Evaluation of the level of competences of the graduates: Coahuila, Mexico

Abstract

The vision of employers has always been a crucial point in determining whether university graduates have therequired skills to face working life. The objectives are to evaluate by employers the level of skills reached bystudents in the Faculty of Administration Sciences, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. Determine in which career thegraduates are better prepared to interact in the workplace and finally how gender influences the decisionmaking of employers. The empirical and exploratory research covered a sample of 61 employers related toCommerce and Services, Transportation and Manufacturing. To evaluate, frequency tables and the KruskalWallis statistic were used. The results showed that there are skills related to teamwork, cooperation,entrepreneurship and negotiation. In addition, it was found that women have better levels of employability andthere are preferences in hiring Business Administration graduates.