In this review, the author reviews the concepts, models, measurements of employability, and research on factors affecting college students' employability, and critically examines the development direction of employability research in the past few years. This review proposes to promote our understanding of college student employability in the dynamic work environment, providing an overall discussion of current discussions, and provide key directions for future research, which include Clearly defining the connotation and denotation of college students’ employability; Forming a consensus on the dimensions of college students’ employability; In-depth exploration of the formation mechanism of college students’ employability;and Strengthening customized intervention research to improve college students’ employability.
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