According to The National Association Of Colleges and Employeers (NACE), Career Readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management.
On this page, list the 8 career competencies and using the STAR (Situation Task Action Result) method, explain how/where you developed this competency.
For those that you do not have a good example for, hypothesize how you might gain this skill... for example, to gain leadership experience I will volunteer to be the team leader during my next group project.
Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships within and without one’s organization
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Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism.
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Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
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Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
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Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
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Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
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Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
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Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
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