Develop Your Career Competencies

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.

Interested in learning more about the NACE Career Competencies and developing your skills?

Click here to see how to actively grow your skillset.

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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

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Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Communicating with Confidence

Taught by Vinh Giang
Confidence is one of the secrets of impactful communication. But how do you cultivate it effectively as you grow? In…

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,…

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…

Connecting Thought Leadership to Sales and Lead Generation

Taught by Thought Leadership Leverage
Ever wondered about how thought leadership and lead generation intersect? In this course from Thought Leadership Leverage, join CEO and…

Navigating Perfectionism as a Manager

Taught by Morra Aarons-Mele
The word “perfect” has an overwhelmingly positive connotation, but it’s also a largely unattainable goal. As Winston Churchill said, “Perfection…

Boost Your Desktop Productivity with Finito AI

Taught by Jess Stratton
Generative and transformative AI are commonly accessed through a website or a separate app. Thanks to Finito, you can now…

Realistic Strategies to Talk about Mental Health at Work

Taught by Melissa Doman, MA
Workplace depression, anxiety, and stress are on the rise, leaving many wondering how to engage in difficult—but necessary—conversations. In this…

Public Speaking for Non-Native English Speakers

Taught by Peter Novak
Speaking in public isn’t easy for most people, and if English isn’t your first or second language, it might be…

Thought Leadership Business Models

Taught by Thought Leadership Leverage
What’s the secret to creating successful content as an emerging thought leader? In this course from Thought Leadership Leverage, Peter…

Top 10 Rules for Highly Effective Leadership

Taught by Todd Dewett
What essential behaviors do you need to understand in order to increase your leadership ability right now? In this course,…

How to Speak So Others Will Listen Nano Tips with Lorraine K. Lee

Taught by Lorraine K. Lee
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, keynote…

Work-Life Blend: The New Work-Life Balance

Taught by Dr Gemma Leigh Roberts
Have you been looking for a more effective way to juggle your work and your personal life? As the demands…
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Contact & Location

Phone
(573) 681-5124
Email
careerservices@lincolnu.edu
Website
https://mycareer.lincolnu.edu/
Address

B-12 Scruggs University Center (SUC)
820 Chestnut Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

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Career Center Hours

Monday 9:00am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9:00am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:00am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm