The global skills gap and labor market disruptions pose a significant challenge for organizations worldwide. Higher education, traditionally responsible for developing personnel, struggles to bridge the mismatch between the skills taught in academia and those demanded by employers. From fundamental communication skills to advanced problem-solving and collaborative thinking abilities, the deficiencies hinder organizations in an era of heightened competition. As a result, finding applicants with the right qualifications and competencies for available jobs remains a daunting task. Advancing Student Employability Through Higher Education offers a comprehensive solution to address this critical deficiency. This edited book brings together cutting-edge research and insights from employers and employees, serving as an invaluable resource for academic scholars seeking the latest research on employer requirements in an era of increasing global hyper-competition. The book provides practical strategies and innovative approaches to bridge the gap between academic instruction and real-world organizational needs. Covering a wide range of topics, such as industry-academia collaboration, educational innovation, learning analytics, and educational artificial intelligence (AI), it offers actionable recommendations. Through case studies and a focus on online learning effectiveness and training evaluation, the book equips students with the skills and qualifications necessary to thrive in today's global economy. Advancing Student Employability Through Higher Education empowers readers to tackle the challenges organizations face in the post-pandemic world. By leveraging the expertise of renowned scholars and industry practitioners, this publication enhances understanding of the intricate dynamics of the workforce. It provides practical guidance on talent acquisition, retention, and career development, enabling scholars, graduate students, and higher education professionals to navigate the evolving needs of organizations. With its research-backed strategies, the book catalyzes aligning higher education with the demands of the job market, fostering success for individuals and organizational growth in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) contributes to an organization's success by improving the job performance, wellbeing, motivation, job satisfaction, and the health and safety of employees. Given the extent to which organizations today are increasingly comprised of employees from different cultural and language backgrounds, studying the cultural aspect of I-O psychology has become a necessity. The post-pandemic world in which the remote or hybrid workplace is becoming increasingly common adds importance to the multicultural perspective in the discipline due to the distances involved between employees and management. The Handbook of Research on Applied Multicultural Industrial and Organizational Psychology provides updated research on applied I-O psychology within a culturally conscious context that can be used for future research directions in the field by academicians and practitioners alike. Covering topics such as employability, motivation theories, and workplace culture, this major reference work is a comprehensive resource for I-O psychologists, business leaders and managers, entrepreneurs, human resource managers, government officials, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.