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2019 CIEC

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Patricia Fox; Charles McIntyre

Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 335What are Employers Looking for in Graduates?Employers are looking for best candidates to fill their positions, however they want more thanjust technical skills. Most employers are looking for graduates with the necessary skills neededfor the particular job requirements, in addition they are also looking for added “soft skills,”which are considered as important as the technical skills. According to a study by Hansen andHansen, these soft skills include: communication (listening, written, and verbal);analytical/research abilities; computer/technical literacy; flexibility/adaptability

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2019 CIEC

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Immanuel Edinbarough; Anabel Pineda-Briseño; Jesus Alberto Gonzalez-Rodriguez; Adriana Rios Santiago

and Industrial Engineering (MANE) –Engineering Technology program (ENGT), and Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico / InstitutoTecnologico de Matamoros (TecNM/ITM) – Computer Systems Engineering program (CSE).This initial strategy for cross-border collaboration was technology development bycomplementing capabilities within different engineering fields, addressing regional priorities.IntroductionDuring the development of the projects, the students were exposed to different teaching andlearning methods by being immersed in a constructive cooperation between both highereducation institutions. This novel opportunity to train in technical aspects and soft skills, laid aneffective platform to experience multi-disciplinary teamwork.The project was a great

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Mingli He; Debora Gilliard; Rebecca Trammell

25 48 2.9 Complying with Gross Maximum Pricing (GMP) contracts 25 48 2.71 Time management skills 24 49 3.14 Building forecasts 24 48 3 Presentation skills 24 48 2.92 Workplace preparation/soft skills: 24 45 2.91 Human resource management, employee training and development 24 47 2.57 Table 2. 4 = Critical for Degreed Position(s) Question