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Contact Career Development

Email:
Career​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-1087

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The 21st-century workplace

NAU students are preparing to join a workforce very different from what their family members and mentors may have experienced.

Major ≠ Career

Employers seek transferable skills that students acquire and hone through work experience, volunteering, classes, clubs and organizations, and more. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reports yearly on skills that employers desire most in new college graduates. Check out the top 20 transferable skills based on data from the 2020 Job Outlook Survey.

65%

of students may wind up in a career that doesn’t exist today

1.3 years

average time Millennials spend in one position

61%

of Generation Z would rather be an entrepreneur than an employee

By 2021

employers will source more than half of their new hires virtually

Meeting students where they are

NAU students who utilize career development resources are more likely to:

Table showing that students who utilize Career Development services are more likely to succeed in identifying personal values,exploring career opportunities, being comfortable conversing with professionals in same field, and being successful in life in general

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Welcome
Location
Room 105 Building 30B
University Union
1050 S. Knoles Drive
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Mailing Address
PO Box 6007
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Email
career@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-1087
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