2 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Importance of Career Readiness 4 Definition of Career Readiness in Literature 5 Core skills Gap in the Literature 8 Theoretical Underpinnings of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies 9 Career readiness overall Career and self-development Communication Critical thinking Equity and inclusion Leadership Professionalism Teamwork Technology Methods and Results 15 Original task force work in 2015 Second task force work in 2017 Launch of current and ongoing career readiness project in 2018 Factor analysis #1 Third task force review, 2019-20 Factor analysis #2 Content validity survey Student perceptions of the revised competencies’ importance Discussion 22 Future research References 23 Appendix A: Full Set of Revised Definitions and Associated Behaviors 25 Appendix B: Full Set of Initial Competency Titles and Definitions 29 Appendix C: Factor Analysis Results #1 30 Appendix D: Factor Analysis Results #2 34 Appendix E: Content Validity Results 40 ©2022 National Association of Colleges and Employers. All rights reserved.
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