Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is known as the best aviation and aerospace university. Students who attend ERAU have made an excellent choice because employers value the technical skills that students acquire at ERAU; however, employers are also seeking people who have the eight career readiness competencies identified by National Association of Colleges and Employers. Students can [...]
By: Kevin Hewerdine, Executive Director of Career Services and Corporate Relations, ERAU Prescott AZ Campus By now, you have probably heard the buzzwords surrounding college graduates as needing to be “Career Ready.” There are seven attributes or skill sets that employers have indicated students should have by graduation. To brush up on these skill [...]
By: Darren Hudak Working with others requires a certain level of trust and even vulnerability. Certain methods, routines, or practices that we are accustomed to when working independently now need to conform to the team and therefore put us out of our comfort zones. In some circumstances, teams are formed and groomed over years where [...]
By: Ryan Mazon According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Professionalism / Work Ethic is defined as: Demonstrating personal accountability and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time workload management, and understand the impact of non-verbal communication on professional work image. The individual demonstrates integrity and ethical behavior, [...]
By: Brittany Morgan Being at the halfway point of my internship I can honestly say I’ve learned a lot about software engineering, Northrop Grumman as a whole, and how the working world operates - at least in California. It may have been like drinking out of a firehose or baptism by fire for the first [...]
By: Laurie Elliott, Project Manager for Career Services, Worldwide Per the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Leadership: leveraging the strengths of others to achieve common goals and use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others, is one of the competencies necessary for career readiness. A leader is able to assess and manage his/her [...]
Congratulations to ERAU's May 2019 Graduating Class! We wish you much success in your future! -The Career Services Team