Questionnaire

The purpose of this questionnaire is to explore the important employability skills needed by
a fresh business administration graduates while comparing the needs of the employer in the
banking industry.

Your participation in this research study is voluntary. If you decide not to participate in this
study or if you withdraw from participating at any time, you will not be penalized.

The procedure involves filling an online survey that will take approximately 20 minutes.
Your responses will be confidential and I do not collect identifying information such as
your name or email address.

I will do my best to keep your information confidential. All data is stored in a password

Company Name:

Location:

Name of the contact person:

Contact Number:

Email Address:
 PLEASE TICK ONE ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION
THAT COMES CLOSEST TO REFLECTING YOUR OPINION
ABOUT IT.

SECTION 1. COMPANY IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

How many employees work in this organization?

Between 10 and 50
Between 51 and 100
Between 101 and 200
more than 200

Of the employees working in the organization, what is the approximate percentage of

employees who have a university degree?
1-20%
21-40%
41-50%
more than 50%

Ownership of the organization?

Public
Private
Other

SECTION 2. RECRUITMENT

What subjects did your graduate recruits obtain degrees in? You can choose more than one
option
Economics, Business Management and Administration, and Business Sciences
ICT (Computer Sciences, Telecommunications, Electronics)
Other

Rate from 1 to 5 the level of importance of the following factors in the recruitment of university
graduates (0 indicates not at all important and 5 very important).

(1) Possession of a degree from a foreign university 0 1 2 3 4 5

(2) Having studied or worked abroad 0 1 2 3 4 5
(3) The reputation of the university where they studied 0 1 2 3 4 5

Have you had any difficulties to recruit the right people for any given job?
Yes
No
 If your answer to the previous question was Yes, state the main reasons. If necessary, choose
more than one option.
Shortage of university graduates in a given field
Shortage of candidates with the right skills for the job
Other reasons

SECTION 3. SKILLS

15. Rate from 1 to 10 the level of importance of the following skills in their professional work (1
indicates not at all important and 5 very important).

Practical and theoretical skills

(1) Theoretical skills 0 1 2 3 4 5
(2) Practical skills 0 1 2 3 4 5

Cognitive skills
(3) Analysis and problem solving 0 1 2 3 4 5
(4) Numeracy skills 0 1 2 3 4 5
(5) Decision making skills 0 1 2 3 4 5
(6) The ability to come up with new ideas and solutions 0 1 2 3 4 5

Personal management skills

(7) The ability to acquire new knowledge 0 1 2 3 4 5
(8) Ability to work independently 0 1 2 3 4 5

Instrumental skills
(9) Communication skills 0 1 2 3 4 5
(10) Languages 0 1 2 3 4 5
(11) Basic computer literacy/using IT 0 1 2 3 4 5

Interpersonal skills
(12) Team working 0 1 2 3 4 5
(13) Leadership 0 1 2 3 4 5
(14) Negotiation skills

Professional attitude and ethics

(15) Demonstrating responsibility at work 0 1 2 3 4 5