The gap between the competencies of graduates and the needs of companies is both wide-ranging and intricate. The research was done to determine the gap between industries and academia with an aim to develop much better employability in Saudi Arabia's graduates. The gaps were vast while considering the expectations of the potential employer's skills versus existing educational practice. Although different models exist to integrate internships and co-op programs to complete the educational path, this study discussed how to bridge the gap with what is referred to as a "bridging program." An organization can tailor such a bridging program to allow graduates to focus on specific skills and build knowledge in specific areas. Indeed, bridging-program investments are advisable for organizations to make in fresh graduates. Graduate development programs are highly effective; thus, the adoption of such will equip the graduates more suitably for the professional world in doing their job with requisite skills.