International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

Fresh graduates in Human Resources (HR) confront multifaceted challenges during their transition from academia to professional roles, including persistent skill mismatches between theoretical curricula and industry demands for HRIS proficiency, AI tools, and analytics; a cooling 2025 job market with scarce entry-level positions amid automation and skills-based hiring preferences; high offer decline rates (up to 42% salary expectation gaps); and inadequate practical exposure leading to underemployment for 58% of recent graduates. This comprehensive manuscript reviews global literature on employability barriers, analyses socioeconomic and psychological hurdles like job search anxiety and imposter syndrome, and evaluates institutional lags in curriculum updates for emerging trends such as hybrid work and DEI reporting. Drawing from 2025 reports like the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs and employer surveys citing 63% skill gap impacts on business transformation, it proposes targeted solutions including mandatory digital certifications (e.g., Workday, SAP), expanded apprenticeships, lifelong microcredentialing, and policy incentives for academia-industry partnerships to boost retention by up to 50% via structured onboarding. Ultimately, these reforms aim to transform barriers into opportunities, preparing HR graduates for strategic roles in AI driven, volatile labour markets projected to face 85 million talentshortages by 2030.

Rahul Kumar, Razia Khan, Anisha, Aditya Verma, Abhishek Tiwari, "A Study on the Challenges of Human Resources Fresh Graduates" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V8(6): Page(2481-2486) Nov-Dec 2025. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.