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employable Definition

em·ploy·able (--ə bəl)

adjective

that can be employed; specif.,

  1. physically or mentally fit to be hired for work
  2. meeting the minimum requirements for a specified kind of work or position of employment

employable Related Forms
em·ploy′·abil·i·ty (--ə bilə tē) noun
employable Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • result: Students are employable as a result of the learning opportunities provided and most are offered employment locally.

Modifies a noun

  • graduate: Prospects will also give you some useful advice about becoming an employable graduate.
  • skill: Additionally it provides the opportunity to teach employable skills particularly suited to the rural economy.
  • individual: An Arts degree should allow you to present yourself as a rounded, well balanced and employable individual.
  • student: That will only happen when employable students come through a system in which they are exposed to at least some PBL approaches.
  • people: Modern language graduates are statistically among the most employable people.
  • age: Of those of employable age the vast majority had a job, with the highest percentage earning between £ 5,000 and £ 10,000.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: Young people who had developed these skills would be highly employable.
  • readily: This means that graduates will have clear evidence of their ability, making them readily employable within their chosen profession.
  • extremely: Successful small business owners often prove to be extremely employable.
  • very: Career opportunities Given the highly practical nature of the course, graduates can be very employable.
  • so: BTEC National Business Students from City College Norwich are holding an information morning to let you know why they are so employable.
  • eminently: Even the eminently employable are left on the scrap heap.

Preposition: after

  • graduation: Having such valuable work experience ensures students are more confident and employable after graduation and it also enhances their final fourth year of study.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: I had concealed my past in order to become employable.
  • remain: Graduates will be expected to gain the skills that will help them to remain employable throughout their working life.
  • graduate: Applied economics at RGU, with its interdisciplinary approach makes RGU graduates eminently employable.
  • stay: Think about whether you have the right balance of self-reliance, people, generalist and specialist skills to stay employable.

Preposition: in

  • country: Taking into account that our graduates are among the most employable in the country, Oxford offers very good value for money.

Preposition: of

  • graduate: Our experience suggests a vocationally underpinned mix of theory and practice creates the most employable of graduates.