Employability capitals as essential resources for employment obtainment and career sustainability of international graduates

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic details of the graduates who completed the online survey properly.

Variable	Sub-groups	n
Gender	Male	80
	Female	100
Original nationality	Vietnam	47
	China	65
	Thailand	10
	India	12
	Korea	5
	Japan	8
	Indonesia	8
	Malaysia	10
	Singapore	15
Age groups	20–30	90
	31–40	60
	41–50	30
Study level	Undergraduate	110
	Master	45
	PhD	25
Permanent residency status	Obtained	100
	In process of applying	50
	Unsure about whether applying or not	30
Field of study	Non-STEM (e.g. marketing, finance, accounting, management, sales, education, communication, linguistics)	75
	STEM (e.g. IT, engineering, science, medicine, pharmacy)	105
Working status	Full-time and part-time employed related to the area studied	105
	Full-time and part-time employed not related to the area studied	60
	Not employed officially	15
Number of years after graduation	0–1 year	32
	1–3 years	60
	3–5 years	46
	More than 5 years	27

Table 2. Demographic details of the graduates who joined the interview.

Variable	Sub-groups	n
Gender	Male	6
	Female	9
Original nationality	Vietnam	5
	China	6
	Singapore	1
	Indonesia	1
	Japan	1
	Malaysia	1
Age groups	20–30	6
	31–40	6
	41–50	3
Study level	Undergraduate	7
	Master	3
	PhD	5
Permanent residency status	Obtained	11
	In process of applying	3
	Unsure about whether applying or not	1
Field of study	Business (e.g. marketing, finance, accounting, management, sales)	5
	STEM (e.g. IT, engineering, science, medicine, pharmacy)	5
	Education	3
	Communication	1
	Linguistics	1
Types of organisation	Educational institutions (e.g. university, college, school, academy)	3
	Government organisations	3
	Multinational enterprises	3
	Private local companies	6
Working status	Full-time and part-time employed related to the area studied	12
	Full-time and part-time employed not related to the area studied	3
Number of years after graduation	0–1 year	2
	1–3 years	6
	3–5 years	7

Table 3. How did you find your first job?

Tools	Percentages
Advertisement on employment agents	33%
Social networks (e.g. introduction of friends, peers, family members, supervisors, academics)	32%
Advertisement on the company’s website	20%
Advertisement at the university	10%
Others	5%

Table 4. The importance of each factor below to the success in obtaining your job(s).

Factors	MD	SD
Have sufficient English proficiency	4.40	.84
Know expectations and culture of industries	4.33	.88
Have working experience	3.71	.90
Have a good academic record	3.23	.95

Note: Strongly disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; Undecided = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly agree = 5.

Table 5. The importance of each element below in performing work effectively.

Items	MD	SD
Understand the working culture (e.g. rules, conduct)	4.65	.78
Have good personal qualities (e.g. persistent, resilient, reliable, responsible)	4.45	.76
Have good professional skills (e.g. communication, teamwork, independent, confident)	4.45	.86

Note: Strongly disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; Undecided = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly agree = 5.

Table 6. The challenging level of the items below at the workplace.

Items	MD	SD
Working culture	4.65	.89
Communication challenges	4.45	.90

Note: Strongly disagree = 1; Disagree = 2; Undecided = 3; Agree = 4; Strongly agree = 5.