Professional Skills

NACE Career Competency Workshops

Secure the Bag: Success Beyond the Gates

Spelman Pathways recognizes critical skills that are needed to ensure success in graduate school, industry and life. Students are encouraged to take advantage of several valuable virtual workshop offerings conducted from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. EST.

• Communication
• Professionalism
• Leadership
• Career and Self Development
• Critical Thinking 
• Technology 
• Teamwork
• Equity and Inclusion

An interactive virtual workshop that provides you with an opportunity to earn 2 BONUS community service hours when you pair it with a community service activity you've performed.

National Association of Colleges and Employers

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is an American nonprofit professional association for college career services, recruiting practitioners, and others who wish to hire the college-educated. NACE has identified eight requisite career competencies that broadly prepare the college-educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management.

Eight career readiness competencies:

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
• Teamwork/Collaboration (Working In Teams)
• Professionalism/Work Ethic (Operating and Managing)
• Oral/Written Communications (Networking and Communication)
• Career Management
• Global/Intercultural Fluency
• Leadership (Self-Driven Leadership)
• Digital Technology

Learn more about the NACE Career Readiness Competencies

SkillSurvey

SkillSurvey is a talent intelligence platform for assessing student skills (NACE Career Competencies). The platform provides students with feedback following work experiences to gain insights into how proficient they are in the skills required to succeed in today’s workplace. For more information, please contact Spelman Pathways at QEP-SpelmanPathways@Spelman.edu.