ERIC Number: EJ1250598
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Employers' Perception Regarding Employability Skills of Management Students Undergoing Internship
Bist, Siddarth Singh; Mehta, Neha; Mehta, Disha; Meghrajani, Indra
International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, v21 n2 p145-161 2020
This paper investigates the perception of corporate managers regarding employability skills of management students undertaking summer internship with them. The study is divided into two parts wherein the first part consists of literature review and in-depth interviews of senior managers, and it is devoted to identifying critical parameters that affect employability of management students. The second part of research consists of a survey of 195 company supervisors who rated 405 intern students on the 22 items identified in the first part. The results indicate that intern students lacked in communication skills, problem solving ability, analytical skills and business understanding but fared well in the other parameters like self-management, using ICT efficiently, people relations and team spirit, innovative approach and critical thinking, self-confidence and assertiveness and drive to learn.
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Internship Programs, Business Administration Education, Summer Programs, Foreign Countries, Skill Development, College Students, Communication Skills, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Self Management, Technological Literacy, Interpersonal Competence, Teamwork, Assertiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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