In this study we elicit employers preferences for a variety of CV attributes and types of skills when recruiting … skills. We show that in the first step, employers attach most value to CV attributes which signal a high stock of occupation … hiring decision is mostly influenced by graduates level of professional expertise and interpersonal skills. Other types of …

the returns to their skills they can expect once they enter the workforce. This paper uses unique Dutch data which … Big Five personality traits affect field of study choice. Moreover, while personality matters less than cognitive skills … is comparable to that of cognitive skills. Sorting across fields of study on the basis of personality traits is in some …

heterogeneity of observable skills. Our findings suggest that 1 a considerable part of the effect of educational mismatches can be … attributed to skills heterogeneity, and 2 that the extent to which skills explain educational mismatches varies by institutional … contexts. These observations suggest that skills matter for explaining wage effects of education and educational mismatches …

the returns to their skills they can expect once they enter the workforce. This paper uses unique Dutch data which … Big Five personality traits affect field of study choice. Moreover, while personality matters less than cognitive skills … is comparable to that of cognitive skills. Sorting across fields of study on the basis of personality traits is in some …

In this study we elicit employers preferences for a variety of CV attributes and types of skills when recruiting … skills. We show that in the first step, employers attach most value to CV attributes which signal a high stock of occupation … hiring decision is mostly influenced by graduates level of professional expertise and interpersonal skills. Other types of …

In this paper, we reflect on the skills higher education graduates are expected to have in todays economy and the role … of higher education in equiping graduates with these skills. First, we identify 6 trends which form the basis of the … role of higher education institutions in equiping graduates with these skills. …

always beneficial in terms of productivity and job satisfaction, and that overutilization of skills therefore points more … between literacy and numeracy skills although numeracy skill level appears to pay higher dividends than literacy skill level … mismatches across and within countries is broadly consistent with the expectation that skills will be used more fully under …

In this paper, we reflect on the skills higher education graduates are expected to have in todays economy and the role … of higher education in equipping graduates with these skills. First, we identify 6 trends which form the basis of the … role of higher education institutions in equipping graduates with these skills. …