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Unemployed Graduates
BEL422 REPORT WRITING
INTRODUCTION
§ Background of study
• 20 Government universities and 38 Private
universities/colleges (Malaysia Government’s Official Portal)
• Unemployment Rate
– Universiti Teknologi MARA, UiTM – 3,278 (16.2%)
– Universiti Utara Malaysia, UUM – 1,532 (7.6%)
– Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM – 1,147 (5.7%)
– Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM – 971 (4.8%)
– Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, UPM – 919 (4.5%)
» The Sun, July 2006

§ Statement of Problem
• 80,000 unemployed graduates nationwide as reported by the
Public Services Commission
• Majority: Business Administration; Computer and Engineering
» New Straits Times, 2005
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§ Purposes of the Study
• To determine what are the causes of unemployed
graduates
• To find out the solutions for the problem

§ Objectives of the Study

• causes of high unemployment rate of fresh graduates
among UiTM students
• solutions that can be used to overcome it
• current job markets’ demands and employer requirements
on employees
• qualities that the graduates must possess before entering
the working field
• skills and abilities needed in the job market in preparation
to create knowledgeable graduates
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The Study

Significance Scope
•to help UiTM students •to find out what are
on preparing the causes and
themselves to meet the solutions
market’s demands
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•to help in reducing the UiTM students who
high rate of unemployed had faced
graduates among UiTM unemployment upon
students graduation
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Findings
 CONCLUSION

üMost of business graduates facing difficulties in finding a job

üDuration of job seeking process varies among graduates

üGraduates think that the subject during their study are relevant

üGraduates not fully utilize the Career and Counseling Unit

üGraduates still failed to get a job even had attended interviews

üMajority of graduates have gone a few interviews

 CONCLUSION

ü Graduates do not posses the knowledge before attending

interviews

ü Graduates expecting to get higher starting salaries

ü Graduates do not prefer to be stationed elsewhere

ü Graduates do not prefer to work in shift

ü Graduates has never been subjected to any racially and

ethnically offensive remarks during interview
 RECOMMENDATIONS

Competency in English as graduation

prerequisite for all students

Revising the university curriculum RECOMMENDATIONS

from time to time

Development of thinking skills

 RECOMMENDATIONS

Student should be well

prepared for an interview

Practice or making a mock interview RECOMMENDATIONS

before a real interview

Making a great impression

during the interview
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Thank You !