The labour market of the 21st century places a significant emphasis on candidates' capacities to demonstrate that they have strong "soft skills." Employers frequently expect not only academic knowledge and practical expertise, but also soft skills, which are widely seen as being on par with academic knowledge and practical expertise in terms of their significance in the labour market. Employers frequently expect not only academic knowledge and practical expertise, but also soft skills. It is common practise for employers to anticipate not just academic knowledge and practical ability, but also soft qualities in potential employees. It is generally accepted that the ability to communicate clearly and effectively is one of the most significant "soft skills" that employers look for in candidates for work in the 21st century. This study's objective is to evaluate the extent to which graduates in the Maldives are employable by taking into consideration a wide range of qualities, such as the degree to which they are proficient in communication. The quantitative research study with a cross-sectional design that was carried out in the Maldives and involved involvement from a total of 316 students who were enrolled in one of two different institutes of higher education included their input. The linear regression method was used to analyse the link between the two, and the findings indicated that communication skills had a modest influence on the employability of graduates in the setting of the Maldives.

Employability, graduates, communication skill,higher education, Maldives