Publication: Employment Trends of COVID-19 Graduates: The Case of a Malaysian Public University
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Date
2023
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Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
Abstract
This study presents an effort to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the Universiti Sains
Islam Malaysia (USIM)’s employment trends especially for those who are being graduated in
2019 and 2020. Questionnaire survey was employed, and 505 USIM graduates in both 2019
and 2020 participated in this study. Means comparison and one-way ANOVA analysis were
used to identify a significant difference between graduates’ attribute groups on employment
trends during COVID-19. The findings reveal that the majority of USIM graduates have
different employment as compared to their field of study and have changed their
employment at least once during COVID-19. Several attributes including gender, employment
sector, employment area, salary range and involvement with the graduate employability (GE)
program significantly influence employment trends during COVID-19. Further, among the
main reasons for employment changes among graduates during COVID-19 are including to
look for a better job, a suitable job and a more satisfactory salary. This study is believed to be
a pioneering study in identifying the impact of COVID-19 on employment trends especially on
dissimilarities between current employment within the field of study and employment change
frequency among graduates. It also contributes by identifying the main reasons for such
employment changes during COVID-19.
Description
Vol. 12(2) 2023, Pg. 1564 - 1583
Keywords
Employment Trend, Graduate Employability, COVID-19.
Citation
Kamaruddin, M. I. H., Ahmad, A., Husain, M. A., & Hamid, S. N. A. (2023). Employment Trends of COVID-19 Graduates: The Case of a Malaysian Public University. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(2), 1564–1583.