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This paper reports  employability skills determination using exploratory blended method from the viewpoint of the experts of higher education, graduates, the workforce and experts in the field of employability .Sampling method in the qualitative section was purposeful and theoretical sampling. The qualitative data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews and constant comparison of the findings with the research literature and analyzed with Glaser model. The statistical population consisted of faculty members of Tehran universities (N= 335). . In this research, 66 components of employability were identified which were categorized into three main categories of general knowledge and skills, and knowledge and specialized skills of the field, knowledge and skills related to the work environment , personal attitudes . The teamwork and group work component was recognized as the most important component of employability.

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The purpose of this study was to identify the essential components of employability of civil engineering graduates, which is applied in terms of purpose and field type in terms of data collection, and according to purpose of the research, a qualitative phenomenological method has been used. The statistical population includes professional civil engineers under the title of employers in field of civil engineering and the method of targeted sampling by snowball method has been used to collect samples of 20 people. The interview data collection method was semi-structured and categorization was used to analyze the findings. The method of validating the interview data was of internal validity type. The results showed that according to civil engineering employers, the most important components of employability in the field of civil engineering included 6 components, which are theoretical and specialized knowledge, interdisciplinary knowledge, practical and technical knowledge, , job skills and engineering insight.