Employers' preference for foreign trained graduates - Myth or reality?

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 372-383

  Hoo, Quah Chun ^a   Nasurdin, Aizzat ^a   Chai, Guok Eng ^b   Ignatius, Joshua ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b GEC Management Consultant   (Malaysia)

^c Unuversiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Employability; Generic skills; Generic traits; Overall performance perception (OPP); Soft skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049113665     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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