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Industry 4.0 integrates digital transformation like big data and Internet of Things (IoT), making it difficult for Malaysian graduates to keep up with the rapidly changing job demands and competing with more experienced candidates. The truth is that youths nowadays face an increasingly robust and challenging working or labour environment. They need to keep up with the fast-paced working environment that is moving towards digital technology, with all the demands of employers requiring tons of skills to meet with current job demands. This research article aims to identify the capabilities that graduating students must possess to meet actual industry expectations for the Industry 4.0 era, and leading to the development of hybrid capabilities needed by employers as demanded during initial recruitment. The study reported in this article adopts a case study research approach, which is a qualitative method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to gauge the experiences and collect opinions from employers, who are represented by professionals that hold power to make decisions in hiring new staff members. The results of this study show that there are significant differences in hybrid capabilities demanded by current employers. These comprise of technical, methodological, social, personal and digital processing capabilities. Not many studies have looked at the right mix of capabilities needed in the Industry 4.0 environment, especially on how the capabilities demanded may give impact on recruitment decisions.
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To Cite this Article: Rahmat, A. M., Adnan, A. H. M., & Mohtar, N. M. (2021). Hybrid Capabilities and Industry 4.0 Job Demands in Recruiting Malaysian Graduates. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(1), 789–799.
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