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Graduates employability skills: A review of literature against market demand

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Abstract While higher education institutes attempt to adapt their curricula to cope with national employability strategies, there remain some significant variations between what employers want and the attributes possessed by… Click to show full abstract

Abstract While higher education institutes attempt to adapt their curricula to cope with national employability strategies, there remain some significant variations between what employers want and the attributes possessed by new graduates. Using a systematic review of literature and focused scanning of the job market, the authors aimed to contribute to the debate by mapping and contrasting the rankings of graduate attributes among academic and practitioner communities. The study focuses on 2 sectors from the United Kingdom.

Keywords: literature; skills review; employability skills; market; review literature; graduates employability

Journal Title: Journal of Education for Business
Year Published: 2019

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