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?

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What Are Leadership Skills? Examples and Definition

If you’ve never had a professional job before, you might be wondering — how can I possibly have leadership skills? Yet you don’t need to hold a leadership position to have leadership skills. You can build these skills through academic projects, …

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5 Ways to Improve Your Work/Life Balance

You might think it’s impossible to be a great employee and grow your career without negatively affecting your work/life balance. But this isn’t true at all. Here are five tips for keeping your work/life balance in check while still working …

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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!

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

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

Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

How to Listen More and Talk Less in Sales

Taught by Madecraft
Effective communication is crucial in sales, and the key lies in listening more than talking. Ronnell Richards, a sales expert,…

Magnetic Public Speaking: How to Engage Your Audience

Taught by Tanvi Bhatt
In this course Tanvi Bhatt, an international keynote speaker and coach, helps you master the art of delivering captivating speeches.…

Build Your Communication Skills as a Frontline Manager

Taught by Madecraft
Strong communication skills are essential for frontline managers, as they work to ensure that directives, expectations, and feedback are effectively…

Conveying Confidence: A Solution Engineer’s Guide

Taught by Expert Dig
A vital skill for effective solution engineering, confidence strikes the golden balance between two negative extremes of self-doubt and arrogance.…

Negotiate Like a Lawyer

Taught by Dana Robinson
Ever wondered about that special, lawyerly skill? The art of negotiation could be your new favorite tool. In this course,…

Essentials for Solution Engineers

Taught by Expert Dig
Great solution engineers can persuade customers and accelerate sales, quickly. This course dives into what makes solution engineering unique and…

Managing Anxiety During Negotiations

Taught by Morra Aarons-Mele
Have you ever had to go into conversation where you needed to advocate for yourself and really feel like you…

How People Pleasing Can Hurt Your Career

Taught by Morra Aarons-Mele
If you fall into people-pleasing behaviors but can’t manage your relationships effectively, you won’t reach your full potential. In this…

Nano Tips to Succeed in Sales with Morgan Ingram

Taught by Morgan J Ingram
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. Here, sales coach, 4x…

Top Ten Rules for Solution Engineers

Taught by Expert Dig
Solution engineers are in increasingly high demand, especially in today’s hybrid, distributed global workforce. You may think you have the…

How to Stop Overcommitting

Taught by Madecraft
At times in your professional career, you may feel a desire to help out other team members with tasks or…

How to Have Difficult Conversations Nano Tips with Melanie Whitney

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

Ten Minutes to Better Prioritization

Taught by Madecraft
Join performance management coach and entrepreneur Ali Schiller in this quick course to get the lowdown on mastering prioritization. It’s…

Skills to Build Stronger Work Relationships

Taught by Emily Anhalt
In the world of hybrid work, uncertainty, and constant change, people need healthy work relationships to feel supported and show…

Nano Tips for Effective Listening for Leaders with India Martin

Taught by India Gary-Martin
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, leadership…

Nano Tips for Customer Centric Communication with Richard Moore

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

Nano Tips For Closing the Sale with Richard Moore

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

Five Hard Conversations You’ll Have in Your Career

Taught by Madecraft
Learn essential skills for navigating hard conversations, conflict resolution, feedback exchange, salary negotiation, workplace changes, and career progression discussions. Keisha…

Project Management Mediation: Conflict Resolution for PMs

Taught by JT Moomau
Since part of the role of a project manager entails working with multiple stakeholders with competing priorities and objectives, every…

How to Start Everyday with Productivity

Taught by Madecraft
Every day is a new beginning, with endless opportunities to successfully complete tasks. By starting each day with a productive…

Contact & Location

Phone
(573) 681-5101
Address

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

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