“EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS OF MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: A STUDY OF BANKER’S VIEWPOINT”

Abstract

In the current scenario, employability skills have become a serious matter for the students and educational institutions, and government as these skills are demanded by employers in every sector of the economy. Considering the importance of skills, an attempt has been made to access the bankers’ viewpoint towards management graduates' employability skills. A sample of ninety-five officials comprising forty-five from public and private sector banks was taken for the study. The gathered data have been analyzed with various descriptive statistics, and a t-test has been applied to test the validity of the results. The analysis shows that public sector banks' officials give importance to basic skills such as decision-making skills, delegation skills, integrity skills, analytical skills, and perceptual skills. On the other hand, the focus is on trans-disciplinarity skills, cognitive load management skills, design mindset skills, virtual collaboration skills, and novelty skills in private sector banks. For better performance of the management graduates in the banking sector, it is suggested that educational institutions should try to develop modern employability skills also in the students. They should provide practical knowledge to the students by exploring the actual workplace and arranging their meetings with experienced professionals, which will help the students understand the real work environment for their jobs.