A study on the employers’ preference on today's accounting graduates / Wan Zurina Nik Abdul Majid

• Auteur principal: Nik Abdul Majid, Wan Zurina
• Format: Thèse
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: 2000
• Accès en ligne: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102477/1/102477.pdf

Recent years, educators have radically revised accounting program to better prepare students for the challenges of the profession. In relation to this, a study was carried out to find out the requirement criteria for accounting graduates as disclosed in the New Straits Times and The Star and to determine the expectation of employers in recruiting new employees with accounting qualification. A study on the classified advertisement from New Straits Times and The Star were analyzed for one-month duration, taken from 21 August to 21 September 2000 to determine the employers' preference for the entry-level accounting graduates. In addition, questionnaire was also designed and mailed to 60 employers through conveniently selected from 160 companies advertised in those newspapers within that period. A total of 31 responses were received, only 30 were usable, for a response rate of 50%. Questions focus on the importance of skills for the accounting graduates to possess. The results supporting the previous studies indicate that besides qualification and subject knowledge, employers nowadays are seeking for accounting graduates with multitude of skills such as IT knowledge, good interpersonal and communication skills, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and managerial skills. The result will provide information to accounting students, educators, administrators, and employers for career planning and evaluation purposes. Therefore it should be informative to both accounting educators and practitioners.