Career Competencies
NYUAD Career Skills for Success
Career competencies represent the skills, experiences and attributes that will help you thrive in your post graduate futures. Mastering the competencies below will provide you with the foundation to transition and be successful throughout your career journey.
Career Competencies lay the foundation to prepare University students for successful entry into the workforce by:
- Providing a common vocabulary to use when discussing post graduate readiness
- Creating a framework for thinking about future focused skill building
Communication
Articulate ideas clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Practice your interview skills with a CDC advisor.
- Practice your elevator pitch.
- Apply as a Ted Talk at NYUAD speaker.
- Take advantage of the NYUAD Writing Center.
- Join the musical cast of RealAD or a take a drama improvisation course.
- Update your LinkedIn profile/post.
- Attend networking events.
- Participate in Toastmasters (UAE).
- Take business/professional writing courses via LinkedIn Learning.
- Publish articles on Medium.com.
Self Awareness
Identify and reflect on personal values, interests, skills, strengths, and growth areas.
- Take career assessments such as the Strong Interest Inventory, 16 personalities, CliftonStrengths to help determine what occupations are a good “fit.”
- Make use of our physical CDC library to investigate potential career paths in fields/industries of interest.
- Connect with a CDC advisor to talk about your interests.
- Reflect and record want you learned during your various academic, leadership, volunteering, and internship experiences.
- Ask your student assistantship or internship supervisor for feedback.
Collaboration
Build collaborative partnerships and work together towards common goals while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
- Volunteer using the Office of Community Outreach to find opportunities.
- Join a Student Interest Group (SIG) that hosts events and learn to collaborate with other members.
- Apply for student assistantships that work in teams.
- Join a sports team.
Professionalism
Demonstrating competence, respect, and integrity in the workplace.
- Review the CDC professional guidelines.
- Review the NYUAD Student Conduct Policy.
- Attend the Senior Transition Series.
- Attend the workshop: "How to Talk to People You Don’t Know."
- Participate in the biannual Networking Night.
- Attend Employer Sessions.
- Learn the bias of professional standards.
Career Management
Identify and pursue areas of professional development while persisting through setbacks.
- Watch the Back to Basics Series.
- Update your CV.
- Write and receive feedback on a Cover Letter.
- Research companies using LinkedIn.com, Glassdoor.com, Good.co, and indeed.com.
- Utilize a Job Search Tracking log to keep job search efforts organized.
- Research occupations using Vault Guides, ONETonline.org, Skillsmatcher.
- See what NYUAD students are doing by reviewing the internship map, graduate school map, salary guide.
- Attend the Career Fair.
- Attend relevant CDC employer information sessions.
Building Your Network
Build professional connections and share industry information for mutual benefit.
- Join a relevant professional association and attend its workshops and conferences.
- Participate in the biannual Networking Night.
- Create/enhance your LinkedIn and online profiles.
- Schedule informational interviews with professionals in fields or industries of interest.
- Attend relevant CDC career chats and panels.
- Read the Handshake article on Networking.
- Attend Alumni events.
- Attend industry-specific workshops.
Intercultural and Global Understanding
Apply cultural awareness and empathy across relationships and environments.
- Take the Intercultural Development Inventory Online Assessment and set goals.
- Join the InterCultural Learning Program.
- Attend Mobility Series Workshops.
- Study away for a semester in a new country.
- Review Going Global.
- Do internships in the UAE or outside of your home country or hometown.
- Sign up and attend Sustained Dialogue sessions from SLICE.
- Attend cultural engagement programs, such as Kashtah.
Leadership
Maximize strengths and efforts of others towards achieving a common goal.
- Take on a leadership role within a Student Interest Group (SIG) or the NYUAD Student Government.
- Join the NYUAD Leadership Program.
- Become a Resident Assistant.
- Become a First Year Dialogue Facilitator.
Critical Thinking
Exercise sound reasoning to analyze and evaluate circumstances.
- Be a part of a SIG e-board and learn budget management.
- Get involved with the Student Government.
- Attend NYUAD Institute events.
- Join a research project you’re interested in.
- Attend the Mohammed Bin Zayed Majlis.
- Join the NYUAD Debate Union.
Digital Fluency
Being aware of and able to navigate relevant technology.
- Learn a new skill through LinkedIn Learning.
- Review the Handshake article about digital literacy.
- Review job listings in your field of interest to see what digital competencies are required.
- Utilize the pre-skilling development fund to acquire future-ready job market skills (for graduate students and undergraduates when applicable).
Innovation
Contributing in a creative and imaginative way.
- Attend workshops or get involved with startAD.
- Get involved with Hub71.
- Take Arts, Design, and Technology courses at NYUAD.
- Stay up to date on current trends in your field of interest (connect with professional organizations, join online discussions, follow trendsetters on LinkedIn).