Skills and Well-Being at Work in IT Students: Transition to Employment

This study explores the relationship between soft skills, well-being at work, and employability, aiming to contribute to the development of programs that enhance soft skills and support employability in higher education. A survey was conducted using the Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Professional Skills Questionnaire (Jardim & Pereira, 2004), Employability Inventory (Duarte & Fraga, 2009), Well-Being at Work Scale (Santos & Gonçalves, 2010), and a Sociodemographic Questionnaire (Oliveira & Costa Lobo, 2013) among 53 male computer science students aged 18 to 53 at University Portucalense Infante D. Henrique during the 2013/2014 academic year. The causal-comparative analysis revealed that students with work experience demonstrated higher levels of employability and well-being at work. Furthermore, Spearman correlation analysis indicated that cooperation and self-fulfillment are associated with employability. The study confirms a positive and significant relationship between employability and well-being at work, underscoring the importance of integrating soft skills training into higher education curricula to facilitate successful transitions to employment.