Abstract
Work environment is facing numerous challenges and this entails organizations to better understand the phenomenon of employability orientation. Thus, the primary aim of this study is to determine the level of employability orientation among university students and its influencing factors. This is a quantitative study whereby a total of 711 undergraduates were randomly selected from public universities in Malaysia to participate in the study. The dependent variable of this study was employability orientation and the independent variables were career anchors, work values and personality traits. The principal result of this study showed that there were eight sub-dimensions that contributed around 52.0% of the variation in employability orientation. It is believed that the findings will provide some interesting input in understanding the complexities associated with employability orientation among university students.
Highlights
Without a doubt, both organizations and individuals recognize the fact that employability orientation is a pertinent issue when it comes to compete in an evolving environment and for career development (Van Dam, 2004)
It was identified that generally the level of employability orientation among Malaysian university students are at a high level
This is a good sign for future employers in Malaysia as the outcome of the study had proposed that university students are prepared to face changes in organization, perform different tasks, and they are willing to grab the opportunity if the organization offered them a chance to obtain new work experience
Summary
Both organizations and individuals recognize the fact that employability orientation is a pertinent issue when it comes to compete in an evolving environment and for career development (Van Dam, 2004). Dramatic changes are taking place in the work environment as a result of globalization, advancement of technology and borderless world and this had resulted in the orientation of employability to take center stage and currently much emphasize is given on organization and individual flexibility (Tomlinson, 2007). There is a need for employees to be transparent for advancement and have the capabilities to adapt to the ever changing work requirements and this is commonly known as employability orientation (Van Dam, 2004). Employability orientation demands workers to have a positive attitude to change and this requires workers to develop new knowledge and skills, and changing tasks or jobs regularly (Van Dam, 2004)
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