Employability of young university students understood through emotional intelligence and digital competencies

Abstract

The Spanish economy represents an unemployment rate of close to 40% in people under 29 years of age with higher education, a fact that has led to investigate what other elements are necessary in this group to find employment. This study analyzes the emotional intelligence and digital competencies that young people possess in relation to the perception of employability. For its analysis, a questionnaire has been distributed among 111 young people that includes the Employability Perception Scale in University Students, the Trait Emotional Meta-cognition Scale (TMMS-24) and the European model of digital competencies. As for the results, emotional intelligence was found to be more relevant in relation to perceived employability, especially in the dimension of clarity and repair. Digital competencies have obtained a significant but slight relationship with perceived employability. With these results, conclusions and teaching implications for universities can be drawn.