Employer’s Perception On It Graduates Employbility: A Case Study Politeknik Ungku Omar

The objective of this survey is to find out the employer's perception towards Information Technology (IT) graduates of Politeknik Ungku Omar. The survey a questionnaire is adapts and adjusts from Md Saad and I. Ab. Majid [1] to identify the employer's perceptions. Among the skills being assesses were a combination of hard and soft skills, presentation skills, entrepreneur skills and other skills related. This study revealed that the overall job performance and the ability to function effectively as an individual and in a group get the highest score from the employers. On the other hand, the ability to understand the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities acquires the lowest score from the employers. Graduates are also required to be skilled in their use of techniques, skills and modern ICT tools in their workplace as well as ability to acquire and apply knowledge of ICT fundamentals. These finding are useful for improving Polytechnic Malaysia in understanding the perception of employers towards their graduates. Therefore, precarious actions can be taken to upgrade their graduates according to industry requirements.