For soon-to-be or new college graduates, career readiness is key to unlocking your entrance into the workforce. Career readiness is the foundation upon which a successful career is launched and is, quite simply, the new career currency.

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6 Ways to Sustain Success After a Breakthrough Year

A breakthrough year can feel like everything in your career is finally coming together. You meet your goals, earn recognition from your boss and peers, and perhaps a promotion. Your progress also becomes visible, and you get more authority in …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Don’t Let Detachment Define Your First Job: How to Start Your Career with Confidence, Connection, and Clarity

Workplace detachment is more common than you might think—especially among younger professionals. A recent survey found that 79% of employees feel detached from their jobs. That’s nearly 8 in 10 people struggling to feel engaged in something they do every …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Career Resources & Tools

Identify & Build Career CompetenciesIn partnership withLightcast logo

Identify the career competencies you must have to be a competitive candidate for an internship or job application. 

There are two ways to use this tool to identify relevant competencies and transferrable sills:

  1. By Keyword: Search for the name of the occupation you’re interested in.
  2. By Industry: Not sure what job you’d like? Search by desired industry and see available occupations.

Check out the Core Competencies section!

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Lincoln University Resources and Tools

This toolkit answers the question “How Can We Help?” for Lincoln University faculty and staff looking to partner with Career …

Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Writing Email

Taught by Mignon Fogarty
Writing email is a vital and often overlooked part of professional communication. When you use proven strategies for writing great…

Exerting Social Power: A Solution Engineer’s Guide

Taught by Expert Dig
Companies employ solution engineers to exert influence on their customers. If an SE does not influence the thoughts or actions…

How to Stay Goal-Focused

Taught by Scott Mautz
One of the most underrated skills for today’s business professionals is the ability to stay goal-focused. It’s a unique discipline…

Effective Listening (with Audio Descriptions)

Taught by Brenda Bailey Hughes
Listening is a critical competency, whether you are interviewing for your first job or leading a Fortune 500 company. Surprisingly,…

Strategic Thinking Tips to Solve Problems and Innovate

Taught by AJ Eckstein
Do you struggle when it comes to problem solving? Would you like to think more strategically? In this course, strategy…

Creating and Giving Business Presentations

Taught by Spencer Waldron
In this course, expert Spencer Waldron shows you the secret to creating unforgettable business presentations. Spencer guides you through everything…

Communicating with Executives

Taught by Daniel Shapero
To communicate with executives effectively, you must learn to think like an executive and structure your information in a way…

Storytelling to Influence Leadership and Decision Makers

Taught by Tiffany Uman
In this course, instructor Tiffany Uman teaches how to craft a compelling and well-presented story that influences leadership and decision…

AI-Driven Project Management: Techniques and Insights with Ricardo Vargas

Taught by Ashley Kennedy
In this conversation-based course, project management leader Ricardo Vargas demonstrates next-level techniques for incorporating AI into project management workflows. Incorporating…

Interpersonal Communication Nano Tips with Selena Rezvani

Taught by Selena Rezvani
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, Selena…

Customer Service: How to Deliver Support Across Languages

Taught by Myra Golden
Build your confidence in delivering support to global customers. In this course, customer service expert Myra Golden outlines how to…

Being Productive While Traveling and Working

Taught by Rowena Hennigan
We have gone from a population locked down to one place to a workforce that can, in many cases, work…

How to Be an Effective Manager to Drive Impact

Taught by Shivani Berry
Given the recent market trends, managers have to achieve more with scarcer resources due to hiring freezes and lower revenue.…

Finding Your Leadership Purpose with Doug Conant

Taught by Doug Conant
Today’s leaders, who face a fragile, contentious, and fractured environment, can no longer lead in a reactive mode, by the…

Teamwork Essentials: Stand Out as a Valuable Team Member

Taught by Shadé Zahrai
When you think of all the skills you could work on to advance your career, how often do you think…

Delivering Bad News to a Customer

Taught by Myra Golden
Customer service is about providing the best experience to a customer—yet, a lot of the time customer service reps find…

Working with Difficult People

Taught by Emily Anhalt
In every workplace, you’re likely to encounter colleagues who are more difficult to work with than others. But before you…

The Business Side of Thought Leadership

Taught by Thought Leadership Leverage
Many thought leaders start with speaking, consulting, and creating content. They love their insights, and they want to share them,…

Bystander Intervention for Today’s Workforce

Taught by Madecraft
It’s easy to live solo and be out of touch with things that don’t impact you directly, but acting in…

Time Management for Greater Meaning and Happiness

Taught by Cassie Holmes
Amidst the constant hurry, are you struggling to find happiness and meaning in your work and personal life? Take a…

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