THE EFFECTS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & GPA ON EMPLOYABILITY OF EGYPTIAN STUDENTS OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
Journal Title: MSA-Management Sciences Journal (MSA-MSJ) - Year 2023, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
As the job market is getting fiercer every day, college degree is no longer a stand-alone metric (Tomlinson, 2008) that can distinguish between applicants especially in a country where education is very affordable like Egypt. Several other metrics like amount of non-college courses, trainings, and skills that the applicant have are increasing in importance. Extracurricular activities (ECAs) are receiving higher recognition and college students due their perceived potential in equipping those who engage in them with various soft and technical skills. The purpose of this research is to test two main aspects that may play vital role in determining the applicant’s (public and private universities’ students) number of received job offers: GPA and ECAs. Moreover, the research compares between the students’ average GPA in public and private universities. When looking at the students’ ECAs, the number of extracurricular activities, leadership positions, and time spent on those activities were all considered in the analysis of their effects on the number of job offers received by the participants. A study was made on 472 participants ranging between college sophomores to fresh graduates from various private and public universities in Greater Cairo using an electronic questionnaire. The findings proved that ECAs have positive impact on employment chances while GPA had no statistical effect on number of predicted jobs offers. Also, the GPA in Egypt differs in private universities than public universities, with the private ones having the advantage.
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Amir Shawky Mansi
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