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Santos, P., Suleman, F. & Esteves. T. P. (2021). Is it more than employability?: Revisiting employers’ perception of graduates’ attributes. In Domenech, J., Merello, P., and de la Poza, E. (Ed.), 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’21). (pp. 1063-1070). Valencia: Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València.

P. Santos et al.,  "Is it more than employability?: Revisiting employers’ perception of graduates’ attributes", in 7th Int. Conf. on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’21), Domenech, J., Merello, P., and de la Poza, E., Ed., Valencia, Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021, pp. 1063-1070

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	author = "Santos, P. and Suleman, F. and Esteves. T. P.",
	title = "Is it more than employability?: Revisiting employers’ perception of graduates’ attributes",
	booktitle = "7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’21)",
	year = "2021",
	editor = "Domenech, J., Merello, P., and de la Poza, E.",
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	doi = "10.4995/HEAd21.2021.12868",
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	address = "Valencia",
	organization = "Universitat Politècnica de València",
	url = "http://headconf.org/head21/"
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TI  - Is it more than employability?: Revisiting employers’ perception of graduates’ attributes
T2  - 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’21)
AU  - Santos, P.
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AU  - Esteves. T. P.
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DO  - 10.4995/HEAd21.2021.12868
CY  - Valencia
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AB  - Higher education is confronted with two broad missions, either prepare graduates for the world of work, or prepare well-rounded students that combine broad-spectrum qualities of citizenship, responsibility, and 
professional expertise. The employability skills have been widely studied, while the attributes related to holistic education are still scarcely investigated. This paper examines the skills and other attributes that employers seek when hiring graduates. It confronts the perceptions of employers regarding the skills 
associated with employability and the abilities and characteristics linked to holistic education. This is an exploratory research based on original and qualitative data collected in 2020 through interviews with employers (n=8) from different sectors in Portugal. Empirical findings indicate that all employers prioritise employability skills, such as communication, teamwork, and learning abilities. We found more dispersion regarding the attributes of holistic education and a large consensus was found for interdisciplinarity, self-reflection, and personal and social responsibility. The data show that the attributes that help to address society’s problems and challenges still seem to be regarded as quite irrelevant in the recruitment process.
ER  -