STUDY ON THE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED BY EMPLOYERS IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

The concept of VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) that describes the challenges we must face now, both in private and professional life, has changed in recent years the requirements of employers, due to the need to adapt to new and unforeseen situations. In this context, soft skills tend to become more appreciated in the employment process than professional competencies, conclusion reached by analysing the results of the present study. This paper is the result of investigations conducted during 2018-2020, among the partner companies of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), aiming to identify the requirements of employers on the skills of graduates and the extent to which these requirements are met. The study is part of a broader action, initiated by the Career Counselling and Guidance Center, which aims to assess the insertion of graduates in the labour market and the correlation of competencies acquired by them during the educational process, with labour market requirements.