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‘I am competent so I can be choosy’: choosiness and its implication on graduate employability

Sharmila JayasingamFaculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yuji FujiwaraFaculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ramayah ThurasamySchool of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia;UTM International Business School (UTM-IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 1119-1134 | Published online: 26 Sep 2016

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