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The Value of Faculty Connecting Classroom Lessons to Career Success

June 16, 2026

California State University, Los Angeles has identified career-engaged teaching using the NACE career readiness competencies as a way to heighten the preparation of students for their careers while boosting student retention.

Technology

Building Tomorrow's Professionals: How ePortfolios and NACE Competency Reflection Shape Career Readiness and Professional Identity

July 08, 2026

By: Carrie Rafanello-Bazar

A well-crafted ePortfolio can help students fashion a professional identity and combine their academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular experiences so that an employer can more easily appraise their knowledge and skills.

Partnerships

Integrating Emotional Intelligence Into Career Readiness: A Cross-Campus Partnership Model

July 06, 2026

By: Stephanie Green

Staff at the Career Readiness Center at the UNT Health (formerly the University of North Texas Health Science Center) and staff from Be|Well, a campus burnout prevention program, worked together to connect wellness and career readiness.

New Grad Preparation

Employers Say New Grads Are Largely Prepared for Work, With Room to Improve

April 20, 2026

By: Mary Gatta

Overall, employers say new college graduates are reasonably well prepared for the jobs they will enter after graduation—and more than 20% say they are very well prepared, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2026 Spring Update.

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The NACE Competency Assessment Tool

Operationalize career readiness and assess the proficiency of students, job candidates, interns, and new hires.

Data Bites

83.3%

Percent of colleges implementing career readiness competencies

NACE Quick Poll

31%

Percent of colleges implementing competencies institution-wide

NACE Quick Poll

81.7%

Percent of Gen Z experiential learners satisfied with their careers

Early Career Talent Survey

63%

Percent of business faculty who report that their institution has aligned career readiness competencies with experiential learning

The Integration of Career Readiness Into Experiential Learning and High-Impact Practices

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The Value of Faculty Connecting Classroom Lessons to Career Success

Building Tomorrow's Professionals: How ePortfolios and NACE Competency Reflection Shape Career Readiness and Professional Identity

Integrating Emotional Intelligence Into Career Readiness: A Cross-Campus Partnership Model

Employers Say New Grads Are Largely Prepared for Work, With Room to Improve

The NACE Competency Assessment Tool

Data Bites

83.3%

31%

81.7%

63%

Job Network

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The Value of Faculty Connecting Classroom Lessons to Career Success

Building Tomorrow's Professionals: How ePortfolios and NACE Competency Reflection Shape Career Readiness and Professional Identity

Integrating Emotional Intelligence Into Career Readiness: A Cross-Campus Partnership Model

Employers Say New Grads Are Largely Prepared for Work, With Room to Improve

The NACE Competency Assessment Tool

Data Bites

83.3%

31%

81.7%

63%

Job Network

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