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NACE Career Readiness Competencies –

For new college graduates, career readiness is key to ensuring successful entrance into the workforce. Career readiness is the foundation upon which a successful career is launched.

NACE has identified 8 career readiness competencies. Click the drop down below to learn more about each.

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Professional Certificates

Communicating with Diplomacy and Discernment

Taught by Tatiana Kolovou
Effective communication in today’s workplace requires more than clarity. It demands diplomacy, tact, and discernment to navigate sensitive conversations and…

Effective Listening

Taught by Brenda Bailey Hughes
Listening is a critical competency, whether you are interviewing for your first job or leading a Fortune 500 company. Surprisingly,…

Develop Your Communication Skills and Interpersonal Influence

Learn how to clearly convey information and ideas in an engaging manner. Explore how to build trust, communicate effectively, and…

Digital Transformation in Practice: Virtual Collaboration Tools

Digital transformation requires organizational and individual mindset shifts, and it invites us to work and collaborate in exciting new productive…

Master Digital Transformation

Digital technology is transforming business around the world. In this learning path, explore the transformative and technological forces at work…

Become an Inclusive Leader

Leaders at all levels are called on now more than ever to close the gap on what is promised and…

Advance Your Skills as an Individual Contributor

Lead as an individual contributor by developing the skills that make you an invaluable asset to your team and organization.…

Master In-Demand Professional Soft Skills

What does every hiring manager look for in an employee? Set yourself apart from the pack by getting the essential…

Improve Your Teamwork Skills

Teams work better when everyone collaborates and cooperates. Learn how to be a better teammate for your coworkers by improving…
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Technical Certificates


Excel Productivity Tips: Work Faster with Shortcuts, Formulas, and AI

Taught by Emma Chieppor
Unlock the full potential of Excel shortcuts, techniques, and time-saving tricks that professionals use daily to work faster and smarter.…

AI Essentials for Marketers: An Introduction by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
AI is shifting the marketer’s role from executing tasks to strategically designing workflows. In this course, Adobe Champion AJ Navarro…

AI-Powered Content Generation for Communications and Social Media Marketing by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
AI isn’t just an image generator—it’s an ideation tool. This course shows you how to use AI across your entire…

AI-Powered Audience Strategy for Digital Marketing: Build Seed Audiences, Improve Data Quality, and Optimize Segmentation by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
Every marketing campaign starts with the same question: who are you trying to reach? This course shows you how to…

Marketing Analytics and Insights with AI: Use Claude to Analyze Data, Generate Insights, and Build Dashboards by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
How much time do you spend each week making sense of dashboards and translating numbers into something stakeholders can act…

Claude in PowerPoint: Your AI-Powered Presentation Assistant

Taught by Luis Urrutia
In this course, Luis Urrutia Arenas teaches you how to use Claude—the AI assistant from Anthropic—as a creative and strategic…

Copilot in Teams: AI-Powered Collaboration

Taught by Jess Stratton
Use every Copilot tool built into Microsoft Teams—from business chat and meeting recaps to custom agents and tailored recap templates.…

Introduction to Generative AI with Adobe Express by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
Generative AI is transforming creativity, making it possible for anyone to turn ideas into images, designs, and stories—just by describing…


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