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Introduction to Book
But it isn’t! The fact still remains that there is still be the need for competent graduates to run these businesses created by the more entrepreneurially minded. Again, some graduates go the route of using the time as an employee as a safe haven for trying out and developing their entrepreneurial skills before branching out to establish similar, allied or different businesses. This book is written with these two categories in mind. The book is inspired by, and intended to answer some of the questions that are regularly posed to me as a resource person whenever I attend programmes, seminars and talks for students in our tertiary institutions as well as recent graduates. It is about the theory that informs the practice of recruitment and selection for the graduate market. It also addresses the sort of preparations and responses that these practices should elicit from graduate job-seekers. It is written from the perspective of a private sector employer or recruiter, and is targeted at all those who have ambitions of working in organizations that can be described as ‘employers of choice’. It is not the one stop book for all information on this subject, but it will greatly assist readers to gain valuable insight into selection criteria, considerations, trends and current needs on the graduate employment market, and hence responses to and preparation for the graduate employment market. In general, it is applicable to all private sector employers, both profit and not-for-profit organizations, but there are certainly differences in the detail, depending on the particular industry, as well as the core purpose of the particular organizations. The style is intended to demystify and simplify the recruitment process and the expectations of employers in a manner that is understood and well connected to the very core of the issues that the target readership may have. Most of the insights in this book are from my own experiences from leading and participating in general recruitment exercises, and in particular graduate recruitment over the past years as a human resource management practitioner, as well as from best practice. My colleagues in business and HR management have also contributed immensely to this work by sharing examples from their particular experiences and market sectors. It is my hope that this will inspire and equip those who want to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of the job market. Nana Kwabena Yeboah, 2006 |
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 Having functioned as a human resources consultant for over a decade, I definitely understand the importance of this book. It is clear that a graduate needs more than a good grade to navigate successfully in the 21st century aggressive work place. This book highlights the essential skills employers look out for in graduates, besides their grades (which is equally important). 'What Employers Want in Graduates'is a must have for anyone serious about building a successful career. That is because few books are this apt, at addressing the critical issue of employability. Oyidiya Alfred (Mrs), Vice-President, Nigerian Graduate Advancement Programme (Ngap)  |
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At a time when there is so much emphasis on entrepreneurship, job creation and starting new businesses (and rightly so), it may seem anachronistic to come up with such a book.