Conference paper 2018

Forming hard and soft skills for university graduates employability enhancement

Proceedings of the 31st International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2018: Innovation Management and Education Excellence through Vision 2020
Conference · pp. 2454-2466
Abstract

The paper discusses theoretical and practical approaches to forming hard and soft skills required for university graduates` employability enhancement. It is revealed that students` entrepreneurial environment being formed within the university provides further possibilities to develop professional and social and personal competences in students, it also influences students` self-identification as well as their motivational predisposition to professional performance. Based on the results of the conducted questionnaire surveys among students involved in innovative entrepreneurial track of the university (in international programme Enactus, in particular) the viability of students` work in social and entrepreneurial projects is justified from the point of view of acquiring unique real life experience, development of strong business and leadership abilities, sense of responsibility and commitment to serve the society. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Author Keywords

employability soft skills Hard skills Competitiveness graduates Enactus Students` entrepreneurship

Index Keywords

Information management Students employability competitiveness Soft skills Surveys Enactus Graduates Hard skills
Author Affiliations
Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Funding & Acknowledgements
Russian Foundation for Basic Research, RFBR
Grant: 18-010-00340
The paper has been prepared within the financial support of Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant “Business-model of Companies as the Basis for Forming Shared Values and Social Capital” # 18-010-00340.
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  • EID 2-s2.0-85060825001
  • Language English