Career & Self-Development Competency
The earner of the UCR Career & Self-Development competency badge has completed a variety of activities on campus designed to assist them in LEARNING communication skills, increasing and applying their knowledge through direct EXPERIENCE, and ENGAGING their learning and experience through career exploration and goal setting.
Skills / Knowledge
- Self-awareness
- Growth mindset
- Identify areas of growth
- Curiosity
- Self-efficacy
- Goal setting
- Prioritization
- Time management
- Stress management
- Conflict Resolution
- Self-confidence
- Action-oriented
- Resourceful
- Patience
- Enthusiasm
- Cooperation
- Assertiveness
- Willing to accept feedback
- Safety-conscious
- Good attitude
- Mindfulness
- Resilience
- Personal values
- Networking
- Creativity and innovation
- Work-life balance
- Time-management
Earning Criteria
Optional
Students participate in Learning Activities that assist in obtaining Career & Self-Development skills such as approved UCR courses, campus career and self-betterment workshops, and LinkedIn Learning courses.
Students participate in Experiential Learning Activities that include engagement with campus clubs, internships, jobs, undergraduate research, and more to apply learning to real-world situations.
Students engage in Career Management Activities designed for career exploration and goal setting. Students also write a mandatory reflection essay allowing them to articulate the skills and abilities they obtained by participating in the Career & Self-Development competency activities and how their experiences fit with the competency definition and their own career or graduate school goals.
Career & Self-Development competency activities and experiences