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Issue 1 (2015)
Table 2. Most valuable graduate characteristic by firm size
Section
Small
Medium
Large
(< 50
(51-100
(> 100
employees)
8.6
employees)
8.2
employees)
8.7
8.4
Foreign languages skills
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.2
Professional and career motivations
7.7
7.9
8.1
7.9
Software/computing skills
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.8
Willingness to accept geographical mobility
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
Speed university career
8.0
7.2
8.0
7.5
Soft skills
6.6
7.2
8.2
7.5
Experiences in foreign countries for work or study
6.2
7.2
7.9
7.3
reasons
Knowledge of the sector of activity of the employer
8.2
7.3
7.2
7.3
University grades attained
8.1
7.0
7.6
7.3
Previous work experiences
6.1
6.9
7.3
7.0
Dissertation topic
6.9
6.8
7.2
6.9
Post-graduate internship
6.2
6.6
7.1
6.7
Internship during study
6.7
6.3
7.1
6.6
University of origin
7.5
6.3
6.8
6.6
Place of residence graduate
7.1
6.6
5.5
6.3
Earning a Master or Doctorate
5.7
6.0
6.7
6.2
Presentation of candidate
7.2
6.3
5.9
6.2
Pre-university studies
6.8
5.6
5.2
5.6
References
5.6
5.5
4.9
5.3
Awards/ credits / publications
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.3
Online reputation (social media)
5.1
3.8
4.1
4.0
Gender
4.6
2.8
2.9
2.9
Type of university degree held
Quality of the graduate profiles in view of the most
critical aspects. When comparing the importance
assigned by recruiters to the different
characteristics of graduates to the extent to which
Total
these characteristics are fulfilled in profiles found
in AlmaLaurea, certain mismatches were
identified (Figure 1).
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