Employers' view on studies abroad - Svenskt NÃ¤ringsliv

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Results 19 Figure 16 and 17 – To what extent do you believe persons with experience from studies or work practice at university level abroad develop the following skills/qualities? (Authorities) Language skills – English 70% 23% 1% Intercultural competence 65% 24% 2% 2% 7% Language skills – other languages 49% 31% 7% 1% 13% Communicative skills 41% 45% 2% 12% Flexibility 41% 40% 6% 1% 12% Self-confidence 41% 48% 5% 7% Social skills 37% 42% 10% 11% Initiative skill 27% 38% 13% 5% 18% Momentum[/endurance] 23% 44% 11% 5% 17% Problem solving capacity 21% 41% 19% 19% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Skill developed significantly Skill developed well Skill developed somewhat Skill not developed Don’t know Tolerance 38% 41% 9% 12% Knowledge of relevant subject 22% 45% 14% 3% 17% Ambition 20% 43% 17% 5% 14% Ability to handle customers 14% 42% 19% 3% 23% Responsibility 14% 45% 19% 5% 18% Creativity 14% 47% 14% 3% 22% Analytical skills 12% 41% 21% 4% 23% Stress handling capacity 8% 42% 24% 5% 20% Leadership skills 6% 36% 31% 5% 23% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Skill developed significantly Skill developed well Skill developed somewhat Skill not developed Don’t know Svenskt Näringsliv
Results 20 The results show that the skills that authorities mainly believe students develop during studies abroad are language skills and intercultural competence. This is also reflected in companies’ answers. Aside from these skills, students are considered to develop their communicative skills, flexibility and self-confidence. 4.5 The “right” skills are developed during studies abroad The results are interesting in themselves, but even more interesting is cross-comparing them: are the skills important when recruiting the same as those that employers consider to develop during studies abroad? Language skills – English Language skills – other languages Intercultural competence Communicative skills Flexibility Social skills Developed Momentum [/endurance] Ambition Initiative skill Responsibility Problem solving capacity Ability to handle customers Knowledge of relevant subject Leadership skills Stress handling capacity importance The diagram shows that some of the most important skills when recruiting are also considered most likely to develop during studies abroad. Among them are communicative skills, social competence and flexibility. These skills are considered of different importance depending on the size of the company; flexibility, i.e., is considered more important in smaller companies, while communicative skills and social skills are seen as valuable in both smaller and larger companies. However, larger companies are more prone to consider communicative skills as becoming more important in the future, whereas smaller companies instead consider the same about responsibility. Among authorities, even more skills fall into the upper right quadrant. Svenskt Näringsliv
Page 1 and 2: Employers’ view
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Page 5 and 6: Introduction/Background 4 The study
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