Employers' Placement Expectations in Agricultural Graduates of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Abstract

The study was designed to identify the factors fixed to be the parameters by the job providers during the placements of agricultural graduates. Twelve parameters were identified for understanding the preference during recruitment of agricultural undergraduates, and they were found to fall under dimensions like education, personality and socio-economic traits. 34 active job providers in the field of agriculture were identified. A structured mailed questionnaire was prepared and used for the data collection. Results showed that the preferential behavior of job providers was highly diversified based on the nature of the job and the job requirements. It was found that the degree of expectation as a whole was found to be low to medium in supporting underprivileged and struggling students. The job providers were not very rigid or over-demanding in selecting an eligible candidate. The preference was given mostly to knowledge, skill, and personality rather than socio-economic status.