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The importance of entrepreneurial skills for graduate employability

Increasingly individuals are encouraged to think of themselves as self-employed (even when they are employed by an organization), to assume responsibility for career self- management (rather than relying on the organization for career plan-ning and job security) and to look for ways to maintain and enhance their at-tractiveness in the labor market. Therefore, graduate employability as a concept has received considerable attention within Higher Education. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perceptions of senior students, their teachers and employ-ers regarding attributes of an entrepreneurial mindset, which graduates in Croa-tia need to increase their employability. The empirical research, which included 625 surveys from Croatia, has shown some agreement in perceptions of the three subgroups. The results indicate that problem solving is considered the most im-portant skill for employment. Other typical entrepreneurial attributes such as opportunity recognition, making judgments based on limited information, taking initiative, thinking out of the box, determination to be an independent, strong orientation to achievement, work under pressure, critical thinking and positive attitude towards change are considered moderately important for employment. These results are not surprising as earlier research found that entrepreneurial attributes have become critical for hiring and promoting employees, and entre-preneurial, innovative, creative and adaptable employees are widely considered valuable for any organization. The findings provide valuable insights for univer- sity teachers, graduates, and employers and may inform decisions to education, employability, and recruitment of future graduates in Croatia.

tržište rada, ponašanje, rješavanje problema, zapošljavanje, karakteristike ličnosti

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