Journal article
Graduate employability concerns amidst a crisis: Student perspectives from Singapore on COVID-19
Industry and Higher Education
2022
Abstract
With the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, global economies continue to face uncertainties, widespread workforce volatility and employment challenges. During a sustained crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, university students’ self-perceptions about their employability and future career choices in their chosen industry sectors may be affected. Therefore, this study investigates graduate employability concerns and the perceptions of undergraduate students regarding employment prospects and future job security confidence in their disciplines’ industry sectors in light of this global crisis. Through the employment of a mixed methods design, the study investigates the perceptions of graduating students from three disciplines in Singapore: Tourism, Communications and Information Technology. The findings indicate that COVID-19 had a positive impact on perceptions of jobs that could be performed from home and those in essential services. Concurrently, there were notable variances in the students’ perceptions regarding career prospects and job security confidence across the three disciplines with regard to the impact of the crisis on their industry sectors in general and themselves individually.
Details
- Title
- Graduate employability concerns amidst a crisis: Student perspectives from Singapore on COVID-19
- Authors/Creators
- E. Tan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityF. Mwagwabi (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityT. Lim (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA. Lim (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Industry and Higher Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005540967407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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