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Abstract

Employment and employability requirements are currently a substantial concern for many Iraqi and international institutions and universities due to their vital role in empowering and enhancing graduates' opportunities of obtaining a job that suits their specializations and mends the gap between job applicants and employers. Most Iraqi universities and institutions lack a supportive mechanism that provides employment skills, requirements, and training courses to empower an eligible applicant. This study invests academic writing lesson to qualify (110) students from the English department who participated in a one-month training course aimed at raising awareness of the importance of understanding and mastering employability requirements and to craft professional job application letters free of writing mistakes to secure jobs. The results indicate that the training course significantly upgraded students' understanding and awareness of key employment requirements and the mechanism for marketing themselves, moreover, it led to statistically significant improvements in their writing skills, including formatting, grammar, and spelling. These improvements are anticipated to enhance graduates' readiness for the competitive labour market, increase their prospects of securing satisfying employment, and foster economic stability and growth in Iraq.

Keywords

Academic writing, CV, EFL, Employability requirements, Higher education, Job application letters

Article Type

Article

First Page

67

Last Page

80

Publication Date

3-15-2026

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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