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Willingness To Enhance Employability, Eszter Kiss, Jami Cotler, Eben Afrifa Yamoah
Willingness To Enhance Employability, Eszter Kiss, Jami Cotler, Eben Afrifa Yamoah
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
This exploratory study was conducted across two different institutions in the United States and in Australia. The online surveys applied two instruments: The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale to investigate the correlations between the constructs of employability, emotional intelligence, and motivation. The results showed a positive significant relationship between campus program internship and perceived employability. Further, emotional intelligence was significantly positively correlated with motivation. These results may reinforce institutions in their effort to design or refresh teaching intervention programs improving students employability. Beyond focusing on skills acquisition, these programs could also aim for enhancing students …