The world of employment has changed dramatically, technology is impacting practices and experiences,\nand societies are becoming more global and multicultural. With the rise of globalization,\nemployability is becoming one of the main goals for education systems. Today�s employers require\nemployees to have soft or non-technical skills in addition to technical skills. The purpose of the\nstudy was to explore employability skills as perceived by employers and university faculty of human\nresource development (HRD) and management for entry level graduate jobs. As a result of\nthis research, types of employability skills may be identified which are common among the faculty\nof HRD programs and employers of HRD graduates both in the U.S. and internationally. To evaluate\nthe interrelationships between the variables of interest among employees and faculty members,\nboth in the U.S. and internationally, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilized. The\noverall results of this study indicate that with the exception of communication skills and the use of\ntechnology, there is a significant relationship between 16 of the 18 variables investigated and the\ntype of respondents.
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