There is gulf between what academia imparts and what the employer desires from fresh graduates.Soft skill set is in demand and is mostly lacking

1. WHAT YOUR EMPLOYER
DESIRES
A wake up Call

2. INTRODUCTION
• Why did you take admission in university
• What does the university give and not give you
• What do you expect after you graduate from university
• What is the Reality

3. AIM
To bridge the GAP between reality and expectation of
university grads about Job market in Pakistan and
suggest you some way forward

4. SEQUNECE
•A brief introduction to the survey
•What business leaders think of fresh university grads
•Why do they think so
•Expectations from fresh grads
•How to meet expectations
•What universities need to do
•Q&A

5. Description of Survey
• 250 corporate entities were surveyed
• Officers of C Suite were contacted(CEOs, COOs,CHRM etc)
• Survey was done as One on One
• Companies included some of the big names in Pakistan (Coca Cola, Daraz, PTCL,
Fauji Group, Askari Group etc)
• Complete spectrum of Pakistani corporate landscape was surveyed including
manufacturing, services, IT ,agriculture companies ,banks etc

6. Aim of Survey
• To find out acceptability and major traits of fresh university graduates
entering job market
• To identify missing links in skills attained while studying at university
and suitability for employment in corporate Pakistan

7. What world desires from fresh grads
• International Labour Organization(ILO) considers these 4 Cs as the essential
requirements of employability in 21st century
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Communication
• Cooperation

8. What business leaders think of fresh grads

9. What business leaders think of fresh grads

10. What business leaders think of fresh grads

11. What business leaders think of fresh grads

12. What business leaders think of fresh grads

13. What business leaders think of fresh grads
DISSATISFIED

14. Why are they dissatisfied
• 60% feel knowledge, skills and abilities failing to reflect the High
grades they have achieved
• Graduates do not have Sufficient industry exposure to gain
commercial awareness and acquire technical skills that would help
them become industry relevant
• Lack of or Poor Soft Skills
• Disparity in Rights and Responsibility-High salary expectation despite
weak or poor industry knowledge

15. Why are they dissatisfied

16. Expectations from fresh grads
• Candidates with better communication skills are preferred
• Positive attitude is most sought after
• Next in line are Soft Skills
• Personal presentation matters
• Employers prefer technical/professional knowledge over
Higher Grades

17. Expectations from fresh grads

18. MOST SOUGHT AFTER SKILL SET

19. ARISTOTLE’s QUOTE
•When the lecture exceeds 20 minutes , participants would be
busy in
•Checking smart Phones 60 %
•Taking quick nap 30 %
•Cursing the speaker 10 %

21. How to meet expectations
• Improve Employability
• Enhance Soft Skills
• Sharpen Enterprise Skills
• Continuous Self Development
• Remember the hare and the turtle story; follow it

22. What Universities need to do
• Emphasize MORE on developing and shaping SOFT SKILLS of the students

23. Q & A