Determinant Social-Emotional Skills for the Employability in the Graduates of the Continental University

Gustavo Loayza,Jorge Sifuentes,Meilyn Contreras,Claudia Romero

doi:10.13189/ujm.2021.090401

Abstract

Nowadays, the labor market is more demanding and dynamic, therefore social-emotional skills become a key factor for the employability of university graduates. In that sense, this research had as population of analysis the graduates from 2003 to 2016 of the professional careers of Administration and Systems and Computer of the Continental University. According to the findings, the importance of the competencies of self-awareness, self-management, awareness of others, social skills and responsible decision-making is evident, skills that are part of the methodology of Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL). The qualitative method was used, with a non-experimental design of the descriptive transversal type, applying the Delphi survey and prospective method as a data collection technique. As a result of the research, it is observed that the most valued and important competence for employers is Responsible Decision-Making for both careers, with 41% in Administration and 47% in Systems and Computer Engineering. In the case of the Systems and Computer Engineering career, it coincides with the ability that graduates of this degree have developed during their university career, while graduates of the Administration degree have more developed Social Skills by 39.3%.

Highlights

Advances in information technology, the search for productivity and business competitiveness directly impact the Peruvian labor market
This is where the question arises: on what does the employability of a university graduate depend? As mentioned by (Layer, 2004, p. 16) [11], the concern and unease in correlation to university education and the labor market are greater, so the purpose of this research is to highlight those skills that are valued in organizations
The surveys on social-emotional skills were taken in June and July 2019, in which the Delphi method was put into practice with the heads of the graduates contacted

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Introduction

The search for productivity and business competitiveness directly impact the Peruvian labor market This is evidenced by the recurring claims of employers: the shortage of talent among employees. In the face of this, universities are committed to improving educational processes so that they allow graduates to have the skills that the labor market needs In this regard, this is where the question arises: on what does the employability of a university graduate depend? 16) [11], the concern and unease in correlation to university education and the labor market are greater, so the purpose of this research is to highlight those skills that are valued in organizations Likewise, this finding will allow universities to reinforce and/or improve their curriculum summaries in order to complement hard skills with social-emotional skills

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