THE INFLUENCERS OF POSTGRADUATE JOB SELECTION IN MALAYSIA

Abstract

This research was done as the project thesis for Master of Business Administration in INTI International University. The objective of this research was to find out the factors that influencing Postgraduate Job Selection in Malaysia.

Human capital is the most important capital in the 21st century, characterized by talent competition. The level of competitiveness of an enterprise often depends on the quantity and quality of its knowledge workers. Hence, this research have examined relationship between the training program, salary and welfare and promotion opportunities with the intention of job selection among postgraduate in Malaysia. The research carried out by distribution of questionnaire to the postgraduates in Malaysia.

The pilot test, demographics Profile, preliminary test, hypotheses test were performed using SPSS software on the collected data. At the end of the research, the study shows that the theoretical is related to empirical study thus the results were summarized. The validity and reliability of the result can be regarded as good overall. The result showed that the examined factors such as salary and welfare and promotion opportunities have significant relationship towards the job selection intention among postgraduate in Malaysia.

The result of this research may provide other researchers to be more aware of job selection as well as to provide valuable inputs. In summary, with this input, working industries in Malaysia will be able to understand on what will be the higher significant factors that influence postgraduate job selection. Within the job selection environment, this research has provided a very unique and genuine feedback for the working industry in order to build sustainable business, in which intended to attract more postgraduate students upon graduation.