University of California Berkeley Career Guide - Flipbook - Page 6
Career Readiness: Competencies
for a Career–Ready Workforce
There are eight career readiness competencies, each of which can be demonstrated in a variety of ways.
Career Readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college
educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management.
Sample Behaviors
Competency
Career & 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 without one’s organizations.
Equity & Inclusion
Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills
required to equitably engage and include people from
different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist
practices that actively challenge the systems, structures,
and policies of racism.
Communication
Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts,
and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an
organization.
Professionalism
Knowing 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.
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.
Technology
Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance
efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
• Identify areas for continual growth while pursuing and applying
feedback.
• Develop plans and goals for one’s future career.
• Assume duties or positions that will help one progress
professionally.
• Establish, maintain, and/or leverage relationships with people
who can help one professionally.
• Voluntarily participate in further education, training, or other
events to support one’s career.
• Solicit and use feedback from multiple cultural perspectives to
make inclusive and equity-minded decisions.
• Actively contribute to inclusive and equitable practices that
influence individual & systemic changes.
• Understand the importance of and demonstrate verbal, written,
and non-verbal/body language, abilities.
• Employ active listening, persuasion, and influencing skills.
• Communicate in a clear and organized manner so that others
can effectively understand.
• Maintain a positive personal brand in alignment with organization and personal career values.
• Be present and prepared.
• Demonstrate dependability (e.g. report consistently to work).
• Listen carefully to others, taking time to understand and ask
appropriate questions without interrupting.
• Effectively manage conflict, interact with and respect diverse
personalities, and meet ambiguity with resilience.
• Exercise the ability to compromise and be agile.
• Make decisions & solve problems using sound, inclusive
reasoning and judgment.
• Gather and analyze information from a diverse set of sources
and individuals to fully understand a problem.
• Proactively anticipate needs and prioritize action steps.
• Inspire, persuade, and motivate self and others under a shared
vision.
• Seek out and leverage diverse resources & feedback from others
to inform direction.
• Use innovative thinking to go beyond traditional methods.
• Navigate change and be open to learning new technologies.
• Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity of
their work.
• Identify appropriate technology for completing specific tasks.
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