Abstract
The objectives of this paper are to structure and discuss the main soft skills that have an impact on the employability in the Engineering field, aiming to fill the gap between education and job market in the STEM field. A systematized literature review (SLR) on Humanities and Engineering Education of 2638 articles showed that the most important soft skills for the employability of engineers can be grouped into six main groups: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, Communication, Team Work, Ethical Perspective, Emotional Intelligence and Creative Thinking. The definition and relation between these skills and Engineering work are explored within the present work, concluding with a reflection about fresh graduate Engineers and their readiness for the job market.
Highlights
Human Sciences is the science that aims to understand and explain how the cultural, historic and political context plays a role in shaping human behavior, and help explain the apparent paradox of humans’ behavior of being both unique individuals and social beings (Vasconcelos, 2018).Socio-emotional skills, known as soft skills, are related to those characteristics that one uses to relate to others, and that help to build their so-called social web (Itani & Sprour, 2015)
The objectives of this paper are to structure and discuss the main soft skills that have an impact on the employability in the Engineering field, aiming to fill the gap between education and job market in the STEM field
A systematized literature review (SLR) on Humanities and Engineering Education of 2638 articles showed that the most important soft skills for the employability of engineers can be grouped into six main groups: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, Communication, Team Work, Ethical Perspective, Emotional Intelligence and Creative Thinking
Summary
Socio-emotional skills, known as soft skills, are related to those characteristics that one uses to relate to others, and that help to build their so-called social web (Itani & Sprour, 2015). These skills are limited to relational characteristics, and englobe other behaviors, such as Social Responsibility, Creativity, Ethics and Emotional Intelligence. From a broader perspective, still little effort has been conducted to connect the pieces and understand which soft skills have a stronger impact on each career or field, especially on those fields in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
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