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ERIC ED375660: What Employers Expect of College Graduates: Internat... |
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In the last 15 years, colleges and universities have |
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sought creative ways to encourage the study of second |
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languages and to add an international dimension to the |
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college curriculum. More extensive international |
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exchange, higher language enrollments, and more |
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widespread inclusion of language study as a college |
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entrance requirement have resulted. A federal study of a |
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diverse group of eight major United States-based |
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international corporations employing over 400,000 |
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worldwide investigated employer expectations and |
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preferences of recent college graduates' language skills |
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and international knowledge. It was found that: |
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expectations differ significantly by industry, corporate |
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culture, and nature of the entry-level job; prospective |
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employees' claims of skills and knowledge are not usually |
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validated in the recruitment process; newly-hired |
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graduates are not typically involved in international |
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operations or accounts for several years; international |
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knowledge expected of those in liaison with overseas |
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legal counsel and accountants is not well specified, and |
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corporations rely heavily on local expertise overseas; |
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second language proficiency is beginning to be valued |
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more highly; human resource officers have mixed feelings |
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about graduates' skills; and recent emphasis on |
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multicultural education is viewed as positive |
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preparation. It is concluded that overall, rather than |
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specialized, internationalization of the college |
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curriculum is desirable. Contains 12 references. (MSE) |
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Date Published: 2014-10-19 23:27:30 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED375660 |
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Item Size: 8067206 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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