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Career Readiness Competencies

The Gap in Perceptions of New Grads’ Competency Proficiency and Resources to Shrink It

January 13, 2025

By Kevin Gray

There is a clear and persistent disconnect between how students and employers perceive students’ development of the competencies they need to be career ready as they enter the workforce. Read more.

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The NACE Competency Assessment Tool

Now you can operationalize career readiness and assess the proficiency of students, job candidates, interns, and new hires. Read more.

Career Readiness

Competency Implementation Helps Lehman College School of Business Develop Career-Ready Grads, Advance Toward Accreditation

To produce career-ready graduates, the Lehman College School of Business intentionally equips its students with competencies through the promotion of applied learning in its three programs. Read more.

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Helping Faculty Understand the Impact of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies

The NACE Career Readiness Competencies can be a valuable tool to help faculty members demonstrate to administrators, students, and parents that what they do creates long-term value for students. Read more.

Career Readiness

The Validity of the NACE Competency Assessment Tool

November 19, 2024

By Joshua Kahn

Review the evidence for the reliability and validity of the NACE Competency Assessment Tool. This article also offers brief context for the assessment tool, outlines the methodology employed, and provides the final, top-line results of the study. Read more.

DATA BITES

95.5%

Percent of employers citing Communication as most important competency
Job Outlook 2024

97.2%

Percent of students citing Communication as most important competency
2023 Student Survey Report

55.2%

Percent of employers who rate students as very/extremely proficient in Communication
Job Outlook 2024

79.4%

Percent of students who rate themselves as very/extremely proficient in Communication
2023 Student Survey Report

68.1% / 81.7%

Percent of students versus employers who rate students as very/extremely proficient in Technology
2023 Student Survey Report and Job Outlook 2024

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