Build Career Skills

Critical thinking: Identify relevant information and analyze issues and data to make decisions. Develop and test solutions to problems. Demonstrate originality and inventiveness.

• Completing a Level UP course to improve critical thinking skills fosters deep learning through hands-on experiences.
• Volunteering for community service projects allows students to face real-world problems and find creative solutions.
• Internships provide practical experience and require students to apply knowledge to real-world scenarios.
• Individual and collaborative research encourages students to ask questions, formulate hypotheses, and analyze data.

Leadership: Managing projects and coaching others to reach common goals.

• Taking on leadership roles in student organizations provides hands-on experience managing teams, organizing events, and making decisions.
• Identifying a campus or community need and finding solutions demonstrates leadership and requires initiative and planning, which adds value to your resume.

Communication: Clearly expressing ideas through speaking and writing.

• Completing a Level UP course to improve oral or written communication skills helps to achieve proficiency by engaging in real-world experiences.
• Participating in organizations encourages collaboration, idea presentation, and project management, which can enhance communication skills.
• Engaging in internships and part-time jobs can provide practical skills that can be directly applied to a career. They also help students learn to navigate professional environments and communicate effectively.
• Creating stories, ads or newsletters for student media, a local non-profit, or a club to hone writing skills.

Professionalism: Modeling integrity, ethics, and accountability.

• Completing a Level UP course to develop professionalism skills fosters accountability and effective work habits, such as time management and punctuality.
• Reviewing your social media as a future employer and making adjustments can help you project a professional image.
• Joining professional associations and networking groups allows students to connect with industry professionals, stay informed about industry trends and develop a professional network.

Teamwork: Building consensus and working collaboratively.

• Completing a Level UP course to promote teamwork skills grows relationship-building abilities and strengthens consensus-building.
• Engaging in collaborative assignments provides practical experience working with diverse team members, managing tasks, and achieving common goals.
• Joining sports teams or recreational clubs requires cooperation and communication, essential for effective teamwork.
• Participating in volunteer and community service projects involves collaborating with diverse groups to achieve community goals and providing real-world teamwork experience.

Career Management: Setting goals for growth and advocating for opportunities.

• Exploring your interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences using TypeFocus to confirm that you and your career goals match.
• Gaining experience through internships, jobs, research, education abroad, and volunteer work helps students learn more about themselves.
• Being curious and seeking opportunities to learn from alumni, faculty, staff, and community members can provide insights you cannot get anywhere else. Networking can help you find a direction for your career, discover what essential skills you need to develop, and make connections to obtain an internship or a job.

Technology: Adapting to new solutions and demonstrating proficiency with standard tools.

• Designing or maintaining social media for a club or community organization gives you experience with popular platforms, content management systems and metrics tracking.
• Volunteering to keep budgets or financial records for a campus or community organization provides opportunities for hands-on practice with financial software, data management, and analytics tools.

Equity and inclusion: Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to engage equitably 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.

• Education abroad programs allow students to immerse themselves in a different culture, providing firsthand experience with new customs, languages, and perspectives.
• Completing international internships and volunteer work provides opportunities to contribute to global communities while learning about different cultures and social issues.
• Joining cultural and diversity clubs on campus helps students learn about different cultures, traditions, and global issues.