Factors Influencing Employability of Chinese Graduates in Malaysia upon Returning to China
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This study indicates important factors in related to Chinese international students who graduated from Malaysia have better ‘employability’ upon returning to China employment market. Total survey of 160 samples collected from the target group, the Chinese graduates who study in Malaysia and now working in China. The direct model result found that educational and learning activities (H1) and soft skills (H2) have a significant impact on graduate’s employability. Moreover, the findings also found the mediation role of graduate’s English proficiency scored at 0.1595 (H3) and 0.1293 (H4) between educational and learning activities, soft skills and employability. The findings enable education service providers and policy-makers identify more competitive variables in enhancing graduate employability in China market. Additionally, the result of this study also justified the important of English proficiency toward the employability of Chinese graduates in China.
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