Nazia and Zakaria, Anis (2023) Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (12). pp. 5026-5039. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/20351/Relationship-Between-Career-Adaptability-And-Employability-Skills-Towards-Engineering-Graduates-Career-Development 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i12/20351
spellingShingle Omar, Muhd Khaizer
Romli, Aliaa Hayati
Azeem, Nazia
Zakaria, Anis
Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
title Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
title_full Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
title_fullStr Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
title_short Relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
title_sort relationship between career adaptability and employability skills: towards engineering graduates career development
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116482/1/116482.pdf