Equip your students with the hard and soft skills they need to thrive in the workforce—and in life.

To test your career readiness IQ, take this quiz—based on data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the leading source of employment information and hiring trends for those with a college education.

How is career readiness defined?

Question: 1 of 5

Question 1:

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

True

False

How is career readiness defined?

Question: 1 of 5

Question 1:

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

True

False

How is career readiness defined?

Answer: 1 of 5

Question 1:

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

Incorrect!

That is how NACE defines career readiness, and until they formed this definition, the phrase had been largely undefined. Now, employers, educators and policymakers have a more concrete benchmark from which to empower up-and-comers.

How is career readiness defined?

Question 1:

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

Incorrect!

That is how NACE defines career readiness, and until they formed this definition, the phrase had been largely undefined. Now, employers, educators and policymakers have a more concrete benchmark from which to empower up-and-comers.

Answer: 1 of 5

Question 1:

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

Correct!

You nailed it! Thanks to NACE, there’s finally a well-defined definition. NACE put Career Readiness into exactly these terms to help employers, educators and policymakers get aligned on what career readiness really means.

How is career readiness defined?

Question 1:

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

Correct!

You nailed it! Thanks to NACE, there’s finally a well-defined definition. NACE put Career Readiness into exactly these terms to help employers, educators and policymakers get aligned on what career readiness really means.