Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Business Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Business

Theresource, Georgia Southern University Sep 2016

Theresource, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University Human Resources Newsletters

  • Join us for the EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & WELLNESS FAIR
  • Upcoming Training & Development Courses
  • GSU EAGLE PERKS Spotlight


Understanding Employer Needs And Expectations From The Perspective Of Human Resources, Tulay Girard, Daniela Ngounou Jan 2016

Understanding Employer Needs And Expectations From The Perspective Of Human Resources, Tulay Girard, Daniela Ngounou

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2016

This pre-test study attempts to understand employers’ current needs and expectations of recent graduates from a 4-year business program at higher education institutions from the perspective of human resource managers/specialists. After conducting a literature review and a pre-test survey, the authors developed scale items that measure the importance of certain knowledge and skill sets as well as behavioral traits from the perspectives of human resource specialists. The feedback received from the human resource specialists who participated in pre-test survey identified additional skill sets, knowledge areas, and behavioral traits that are most important to employers’ needs. After pre-testing the measurement items …