Essays about: "Soft Skills"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words Soft Skills.

  1. 1. FIRMS AND BUSINESS GRADUATES: EXPLORING CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TALENT ACQUISITION, AND PERCEPTIONS ON EMPLOYABILITY SOFT SKILLS

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Nuru Aidan Silikale; Melia Zinou; Jiranan Khamphai; [2023]
    Keywords : Firms; Business Graduates; Soft skills; Career Development; Talent Acquisition;

    Abstract : Purpose:                            To explore how firms attract and develop newly graduated business students and review the different marketing strategies that firms use to promote different career paths to newly graduated business students. Additionally, the paper aims to examine the soft skills that hiring firms consider important and explore the perceptions of recent business graduates regarding soft skills and employability. READ MORE

  2. 2. Soft skills and the Erasmus+ programme : A qualitative study of Swedish Erasmus+ students and their experiences of exchange studies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Gustaf Holmberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Erasmus ; soft skills; higher education; exchange studies;

    Abstract : Traditionally, higher education has put a lot of emphasis on cognitive ways of knowing. Although the focus on theoretical knowledge still remains, the labor market’s demand for social skills have increased rapidly over the past decades. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Role of Managers in Big Data Analytics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oliver Bailey; Lorenzo Clavarino; [2023]
    Keywords : Big Data Analytics; Managers; Firm Performance; Skills; Management Styles; Artificial Intelligence; Competitive Advantage; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Insights from Big Data can become sources of competitive advantage and a foundation for decision-making, leading to an extended use of such technologies in many firms’ departments. Even if it is common practice to invest in BDA, oftentimes these techniques are not exploited correctly, resulting in an unrewarded effort by companies (Dahiya, Le, Ring & Watson, 2022). READ MORE

  4. 4. Exploring the Role of Eco-Communities in Fostering Environmental Stewardship : A Study of Volunteer Tourism at Cloughjordan Eco-Village

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Maximilian Kress; [2023]
    Keywords : Place attachment; transformative learning; environmental stewardship; voluntourism; eco-communities; ecovillages; Cloughjordan ecovillage; community attachment;

    Abstract : In recent years, there has been a shift in interest in travel, toward an increasing interest in sustainable travel and alternative forms of travel. As a result, there is also an interest in research studying these alternative travel concepts. Therefore, this qualitative study looks at experiences in ecovillages, focusing on volunteer workers. READ MORE

  5. 5. Human Aspects of Software Development : The Impact of Human Aspects of Software Development Teams Using Agile Methodologies

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

    Author : Emil Wallin; [2023]
    Keywords : Human factors; Software engineering; Communication; Collaboration;

    Abstract : The role of a software engineer is often misconceived as an isolated task, needing nointerpersonal communication skills. Contrary to this perception there is a growingrecognition of the importance of soft skills in the field, with a lot of research, includingthis paper, pointing at the importance of the human factors. READ MORE