Thai students not confident in skills: survey
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Thirty seven per cent of university students feel they need better skills before applying for jobs.
In a survey by JobThai.com covering 10,000 students nationwide, 37 per cent said they needed more training in languages, mainly English, Chinese and Japanese.
A total of 15.6 per cent showed no confidence in their basic skills, for example those involving Microsoft Word or Excel. Some 12.4 per cent were not confident in socialising skills and leadership. About 11.5 per cent doubt their communications skills, including public speaking.
A total of 7.9 per cent are not confident in their skills in getting jobs, including the preparation of application documents, while 6 per cent are concerned about specialised skills such as computer programming and graphic design.
