Learn It 2.5.1: Career Connection: Career and Self-Development

  • Understand how to work on your career and self-development skills</li

Career and Self-development[1]

Working on your career and self-development is an ongoing process of personal and professional learning. Working on the career and self-development skill means that you take time to reflect on your strengths and weaknesses and build relationships, also known as networking, whenever possible. It also helps to learn more about career opportunities so that you can discover different types of jobs that interest you. You are already working on your professional learning by taking this class!

Here are some ideas for you to work on reflection and networking.

Visit one of the following websites and complete the assessment.

Do you think the results were accurate? Are you interested in the types of jobs that aligned with the assessment?


  1. “CAREER READINESS COMPETENCIES.” 2022. NACE. National Association of Colleges and Employers. https://www.naceweb.org/uploadedfiles/files/2022/resources/2022-nace-career-readiness-development-and-validation.pdf.