Research of the Moscow Employers’ Demands to Competencies of Young Specialists

Abstract

Nowadays on a job interview the vast majority of the companies assess not the candidate’s knowledge of particular subjects, but his/her potential. Thus, the
 key indicators of the graduates’ competitiveness are not their knowledge and skills but their personal and business qualities.
 Unfortunately, as our experience shows, the evaluation and development of students’ personal and business qualities often is merely voluntary.
 Therefore, to improve the situation, we have developed a model of universal competencies for young specialists –university graduates, which can serve as a
 benchmark of development for students, as well as a tool for teacher’s self-refl ection and assessment of students.