Employers Expectations regarding University Graduates Competences. Case Study: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Graduates

Maria Liana Lacatus and Camelia Staiculescu
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Maria Liana Lacatus: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Camelia Staiculescu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, 2020, vol. 21, issue 1, 4-11

Abstract: For universities, the labor market represents a reference and, in the same time, an indicator of the quality, utility and necessity of the educational programs they are providing, It is the place where educational activity is validated both from the perspective of the life content of the programs offered to different categories of learners and the effort implied to successfully graduate the program, but also from the perspective of the conformation at the present and future economic reality. More than non-economic universities an economic one such as The Bucharest University of Economic Studies with the mission to provide higher and in-depth knowledge in the field of economic sciences and to develop competences required to economists and professionals for public administration functions will demonstrate its own value through the value of its graduates and through their contribution to the keep the economy in function and to develop it. For every graduate who is willing to have a career and searching for success, to find a job and to be able to keep it are essential. The paper is analyzing how educational offer of The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the most important economic university in Romania, is adapted to the employers’ expectations and requirements. Employers’ opinions regarding the university programs, students’ knowledge, competences and work experiences are analyzed together with their recommendations for educational programs with higher impact on students’/graduates’ employability.

Keywords: graduates; readiness to work; employers’ expectations; labor market; employability. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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