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Competitiveness of a Specialist: Undergraduates’ Expectations and Strategies

Author(s) -

Natalia A. Emelyanova,

Elena Voronina

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

psychological-educational studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2587-6139

DOI - 10.17759/psyedu.2018100406

Subject(s) - employability , personality , sample (material) , curriculum , perception , psychology , marketing , business , public relations , medical education , pedagogy , political science , social psychology , medicine , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience

The article tackles the problem of competitiveness of university graduates. The study sample is represented by the students of the Faculty of Management. The authors analyze differing views on competitiveness among employers and graduates, and characteristics of key competencies required to obtain and keep a job. A survey among the final-year students was aimed at studying their perceptions of their own competitiveness, job ambitions and expectations. The respondents’ attitudes towards labour market opportunities and career prospects were revealed. The strategies that the future managers use to improve their employability were described. The obtained results may be used to develop and include in the curricula some components of skills which enable the development of a competitive personality.

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