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    Discover What Employers Want

    8 Career Competencies

    Leadership

    Maximize personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Inspire, persuade, and motivate others.
    2. Plan, initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate projects.
    3. Encourage others by building trust.

    Career & Self Development

    Build awareness of your strengths and weaknesses and develop the career skills necessary to navigate professional life successfully.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Develop plans and goals for your future career.
    2. Display curiosity and seek out opportunities to learn.
    3. Establish and maintain professional relationships.

    Professionalism

    Demonstrate professional work habits and act in the best interest of the workplace and community.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Act with integrity and accountability.
    2. Be present, prepared, and dependable; consistently meet or exceed goals.
    3. Have an attention to detail and a high level of dedication toward doing a good job.

    Communication

    Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.

    Sample Behaviors

    1.  Use active listening, persuasion, and influencing skills.
    2. Understand the importance of and demonstrate verbal, written, and non-verbal/body language.
    3. Ask appropriate questions for specific information & inform others when guidance is needed.

    Critical Thinking

    Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Gather and analyze information from a variety of sources and individuals to understand a problem.
    2. Proactively anticipate needs and prioritize action steps.
    3. Summarize and interpret data with an awareness of personal biases.

    Equity & Inclusion

    Demonstrate awareness, knowledge, and skills to equitably engage with people of diverse backgrounds. Challenge systems, structures, and policies that perpetuate racism.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Contribute to inclusive and equitable practices that influence individual and systemic change.
    2. Seek cross-cultural interactions and experiences to enhance understanding of people from different demographic groups.
    3. Keep an open mind to diverse ideas and new ways of thinking.

    Teamwork

    Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Listen carefully to others, taking time to understand and ask questions.
    2. Effectively manage conflict, interact with and respect diverse personalities.
    3.  Be accountable for individual and team responsibilities and deliverables.

    Technology

    Understand and leverage technologies to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.

    Sample Behaviors

    1. Be open to learning new technologies.
    2. Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity of work.
    3. Identify appropriate technology for completing specific tasks.

    To learn more, make an appointment with Career Services.

    www.ung.edu/careers

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