Wichita State University Career Guide - Flipbook - Page 14
Need to Know: Next Steps
NACE CAREER
COMPETENCIES
Ways to develop
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has developed a list of
competencies that employers expect of all college graduates. Throughout your
career journey, you are building and practicing these skills. Review the competencies
to the left.
CAREER & SELF
DEVELOPMENT
Schedule a SCA
appointment or attend a
career event.
NEED TO KNOW CHECKLIST
Use the space below to catalog the ways you have developed and connected to your
Career Journey while in the Need to Know phase.
COMMUNICATION
Work on a presentation,
participate in a group
project, join a student
organization.
CRITICAL THINKING
Participate in research, ask
questions during class.
LEADERSHIP
Seek leadership roles in
clubs, jobs, and volunteer
opportunities.
Taken all four
PathwayU
Assessments
Taken Shocker
Strengths
Explored a
Career Path
Attended a
Career Fair
Completed
Shocker Central
Profile
NEED TO KNOW REFLECTION
Use the space below to reflect on what you have learned about yourself, careers that
interest you, possible academic majors, and your skills and knowledge.
One career I'm interested in:
Top five strengths:
1.
2.
4.
5.
3.
Two careers I could pursue with the majors I’ve explored:
1.
PROFESSIONALISM
Attend SCA events,
participate in applied
learning opportunities.
2.
My top three skills:
Three words I would use to describe myself:
TEAMWORK
Participate in group
projects and student
organizations.
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
TECHNOLOGY
Explore LinkedIn Learning,
seek out new technological
information.
Learn More!
Learn more about the
NACE Career Readiness
Competencies and
integrate them into your
career journey at
wichita.edu/NACECareer7
Congratulations on working through the Need to Know phase of your
career journey! In this phase, you’ve learned more about yourself by
self-assessing your career interests, skills, values, and workplace
preferences and connected to potential career paths by exploring
choices that align with your passions and purpose. In this phase, you
built a solid foundation that will help you make strategic choices in
your academic, personal, and professional life.
Ready to take the next step?
Continue to the
NEED TO EXPERIENCE PHASE
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Reviewed NACE
Competencies
