Employers' perception of graduate employability: analytical report

This Flash Eurobarometer “Employers’ perception of graduate employability” (No 304) provides insights into the needs and perceptions of graduate recruiters by monitoring the opinions of staff in companies throughout Europe with at least 50 employees across a range of business sectors. In addition to identifying the background of the higher education graduates currently recruited in the surveyed countries, this Flash survey covered:

• the importance of various skills and abilities required by grad…

This Flash Eurobarometer “Employers’ perception of graduate employability” (No 304) provides insights into the needs and perceptions of graduate recruiters by monitoring the opinions of staff in companies throughout Europe with at least 50 employees across a range of business sectors. In addition to identifying the background of the higher education graduates currently recruited in the surveyed countries, this Flash survey covered:

• the importance of various skills and abilities required by graduates
• the levels of satisfaction as to whether or not graduates have these skills
• which levels of graduate education are best suited to fill vacant positions
• the factors that influence the level of graduate recruitment
• the importance of educational institutions’ reputation
• the amount and type of training given to graduates
• the numbers of graduates recruited from abroad and the reasons why such graduates are hired
• the major challenges that companies face in hiring graduates
• the amount and type of cooperation between companies and educational institutions
• views on how graduates could be made more employable.