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RAPPORT WWW.RECORDINGACHIEVEMENT.ORG 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). 26