EMPLOYERS EXPECTATIONS AND STUDENTS EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

As a result of the increased competition and rapid changing economy, entry and survival of graduates in industries is tougher than ever before. The employers' expectations are changing day by day and graduates have to obtain new skills for their sustainability. Mere academic skill alone will not help the graduates for better employment. Due to lack of employability skills graduates are not employable even though there are opportunities. In this study an attempt is made to find out the organizations needs and the skills the engineering students actually possess. From the results it is very clear that students are far behind in their needed skill set.