Being prepared for a career involves more than just picking up technical skills or obtaining a degree; it involves having a set of abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that assist individuals make the move from school to the working world. Student's Role in Career Readiness: Self-evaluation: To identify their interests, strengths, values, and professional goals, students should reflect on themselves. Making wise career decisions requires having a solid understanding of oneself. Skill Development: In addition to their academic knowledge, students should work on building transferable skills like adaptability, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration. Experiential learning: Volunteering, part-time work, internships, and involvement in student organizations all give students practical experience and enable them to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world situations. They are flexible and receptive to picking up new abilities, innovations, and m...
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