Engineering Graduates

Competencies and Employer’s Expectations

Hardy Sahruwardi
Introduction
Technological changes drives long-term economic growth, productivity and improvement in
living standards
This era needs human capital resources with competency, competitive and multi-skilled
Unemployment issue among engineering graduates in developing country, especially during
COVID
Unemployment issue among engineering graduates because they are depending only on
academic qualification to get job
This issue arise when there is insufficient or inappropriate education and training which doesn’t
focus on soft skills (innovation and creativity, communication skills and entrepreneurship, etc)
International Journal of Engineering & Technology Aini Najwa Azmi, Yusri Kamin, and Muhammad Khair Noordin
Introduction

Higher education is based on preparing a standard curriculum in certain period for

knowledge and specific skills
Industry expectation and job market are influenced by economy, social and
competition
Students development is not only measured in academic performance but also
includes the soft skills and qualities required by industry
Don’t miscalculate those soft skills
International Journal of Engineering & Technology Aini Najwa Azmi, Yusri Kamin, and Muhammad Khair Noordin
Top 10 Skills
How to get those soft skills?

Internship Joining Conversation Speak Up

InternshipMentoring Asking Public speaking
Knowledge Active Listening Presentation
Mentoring
Practice With friends Guide
Organisation
Knowledge With lecturers Assistance for Lecturer
Opportunity Etc Campus Campaign
Practice
Networking
Organisation
Opportunity
Networking
How to get those soft skills?

Join A Club Take Initiative Role Model

Extracurricular
Internship Demonstrate and develop ingenuity Take higher level of responsibility
Team project Share your project Mentorship
Mentoring
Seek Leadership Role Share Ideas Fake it till you make it
Knowledge
Practice
Organisation
Opportunity
Networking
How to get those soft skills?

Achieve Outside the Classroom Think Long-Term

Internship Time management Hard Skill changes as technology
Mentoring Learn Culture updates
Language Soft skill need time and experience
Knowledge Society Secret job-seeking weapon
Practice
Organisation
Opportunity
Networking
Engineering Competency Model
Competency of an engineer is the
ability of non-technical and
occupational skills that are just
important as technical skills
Questions And Answers
Competency of an engineer is the
ability of non-technical and
occupational skills that are just
important as technical skills