For higher education, career readiness provides a framework for addressing career-related goals and outcomes of curricular and extracurricular activities, regardless of the student’s field of study. For employers, career readiness plays an important role in sourcing talent, providing a means of identifying key skills and abilities across all job functions; similarly, career readiness offers employers a framework for developing talent through internship and other experiential education programs.
| Critical Thinking | Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information. |
| Communication | Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization. |
| Teamwork | Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities. |
| Technology | Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals. |
| Leadership | Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals. |
| Professionalism | Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace. |
| Career & Self-Development | 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. |
| Equity & Inclusion | Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different cultures and backgrounds.. Engage in anti-oppressive practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism and inequity. |
credit: National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
