FACTORS AFFECTING THE EMPLOYABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES

Abstract

This paper is aimed to identify the factors affecting the employability of international graduates based on the review of relevant international literature. The study groups a wide range of factors associated with employability into four categories, namely higher education institutional factors, (graduate) individual factors, employers’ perspectives, and contextual factors. Based on the analysis, implications for higher education institutions are developed in terms of enhancing their international students’ employability along with suggestions for future research in this underexplored field.

Keywords

• international education, graduate employability