More than just good grades: Candidates' perceptions about the skills and attributes employers seek in new graduates

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 499-517

  Velasco, Manuel Salas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Econometrics; Graduate labor market; Human resources; Principal component analysis; Recruitment and selection; Signaling; Soft skills; University grades

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863995302     PISSN: 16111699     EISSN: 20294433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/16111699.2011.620150     Document Type: Article

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