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Sobah Abbas Petersen; Maria Iqbal; Alan Williams; Gavin Baxter – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2023
Global Employability Skills are skills that students acquire during their study period, that are in addition to their academic knowledge and skills, and that would help in their careers. As students continue their university journeys, they often overlook or underestimate the importance of developing Global Employability Skills that employers may…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Employer Attitudes, Career Planning, Global Approach
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Pereira, Elisabeth T.; Vilas-Boas, Madalena; Rebelo, Cátia F. C. – Industry and Higher Education, 2020
This article explores which measures are perceived by European key stakeholders (students, employers and academics) as crucial for the development of curricula that provide graduates with working-life competences and key skills that may increase their employability. It also seeks to identify measures that may strengthen cooperation between…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Employment Potential, Stakeholders, School Business Relationship
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Matsouka, Kyriaki; Mihail, Dimitrios M. – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
The purpose of this article is to investigate the views of university graduates and human resource managers (HRMs) on graduates' employability in terms of the soft skills required by the labour market. Soft skills (personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance and career prospects) are necessary in the labour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Potential, Student Attitudes
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Penkauskiene, Daiva; Railiene, Asta; Cruz, Gonçalo – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Although Critical Thinking (CT) has been a desirable aim expressed both by higher education institutions and labour market professionals, studies on what CT means and what it looks like in the workplace are scarce. The current study intends to tackle this gap by sharing findings about the importance of CT and its practical manifestation in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Employer Attitudes, Labor Force, Value Judgment