Undergraduate Students
Let's Plan Your Future
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) identifies career readiness competencies that help prepare college graduates for success in the workplace. Skill-based competencies are used by employers to evaluate job applicants’ credentials and employee performance on the job, as well as for professional development, growth, and future career advancement.
As you continue to prepare for your career, be cognizant of career readiness competencies, plus other transferable skills that you have gained—and will continue to gain—from internships, clinical rotations, on-campus student employment, athletics, part-time and full-time employment, clubs and organizations, volunteerism, conferences, and other professional endeavors both on and off campus. It is important for you to articulate them on your resume, cover letter, during employment interviews, and throughout your ongoing employment. A trained Springfield College Career Center counselor can help you best articulate your thoughts and experiences. Reach out to the Career Center today.
Please become familiar with the following career readiness competencies:
- Career and 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 outside one’s organization.
- Communication: Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.
- Critical Thinking: Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
- Leadership: Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
- Professionalism: Knowing that work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
- 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.
Job Search Strategies
Job fairs, job search seminars, individualized resume and cover letter assistance, online employment and internship job postings, on-campus interviews, interview preparation, alumni networking, and Career Center events all prepare students for employment and connect them with job opportunities. The Career Center staff also helps undergraduate students prepare for the job search in the age of artificial intelligence. Read their blog to learn more.
Graduate School Advisement
Individual advising and seminars guide students through the graduate school search and application process. The Career Center provides an annual GRE prep course.
Experiential Education
Students have a wide range of opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom, gain real-world experience, and advance their professional development.
Career Resources
Online, print, and video reference materials on careers, career decision-making, graduate school, employment trends, and international opportunities are available through the Career Center library.
