Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Physical distance is essential during COVID-19 pandemic as one of the protective measures. Many organizations around the world are advising their employees to work from home. However, final year students are deprived of getting work experience before they graduate due to this pandemic. Internship pr...

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Main Authors: Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul, Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Sarker, Md Atiqur Rahman, Kabir, Sardar Md Humayun
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spelling my.iium.irep.949812021-12-23T01:27:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/ Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah Sarker, Md Atiqur Rahman Kabir, Sardar Md Humayun HF5001 Business. Business Administration Physical distance is essential during COVID-19 pandemic as one of the protective measures. Many organizations around the world are advising their employees to work from home. However, final year students are deprived of getting work experience before they graduate due to this pandemic. Internship program for students require hands on training and face-to-face office work, which is not possible at this moment. Besides, many graduating students are facing challenges to secure an entry-level job. Since, the spread of Corona virus is increasing in Malaysia, Movement Control Order (MCO) is imposed more frequently. As a result, many businesses are affecting with financial performance and the number of new hiring has drastically reduced in Malaysia. Thus, students in Malaysia are facing challenge to find internship, which is part of their degree requirements. Besides, their employment opportunity is almost uncertain. This study is qualitative in nature, and the findings of the study have been investigated through six in-depth interviews and one Focus Group Discussion conducted on final year university students in Malaysia. This study discusses the legal rights of the student for their access to education and employment right, which will draw the attention of employers, policy makers and educational institutions for further actions to be taken. Faculty of Law, UiTM 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/1/94981_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20on%20student%E2%80%99s%20internship_ebook.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/2/94981_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20on%20student%E2%80%99s%20internship_schedule.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/3/94981_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20on%20student%E2%80%99s%20internship_slide.pdf Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul and Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah and Sarker, Md Atiqur Rahman and Kabir, Sardar Md Humayun (2021) Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia. In: i-CLaS 2021 UiTM International Conference on Law & Society 2021, UiTM.
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topic HF5001 Business. Business Administration
spellingShingle HF5001 Business. Business Administration
Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul
Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Sarker, Md Atiqur Rahman
Kabir, Sardar Md Humayun
Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia
description Physical distance is essential during COVID-19 pandemic as one of the protective measures. Many organizations around the world are advising their employees to work from home. However, final year students are deprived of getting work experience before they graduate due to this pandemic. Internship program for students require hands on training and face-to-face office work, which is not possible at this moment. Besides, many graduating students are facing challenges to secure an entry-level job. Since, the spread of Corona virus is increasing in Malaysia, Movement Control Order (MCO) is imposed more frequently. As a result, many businesses are affecting with financial performance and the number of new hiring has drastically reduced in Malaysia. Thus, students in Malaysia are facing challenge to find internship, which is part of their degree requirements. Besides, their employment opportunity is almost uncertain. This study is qualitative in nature, and the findings of the study have been investigated through six in-depth interviews and one Focus Group Discussion conducted on final year university students in Malaysia. This study discusses the legal rights of the student for their access to education and employment right, which will draw the attention of employers, policy makers and educational institutions for further actions to be taken.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul
Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Sarker, Md Atiqur Rahman
Kabir, Sardar Md Humayun
author_facet Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul
Abd Manaf, Noor Hazilah
Sarker, Md Atiqur Rahman
Kabir, Sardar Md Humayun
author_sort Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul
title Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_short Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_full Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_fullStr Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_sort impact of physical distance on student’s internship and employment opportunity during covid-19 pandemic in malaysia
publisher Faculty of Law, UiTM
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/1/94981_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20on%20student%E2%80%99s%20internship_ebook.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/2/94981_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20on%20student%E2%80%99s%20internship_schedule.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/94981/3/94981_Impact%20of%20physical%20distance%20on%20student%E2%80%99s%20internship_slide.pdf
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