{"id":3223,"date":"2026-08-26T09:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/?page_id=3223"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:46:40","slug":"workplace-skills-development-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/workplace-skills-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Skills Development Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2026-08-11 085426\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-085426.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6a9430860a797 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6a9430860a797\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-top\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Your Vocation\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Student employment at St. Olaf College is an educational experience that supports students\u2019 professional and personal development. Our program provides opportunities for students to develop their gifts, contribute to their communities, and reflect on how their experiences connect to their future goals and sense of vocation.<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"what-are-transferable-skills\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">What Are Transferable Skills?<\/h2>\n\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The St. Olaf College Workplace Skills Development Program provides a framework for helping students recognize, develop, and articulate the transferable skills they gain through their campus employment<\/span>, such as communication, customer service, and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Every student job description at St. Olaf College has a list of transferable skills. Ask your manager to see a copy of your job description, and ask how your workplace responsibilities are related to the transferable skills listed in it.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"site-grid__col t-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"h5\">Need help?<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"list-icon \">\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XWQsa_ARMavFzGbgDl75G9TarZpLRHAJbYVIeXlxwbg\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"\">\n                                Understanding Your Job Description\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-e1bb55cb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Eight Career Readiness Competencies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The St. Olaf College Workplace Skills Development Program uses eight career readiness competencies adapted from the National Associate of Colleges and Employers (NACE). These competencies provide a common language for talking about the skills students develop through their employment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__masonry_gallery panel panel-masonry_gallery site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"masonry-gallery\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none masonry-gallery\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__layout site-grid__layout--weighted-right\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Student learning more about career opportunities\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-142339-600x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-142339-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-142339-600x600.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCareer and Self-Development\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Career and Self-Development<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Proactively develops oneself through continuous learning, self-reflection, and goal-setting; seeks and applies feedback to improve.<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Career and Self-Development<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--2\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Admissions tour guide giving a tour\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143700-600x350.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143700-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143700-600x350.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-gold\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCommunication\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-gold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Communication<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly and effectively exchanges information, ideas, and perspectives with others across formats and audiences. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Communication<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--3\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"A student taking notes in the lab\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-145849-600x350.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-145849-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-145849-600x350.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-gold-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCritical Thinking\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-gold-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Critical Thinking<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifies and analyzes problems, evaluates information, and makes informed decisions and solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Critical Thinking<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--4\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Three students in a hammock\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2020\/05\/DSC08020-600x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2020\/05\/DSC08020-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2020\/05\/DSC08020-600x600.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-grey-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCommunity and Belonging\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-grey-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Community and Belonging<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrates respect for diverse perspectives; contributes to inclusive and equitable environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Community and belonging<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__masonry_gallery panel panel-masonry_gallery site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"masonry-gallery\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none masonry-gallery\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__layout site-grid__layout--weighted-right\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"SOAR leader welcoming their group\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150954-481x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150954-481x300.jpg 481w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150954-481x600.jpg 481w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLeadership\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Leadership<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motivates, guides, and supports others toward a common goal, while demonstrating integrity and accountability. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Leadership<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--2\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"A student giving a professional presentation on stage\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150048-600x350.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150048-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150048-600x350.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-gold\">\n\t\t\t\t\tProfessionalism\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-gold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Professionalism<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrates responsibility, integrity, effective work habits, and appropriate behavior in a professional setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Professionalism<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--3\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Serving a guest at Bon Appetit\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Bon-App-600x350.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Bon-App-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Bon-App-600x350.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-gold-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTeamwork\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-gold-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Teamwork<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Collaborates effectively with others, contributing to shared goals while valuing different viewpoints.<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Teamwork<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--4\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Student working in Broadcast Media\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150811-600x456.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150811-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-150811-600x456.jpg 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-grey-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTechnology\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-grey-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Technology<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uses and adapts to digital tools and technologies to accomplish tasks efficiently and ethically.<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About Technology<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--purple-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"st-olaf-college-workplace-skills-development-program\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">St. Olaf College Workplace Skills Development Program<\/h2>\n\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Employment at the College is more than just completing job responsibilities. It is an opportunity for students to develop skills that support their academic success, personal growth, and future careers. The Workplace Skills Development Program gives supervisors and student employees <\/span><b>a shared language for identifying, discussing, and reflecting on that development. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program helps students make connections between what they do at work, what they learn in the classroom, and what they may do after graduation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can utilize this program to support your own skills development using the resources below. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1bNsRFgpV35D1C5ngActw_WiwYG8eE2AlSa5FB524PYw\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.mz28ga2o7fhc\">Printable Version of Workplace Skills Development Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters  site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Aerial photo of St. Olaf College campus\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2019\/08\/FALL2017_AerialPhotos_03.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<h3>Student Work and Your Vocation<\/h3>\n<h4>On-campus employment is far more than just a way to earn money for school. It is an opportunity to explore your vocation and live out the College&#8217;s mission:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reflect on how student employment allows you to cultivate workplace skills, knowledge, and capacities that will help you flourish in your future vocation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Consider how your on-campus job helps you to practice ethical decision-making, service, stewardship, self-reflection, and growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Think about the ways that your on-campus employment allows you to integrate faith and values into your everyday work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reflect on how you can use your student employment as a form of community engagement and community belonging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Consider how your on-campus job helps you develop skills like cross-cultural awareness, communication, problem-solving, and adaptability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reflect on how your campus employment allows you to use your reason, creativity, and empathy to meet others in a spirit of generosity and service.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"skills-development-at-every-stage-of-student-employment\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Skills Development at Every Stage of Student Employment<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: black;\">Prepping Your Materials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Make a list of the skills you have gained from previous academic, co-curricular, and employment experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the career readiness competencies and think about which ones you want to focus on. Use them to reflect on which kinds of skills you want to develop in your on-campus work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Prepare a resume and cover letters for your job applications. Reach out to the Piper Center for Vocation and Career if you need help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f5c75d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: black;\">Looking for Work<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Attend the Student Employment Fair during fall and spring to explore student work opportunities at St. Olaf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk with friends and classmates about which skills they have built in their on-campus employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the Student Job Board consistently for jobs that build the transferable skills you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply to as many jobs as you can that will help you develop the skills that interest you.<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f5c75d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: black;\">During Your First Weeks of Work<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set goals for yourself using the career readiness competencies as a guide. Ask yourself:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do I want to learn in my job?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What skills and competencies do I want to develop in my job?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From whom can I learn in my job and what can I learn from them?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your supervisor about which transferable skills you can build in your job and how.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn everything you can about the people you work with and the department where you are working:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does your department do?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the different jobs in the department?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does your work contribute to the team?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: black;\">Developing Skills in Your Current Job<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask for feedback about how you are doing and how you can improve your work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn from others who have the skills you want to build.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a list of transferable skills that you are developing in class and the transferable skills you are building in your on-campus work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about how you can apply what you are learning in the classroom or that you have learned in previous jobs to the work you are doing. Consider how the skills you are building in your current job can help you in the classroom as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your supervisor to discuss how your on-campus job aligns with your academic work.<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: black;\">Changing or Adding a Job<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Make a list of the skills you have gained from your current job(s).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the career readiness competencies and think about which ones you have been developing in your current job and which ones you would still like to build.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reflect on whether a different on-campus job can help you build additional skills and experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Check the Student Job Board consistently for jobs that list the transferable skills you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Apply to as many job as you can that can help you develop the skills you are interested in.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f5c75d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: black;\">Working Toward a Promotion<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a list of skills you have developed and accomplishments you have made in your current position.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the leadership career readiness competency and the recommended skills and behaviors associated with it. Think about which skills you still need to build.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk with other students who have held leadership roles in on-campus employment about the skills they developed to be promoted.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your supervisor to meet and discuss your performance and how you can continue to improve.<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__bg--gray\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"ready-to-start-building-transferable-skills\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Ready to Start Building Transferable Skills?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #253747; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color: white; text-align: center;\">Learn the steps to getting a job on campus:<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/student-employment-hiring-process\/\" rel=\"noopener\">HIRING PROCESS<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"color: white; text-align: center;\">Apply for jobs now!<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/fa-ewur-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com\/hcmUI\/CandidateExperience\/en\/sites\/CX_1?_gl=1*1e2zpdk*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDk3NTcyMDMuQ2p3S0NBanc5YW5DQmhBV0Vpd0FxQkotY3pzN1plNGJHUmlnSGpDOFlxN2dSa0EzUTVYbjVEM1pCRjZacWtTYVVwOUw0UEZRY1hsYkl4b0NMTHNRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NjM4ODQzMzUyLjE3NDk0NzQzNTY.*_ga*NDI4OTg0NzIuMTc0OTQ3NDM1Ng..*_ga_2EJZT1RCJE*czE3NTQ0OTEzOTAkbzk0JGcxJHQxNzU0NDkzMzI0JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..\" rel=\"noopener\">STUDENT JOB BOARD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eight Career Readiness Competencies The St. Olaf College Workplace Skills Development Program uses eight career readiness competencies adapted from the National Associate of Colleges and Employers (NACE). 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