Psychological-Educational Studies
2018. Vol. 10, no. 4, 53–64
doi:10.17759/psyedu.2018100406
ISSN: 2587-6139 (online)
Competitiveness of a Specialist: Undergraduates’ Expectations and Strategies
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Keywords: competitiveness, labour market, university graduate, career strategy, employability, hard skills, soft skills
Journal rubric: Interdisciplinary Researches
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/psyedu.2018100406
For citation: Emelyanova N.A., Voronina E.A. Competitiveness of a Specialist: Undergraduates’ Expectations and Strategies [Elektronnyi resurs]. Psychological-Educational Studies, 2018. Vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 53–64. DOI: 10.17759/psyedu.2018100406. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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