{"id":5,"date":"2013-03-03T18:48:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T18:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:57:39","slug":"about-career-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT CAREER SERVICES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRN4tX_rr2c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>We prepare graduates that are career ready\u2014PIONEER READY. Tusculum graduates become better equipped to meet the demands of a 21st century workforce, have a better understanding of their careers, are able to collaborate effectively, and exhibit positive<br \/>\nwork habits.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tusculum University offers career services to Online, Dual Enrollment, Greeneville, Knoxville, and Morristown students and alumni.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>NOTE: To s<\/strong><strong>chedule an appointment, please contact your college&#8217;s dean or your academic program director.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Since career development occurs over a lifetime, students are encouraged to explore the resources posted on this website and take an active role in career preparation, during each year of study, in order to become &#8220;career ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Universities and recruiting employers throughout the country have developed eight career readiness competencies through the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NACE DEFINITION OF CAREER READINESS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about the NACE career readiness competencies go to the website at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/\">www.naceweb.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ARE YOU CAREER READY?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Career Management<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;\">Identify and effectively articulate skills, strengths, knowledge, work-relevant experiences and areas of growth to navigate job options and continue to assess, identify, and pursue opportunities for future professional development and career growth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Teamwork\/Collaboration<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Develop collaborative relationships with coworkers from multiple diverse populations and viewpoints, developing a strong team of colleagues, who display the ability to manage conflicts and thrive.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Professionalism\/Work Ethic<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Demonstrate the effective work habits of punctuality, working productively with others, time management, professional work image, personal accountability, integrity, and ethical conduct.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: center;\">Critical Thinking\/Problem Solving<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;\">Implement sound reasoning and analytic skills to make decisions and develop solutions to problems.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oral\/Written Communications<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;\">Communicate thoughts and ideas clearly to a variety of persons in multiple settings and demonstrate strong public speaking skills to ensure the message is heard.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Digital Technology<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Utilize appropriate technology to complete tasks ethically and effectively, while demonstrating nimble adaptability to utilize new technologies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leadership<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Recognize, develop, and utilize the strengths of others to achieve common goals by implementing genuine empathy and other strong interpersonal skills to guide and motivate others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Global\/Intercultural Fluency<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Communicate openness, inclusiveness, sensitivity, and respectful interaction with all people from multiple diverse populations and viewpoints, understanding individual differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; We prepare graduates that are career ready\u2014PIONEER READY. Tusculum graduates become better equipped to meet the demands of a 21st century workforce, have a better understanding of their careers, are able to collaborate effectively, and exhibit positive work habits. &nbsp; Tusculum University offers career services to Online, Dual Enrollment, Greeneville, Knoxville, and Morristown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":345,"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633,"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/2633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}