Soft Skills for Entry-Level Engineers: What Employers Want

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Among the requirements for engineering programs, Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria student outcomes require students to have ability communicate effectively with a range audiences, recognize ethical professional responsibilities, function on team, apply new knowledge. A review literature skills comprised within these ABET determined 26 topics necessary entry-level continued success engineers. Nearly 500 companies organizations rated importance proficiency their recent engineers identified soft (professional) skills. The findings suggest that although in all required skills, were not meeting level expressed by organization 24 specific skill, diverse groups people, has greatest difference between importance. Analysis variance was conducted using each demographic variables determine effect sizes ratings importance, proficiency, differences proficiency. These results shared industry members confirm relevance survey during pandemic. This research implications any university department where are seeking positions after graduation.

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عنوان ژورنال: Education Sciences

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2227-7102']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100641