University of South Africa
orientation effects challenges like decreased employment opportunities increased personal responsibility keep changes current skill shortages retaining talented skilled staff led emphasis career metacompetencies improve employability attributesresearch purpose objectives study determine relationship selfesteem culture free selfesteem inventory measures employability attributes employability attributes scale measures determine whether peoples biographical details significantly predict selfesteem employability attributes whether men women differ significantly selfesteem employability attributesmotivation study seems paucity studies investigate peoples selfesteem relates employability attributes south africas multicultural contextresearch design approach method researcher conducted quantitative survey convenience sample 304 employed adults enrolled honours degree business management higher education institution used correlational statistics multiple regression analyses categorical regressions independent ttests analyse datamain findings researcher found number significant relationships participants selfesteem employability results showed biographical details significantly predicted participants employability attributespracticalmanagerial implications career counsellors human resource practitioners need recognise peoples selfesteem biographical details influence employability attributescontributionvalueadd findings add literature skills abilities biographical information influence employability give valuable information organisations use career development support career counselling practices contemporary world work