A pilot study of career maturity, problem solving, and managerial skills of undergraduate students in difference contexts

Nowadays,  in  addition  to  the  academic  knowledge  of  new  graduates,  competency  of  careermaturity(CM), problem-solving skills(PS), and managerial skills(MS) were also required by the company owner or business organization as they will be useful in real-life work management, too. This  pilot  study  aimed  to  1) investigate  the  current  competencies  of  CM,  PS,  and  MS  of undergraduate  students,  2) compare  current  competencies  of  CM,  PS,  and  MS  across  different gender and faculties, and 3) compare the differences in grade levels on currents competencies of CM,  PS,  and  MS  of  undergraduate  students. The  sample  of  this  pilot  study  included  164 undergraduate  students  from  Thailand. The  online  questionnaire  was  used  to  collect  data  from undergraduate students and the reliability of this pilot study was acceptable.The current findings further revealed that some competencies of CM, PS, and MS were different by gender and grade levels which makes instructors or teachers should develop a modern classroom that can increase competitiveness for students and prepares students to be qualified to apply for future employment.