Career Competencies & Gaining Experience

Career Competencies & Gaining Experience is meant to help you take what you learned in the Career Competencies Checklist and figure out how to gain more experience in the competencies you need to grow.

Before you take this survey

Make sure you have completed the Career Competencies Checklist
Have the email with your results handy to review

After you take this survey

Pick at least one or two activities you’d like to try this year
Make a plan to start that activity
- Who do you need to contact?
- What will you do?
- When will you start?
- Where will it happen?
- Why do you want to do it?

1Where do you need experience?

2Leadership

3Communication

4Critical Thinking

5Creative Teamwork

6Professionalism

7Technology

8Equity & Inclusion

9Career & Self-Development

10What

What Competencies do You Need Experience?

Look at your results in the Career Competency Checklist to see which competencies you have the least experience.

Competencies to Gain Experience(Required)

Click on the competencies below that you would like to see opportunities to gain more experience.

Leadership

Communication

Critical Thinking

Creative Teamwork

Professionalism

Technology

Equity & Inclusion

Career & Self-Development

Leadership

Do you need more experience in Leadership? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Leadership

Join a student club, organization, or sport

Participate in student senate

Become a tutor (ex. Tutoring and Learning Center)

Volunteer in the community (ex. Community Work and Learning)

Join a mentorship program (ex. Center for Intercultural Development or Katie Leadership Impact)

Work an on-campus job

Work an internship or part time job in your field of interest

Become an active member of a professional organization in your field

Communication

Do you need more experience in Communication? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Communication

Take a course focused on written or verbal communication

Organize an event (ex. Student Center and Activities)

Take a Language course

Practice a mock interview (ex. Career Development)

Present at a conference

Facilitate a meeting for a student club or group project

Get feedback on a written assignment (ex. Tutoring and Learning Center)

Cultivate self-reflection (ex. journal, write a reflective paper, or go to the Counseling Center)

Critical Thinking

Do you need more experience in Critical Thinking? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Critical Thinking & Decision Making

Engage in research project (ex. Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry or Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women)

Take a discussion-based course

Engage in an internship or part-time job in your field of interest

Take a course that requires you to complete labs and/or a research project

Attend a financial literacy event to build your ability to make money-related decisions (ex. Money Management)

Set goals and a weekly schedule for your semester

Take a course that requires you to observe and analyze people or your environment

Join a student trip that takes you out of your comfort zone (ex. Global Studies or Center for Spirituality and Social Justice)

Creative Teamwork

Do you need more experience in Creative Teamwork? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Creativity & Innovation

Take an Arts course

Join a student club, organization, or sport

Build a LinkedIn profile or an electronic portfolio website to showcase your accomplishments (ex. Career Development)

Practice curiosity (Ex. explore new events, journal, write reflective papers, or go to the Counseling Center)

Create something with a group of friends

Play outside (Ex. OAKS student club or Center for Spirituality and Social Justice’s community garden)

Cultivate your social media engagement by learning more about photography or video creation

Participate in theater, dance, or music production (Ex. O’Shaughnessy or student club)

Professionalism

Do you need more experience in Professionalism? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Professionalism & Ethics

Practice networking with employers at an event (Ex. Career Development)

Commit to using a weekly planner and taking notes throughout the semester

Attend an educational event or conference held by a professional organization in your field of interest

Practice being on time for all classes and commitments throughout the semester

Take an ethics-based course

Listen to Professionalism & Etiquette series on KatieCareer Virtual Center through Career Development

Engage in an internship or part-time job in your field of interest

Technology

Do you need more experience in Technology? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Digital & Technology Application

Present a class or group presentation via virtual meeting software such as Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams

Build new data organizational skills in Google Sheets or Excel (Ex. LinkedIn Learning, which is free with most public library cards)

Take a technology-focused course

Improve information literacy by working with a St. Kate’s Librarian for a class project

Learn about navigating online job search platforms and application processes (Ex. Career Development)

Build an electronic portfolio website to showcase your digital skills (Ex. Capstone Course or Career Development)

Create an electronic research presentation (Ex. Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry or Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women)

Take a course that teaches you basic coding

Equity & Inclusion

Do you need more experience in Equity & Inclusion? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Global & Intercultural Fluency

Engage in a program or training focused on equity, justice, and/or accessibility (Ex. Center for Intercultural Development or Center for Spirituality and Social Justice)

Join a student trip that immerses you in a new place or with a new community (Ex. Global Studies or Center for Spirituality and Social Justice)

Volunteer in the community (Ex. Community Work and Learning)

Take a justice-based course

Review the Library’s Inclusive Excellence Resource Guide

Cultivate self-reflection about how your mind and body react in difficult social situations (Ex. Journal or go to the Counseling Center)

Take a Language course

Advocate for a change that you believe would have a powerful impact

Career & Self-Development

Do you need more experience in Career & Self-Development? Look at the list below and choose some activities you could engage in.

Career Management & Adaptability

Explore career options and update your job application materials (Ex. Career Development)

Consult your faculty or academic advisor about major options (Ex. Academic Advising)

Have a career conversation with an alum or St. Kate’s partner (Ex. Alumni Relations or Career Development)

Attend a professional development event or speaker panel (Ex. Your academic department, Alumni Relations, or Career Development)

Engage in an internship or part-time job in your field of interest

Cultivate self-reflection (Ex. Journal, Write a reflection paper, or go to the Counseling Center)

Make a plan for how to balance work with other elements of your life, such as family obligations (Ex. Access and Success)

Name your strengths as you transition from college to career or to a new career industry (Ex. Career Development)

What's Next?

St.Kate's Email

Provide your St.Kate’s email so we can send you your results. If you’re signed in your email will be automatically provided.

Once You Get Your Results

Look through the activities you chose, pick at least one or two you’d like to try this year, and make a plan as to how you will start that activity. Think about who to contact, what you’ll do, when you’ll start, where it will happen and why you want to do it.

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