The Nexus Between Human Capital Competence And Career Readiness: Evidence From Public Universities In Hebei Province, China

Abstract

In the face of the rapid development of the global economy, the job market is placing new demands on the employment of graduates. The study focuses on the quality of educational services and skill support provided by universities, as well as the adapting graduates' human capital to market demands and the needs of professional job. The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of public university services and social contexts on invested human capital and whether invested human capital is evolving into career readiness skills for future jobs. Thus, the study examines the relationship between human capital competence and the career readiness of graduates from public universities in Hebei Province, China. Moreover, the study also focuses on the influence of educational services, skills services, and migration on the influence of human capital competence. For the methodology, survey data were collected from 385 graduates using a validated instrument that measured educational services, skills services, migration human capital competence, and seven dimensions of career readiness. The findings revealed a significant positive correlation between educational services and human capital competence (r=0.726, p<0.01), as well as between skills services and human capital competence (r=0.560, p<0.01). Educational services emerged as the most influential factor in human capital development (β=0.720, p<0.001), while human capital competence was significantly associated with all dimensions of career readiness, particularly IT skills (β=0.762) and critical thinking (β=0.474). Additionally, migration experience had a significant positive impact on human capital development (β=0.587, p<0.001). Through the results, university education services and skills support is important for college students to reserve human capital. Not only to meet the needs of the job, but also to adapt to the challenges posed by global changes, and to develop more important general skills for students to prepare for careers across industries and disciplines.