NACE Career Competency of the Month- Communication

The NACE Career Competienes are a nationally recognized and adopted framework to prepare graduates for workpalce success in their chosen careers. Each month, we will highlight a Career Competency and how you can use it in your work.

This month, we will discuss Communication

NACE defines this competency as NACE defines this competency as “Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organization.”

You can help students grow in this area by:

  1. Incorporate different communication styles in assignments (IE- oral presentations, written papers, group projects, discussion boards)
  2. Encourage studnets to use Big Interview to sharpen their interview communication skills
  3. Discuss in 1-1 converstions what strong communication looks like in the work force

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education