Perception Gap Analysis of Employability Amongst Academia, Information Technology Industry, and Fresh Engineering Graduates

Abstract

Employability challenges of fresh graduate engineers are widely known and is well accepted globally. Hitherto studies have focused on improvisation required in the academic approach to bridge these challenges. One of the major shortcomings observed in this context is the lack of common understanding of concept, of employability by the important stakeholders of the ecosystem, i.e. academia, industry, and graduate engineers. Creating fresh employable graduate at entry level is a process, which is impacted by multiple factors and academia cannot be single handedly held responsible for the lacunas of the overall talent ecosystem. Authors in this research endeavor have tried to understand the perception of term “employability” for the IT Industry (employers), academia (faculties and training and placement officers), and fresh engineering graduates. The findings identified from the study are important in creating a common shared understanding amongst important stakeholders to channelize their precious resources and efforts in the right direction.