Facilitated by Allison Schultz and Kelly Phillips, Siena College ACE, at Bonner Congress 2017

1. Bonner Congress 2017
You did WHAT in College?
Using your community engaged experience for
professional and personal success

2. Articulating your experience
How do you explain what it is that you do?
Do you get the impression that you are
understood when you explain your
community engaged experience?

3. Highlight your skills through your
responses
Based on the question given to your team,
what skills and competencies have you
developed in your community engaged work
that can help you answer this question?
That is, how might you respond so that your
skills are evident?

4. The ten most important skills employers
look for when hiring
1. Ability to work in a team structure
2. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
3. Ability to communicate verbally with people inside and outside of an organization
4. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work
5. Ability to obtain and process information
6. Ability to analyze quantitative data
7. Technical knowledge related to the job
8. Proficiency with computer software programs
9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports
10. Ability to sell and influence others
National Association of Colleges and Employers 2017

5. Self reflection and sharing your stories
How can you :
• Frame your work so that your are
highlighting skills/competencies?
• Develop the skills that employers want
– On your own?
– With your site supervisor?
– Your peers?
Sharing your story