Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates
This study investigates the importance of help-seeking skills among higher education graduates as perceived by employers. Through semi-structured interviews with 16 employers across various industries in Australia, the research identifies help-seeking as a critical skill that enhances employability...
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2025-03-01
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This study investigates the importance of help-seeking skills among higher education graduates as perceived by employers. Through semi-structured interviews with 16 employers across various industries in Australia, the research identifies help-seeking as a critical skill that enhances employability. An employee demonstrates effective help-seeking abilities when they appropriately request assistance to accomplish a task at work. Our research explores the nuance of what employers have in mind when they conceptualise help-seeking in their context. Help-seeking is underpinned by communication, self-efficacy, and problem-solving skills. The study suggests practical strategies for higher education institutions to incorporate help-seeking training into their curricula, as part of preparing students for complex work environments.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2739f477d4664fcca01fe0e9c3f9581c2025-08-20T02:00:33ZengDeakin UniversityJournal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability1838-38152025-03-0116110.21153/jtlge2025vol16no1art2015Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduatesNatasha Dwyer0Naomi Dempsey1Darren Brown2Anthony Watt3Victoria UniversityLa Trobe UniversityRMIT UniversityVictoria University This study investigates the importance of help-seeking skills among higher education graduates as perceived by employers. Through semi-structured interviews with 16 employers across various industries in Australia, the research identifies help-seeking as a critical skill that enhances employability. An employee demonstrates effective help-seeking abilities when they appropriately request assistance to accomplish a task at work. Our research explores the nuance of what employers have in mind when they conceptualise help-seeking in their context. Help-seeking is underpinned by communication, self-efficacy, and problem-solving skills. The study suggests practical strategies for higher education institutions to incorporate help-seeking training into their curricula, as part of preparing students for complex work environments. https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/article/view/2015help-seeking skillsemployabilityhigher educationgraduate expectationscommunication skillsresilience |
| spellingShingle | Natasha Dwyer Naomi Dempsey Darren Brown Anthony Watt Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability help-seeking skills employability higher education graduate expectations communication skills resilience |
| title | Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates |
| title_full | Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates |
| title_fullStr | Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates |
| title_short | Employer perspectives on the importance of help-seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates |
| title_sort | employer perspectives on the importance of help seeking as a key skill of higher education graduates |
| topic | help-seeking skills employability higher education graduate expectations communication skills resilience |
| url | https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/article/view/2015 |
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