Examining Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy on Undergraduates’ Perceived Employability

The aim of the present work is to examine the relationship between perceived social supports, selfmanaged career behaviour, and perceived employability of undergraduates at both public and private Malaysian universities. The study also examines the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the perceived employability of undergraduates. The research sample was 267 undergraduates from public and private universities in Malaysia. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is used to perform the data analysis in present study. The result showed that both self-managed career behaviour and self-efficacy correlate significantly with perceived employability among undergraduates. Additionally, the findings found that self-efficacy mediates the relationship between self-managed career behaviour and perceived employability. However, there is no significant positive correlation between perceived social supports and perceived employability. Similarly, there is no mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between perceived social supports and perceived employability. This study contributes to the knowledge base that focuses on a better understanding of the perceived employability of the younger generation via the existing employability model.