Abstract :
Industry needs bright, talented, well-prepared graduates to join the workforce, while academia requires insight into industry´s needs to ensure that it can develop a future workforce that is prepared to meet those needs .After degree and academic performance, relevant professional experience is the next most important criterion in obtaining a job after graduation.
Keywords :
education; employment; on-the-job training; organisational aspects; recruitment; academic performance; industry-academia relationship; job requirement; professional experience; synergy; well-prepared graduates; workforce; Business; Collaboration; Education; Synergy; Industry perspective; Industry-academia partnerships;