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Industry Concerns on

Graduates’ Recruitment!

When hiring fresh

graduates, I use a
simple model to guide:

“AAA” model.

I believe this simple

model is useful for
explaining what the

industry expects from
fresh graduate.

Dr. Susil Kumara Silva
Management Consultant/Accredited Director
Chartered Member CIPM, MSLIM, MAITD

First ‘A’ is for Attitudes
because finally, attitudes connected to values, belief, social
matter the most and cultural systems of people.
The attitudes have developed ov-
“Good Attitudes” is about person- er a long period. Attitude is a hig-
ality traits or qualities such as int- hly subjective area and therefore
egrity, initiatives, enthusiasm, pa- not possible to measure rational-
ssion for work, persistence, end- ly, but “Good Attitude” is the mo-
urance, resourcefulness and so st sought from any employees
on, but not merely “Yes” or “Can irrespective of the type of job or
do” attitude. The significance of discipline. The research say that
these traits for the success of org- teaching attitudes, particularly for
anizations as well as individuals adults is not easy. Therefore, ind-
is well researched and document- ustries prefer to hire fresh gradu-
ed. ates who can demonstrate right
attitudes believing that they can
Attitude is something impossible be trained and nurtured according
to change, if not at least difficult to the requirements of the job and
to change. Attitudes are strongly the company culture.

36 January 2021