Handout 2

Focus on Career Readiness

These questions are simply designed to help with your thought process. Choose the questions that resonate with you and your experience.

1. In what ways have your Community Engagement and Leadership Experiences complemented your academic coursework?

2. How do you see your CELE experiences shaping your future career path or contributing to your professional development?

3. Consider how you might talk about this experience in future applications.

4. Expand upon how this experience improved your NACE competencies. (link available below)

• Link to NACE Competencies

5. What knowledge, skills, and/or perspective did you gain that will aid you in contributing to your community? Society?

6. How has your engagement informed your leadership philosophy? How will you apply this philosophy as you navigate your future?

7. How has your community-engaged experience enhanced your academic experience and trajectory? What did you learn “outside of the classroom” and what transferable skills did you gain?