Soft Skills to Enhance Graduate Employability: Comparing Students and Employers' Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Succi, Chiara; Canovi, Magali
Titel	Soft Skills to Enhance Graduate Employability: Comparing Students and Employers' Perceptions
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 45 (2020) 9, S.1834-1847 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Succi, Chiara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2019.1585420
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Job Skills; College Graduates; Corporations; Skill Development; Labor Market; Employment Potential; Human Resources; Labor Force Development; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Italy; Germany; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Produktive Fertigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Unternehmen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Humankapital; Arbeitskräftebestand; Ausland; Italien; Deutschland; Frankreich
Abstract	The aim of this article is to show the increased relevance of soft skills in a continuously changing environment. A research was carried out to examine and compare students' and employers' perceptions regarding the importance of soft skills in different European countries. Results show that 86% of respondents indicate an increased emphasis on soft skills over the last 5-10 years and that companies consider soft skills more important than students/graduates. Furthermore, major differences have also been identified in the ranking of the 20 soft skills listed in this paper, indicating different levels of priorities. This paper suggests that companies and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to work together not only to increase students' awareness of the importance of soft skills but also to guide them in taking individual responsibility to acquire and develop these essential skills in order to continuously adapt to the changing labour market and improve their employability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01