U5: Career Readiness Skills

Career readiness - 

preparing a person with essential skills to find, acquire, maintain, and grow within a job.  

communication

act of giving, receiving, and sharing information (talking or writing, and listening or reading, and respect different opinions) 

critical thinking

analyze and evaluate an issue to form a judgment. 

emotional intelligence

capacity to be aware of, control, and express your emotions 

and handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically 

problem solving

finding solutions to complex issues 

decision making -

making choices by identifying a decision, gathering info, and assessing alternative resolutions. 

Career & Self Development:

ability to explore job options, understand and complete the steps necessary to pursue opportunities, and self-advocate 

Leadership:

action of leading people or an organization. 

Professionalism: 

behaving in a way that displays competency, reliability, and respectfulness. 

Teamwork: 

working collaboratively to achieve a goal 

Equity -

ensuring impartial, fair, and equal outcomes for every individual. 

Inclusion

a sense of belonging at work.  

Diversity

presence of differences within a setting. 

Technology: 

ability to interact and complete tasks using a computer and other associated technologies. 

Transferable skills:

skills you take from one job to another. 

Self-Advocacy 

One's ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate or assert their own interests, desires, needs and rights. 

It's for making informed decisions and taking responsibilities for those decisions.