Graduate Employability, 'Soft Skills' Versus 'Hard' Business Knowledge: A European Study

By Jane Andrews, Helen Higson. 2008

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Subfields: Education, Political Science and International Relations

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Competencies for fresh graduates’ success at work: Perspectives of employers (2018, background): “Hard skills are those connected with the technical aspects of acquiring the knowledge to perform a job (Matsouka and Mihail, 2016), and soft skills are those related to personal interaction and are behavioural in nature (Andrews and Higson, 2008).”
Authentic assessment: creating a blueprint for course design (2018, methodology): “For example, receiving treatment, intervention or advice (Brown 2005; Andrews and Higson 2008).”
Soft skills assessment: theory development and the research agenda (2014, background): “This is a group who experience challenges in becoming employed, and soft skills are one factor that can be worked on to change that (Andrews & Higson, 2008).”
Developing critical thinking, collective creativity skills and problem solving through playful design jams (2020, background): “Graduates need to be equipped with the skills and knowledge that would help them navigate a global context and transition from the classroom to the workplace (Cranmer, 2006; Andrews & Higson, 2008; Mason et al., 2009; Macdonald & Macleod, 2018).”
The student perspective on employability (2013, background): “Many authors maintain that employability is better and more easily developed outside of the formal curriculum (Andrews and Higson 2008; Ng and Feldman 2009; Rae 2007; Yorke 2004), with particular emphasis placed on employment-based training and experience. There is little doubt that employers and em”
Engaging students in learning: findings from a study of project-led education (2014, result): “Findings from previous studies support these findings too such as Tuning Report (Tuning Educational Structures in Europe 2002), Andrews and Higson (2008), Prokou (2008), and ECCE Project (2011).”
Soft Skills for Entry-Level Engineers: What Employers Want (2021, background): “Andrews and Higson, 2008 [48] (over 1200 citations) Graduate employment Literature review Professionalism, reliability, ability to cope with uncertainty, ability to work under pressure, ability to plan and think strategically, capability to communicate and interact with others either in team or thro”
Teaching Soft Skills to Business Students (2016, background): “Some reports have suggested that college—and even some MBA graduates—lack important soft skills, such as communication, writing, oral presentation skills, and interpersonal skills (Andrews & Higson, 2008; Bedwell, Fiore, & Salas, 2013; Mitchell et al., 2010; Tugend, 2013).”