Skills, strengths, and/or experiences that make you “market ready” upon college graduation:
- Internship (paid or non-paid).
- Relevant paying jobs while in school
- Volunteer projects (non-paying—pro bono)
- Knowledge and/or working experience with basic authoring tools, other concepts:
- Adobe Suite, MS Office, or any other content and visual development tools
- Content management systems (CMS), XML—or similar markup languages
- Global translations, strengths in any languages
- User-experience (UX), user-interface design (UI), usability testing, etc.
- Knowledge of project management methodologies, concepts
- Any formal education, working experience, or personal trait/ability that shows a comfort level with adapting to new technology:
- Classic sciences: math, physics, chemistry
- Computer technology
- Life sciences
- Working experiences that demonstrate:
- Effective written and verbal skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Focus on detail
- Successful management of projects
- Capability of handling multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work independently
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Adaptability, versatility, flexibility, and quick-study of changing situations and new challenges