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Graduate Employability.
Employers' Perception Survey Report 2018.
- Published by
- Naqeebz Consulting
- Published
- April 2019
- Lead contributor
- Muhammad Moazam Shahbaz, CEO, Naqeebz
- Sample
- 212 organisations · 25 industries
The Graduate Employability: Employers' Perception Survey Report 2018 is a primary-research study by Naqeebz Consulting into the skills gap between Pakistani graduates and the workforce. The study drew on 212 organisations across 25 industries that collectively employ more than 500,000 people.
The report was launched in April 2019 in Lahore and taken on a roadshow across major universities in the Punjab to engage HEIs, students and policymakers in the findings. It has been covered by Business Recorder, Daily Parliament Times, the ILO Asia-Pacific Skills and Employability Network, and consultancy.asia.
- Primary research across 212 organisations in 25 industries employing 500,000+ people
- Respondent mix: 27% Chairman/CEO/CHRO/Deputy CEO · 25% VP HR/HR Director/Head of HR · 44% HR Managers / Recruitment Specialists
- Launched in April 2019 and taken on a university roadshow (LUMS, Punjab University, FCC, UCP, UMT, Superior, LGU, University of South Asia)
- Cited in national press and by the ILO Asia-Pacific Skills and Employability Network
Headline findings
What employers
told us.
78%
of employers surveyed are not satisfied with the quality of fresh graduates entering the workforce.
80%
of employers said no HEI or HEC body had ever approached them to collaborate on curriculum, placement or industry input.
65%
cited decision-making, verbal communication, teamwork, passion and personal integrity among the most important hiring criteria for fresh graduates.
212
organisations across 25 industries engaged in the study, together employing over 500,000 workers.
Read the
full report.
94 single pages, viewable in-browser.
Launch eventThe launch, Lahore, April 2019.
Launch
coverage.
A selection of frames from the launch.
Report launch · Lahore · April 2019
Report launch · Lahore · April 2019
Report launch · Lahore · April 2019
Report launch · Lahore · April 2019
Report launch · Lahore · April 2019
Report launch · Lahore · April 2019
University
roadshow.
After publication, the findings travelled to campuses across the Punjab for dialogue with faculty, careers offices and students.
LUMS, Lahore
University of the Punjab, Lahore
Forman Christian College, Lahore
University of Central Punjab, Lahore
University of Management & Technology, Lahore
Superior University, Lahore
Lahore Garrison University
University of South Asia, Lahore
In the
press.
Selected independent coverage of the report.- Business RecorderNaqeebz Consulting publishes Graduate Employability: Employers' Perception Survey Report 20183 May 2019 ↗
- ILO · Asia-Pacific Skills and Employability NetworkGraduate Employability: Employers' Perception Survey Report 2018: Naqeebz Consulting publishes report2019 ↗
- Daily Parliament Times78% Employers Dissatisfied With Quality Of Graduates In Pakistan6 May 2019 ↗
- Consultancy.asiaMajority of employers in Pakistan dissatisfied with recent graduates2019 ↗
- Runway PakistanReasons for Employers' Dissatisfaction with Pakistani Graduates2019 ↗
