Modules
2.1 Career Readiness and Transferable Skills
Students of history, digital humanities & social studies develop a range of transferable, or career ready, skills. These skills include
- Research
- Written and Oral Communication
- Digital Literacy
- AI Literacy
- Digital Mapping & Analysis (Digital Humanities & Social Studies)
- Data Analysis
- Collaboration
What does it mean to be “career ready?”
CSU Career Development & Exploration, “Are you Career Ready?” April 23, 2021. Accessed September 1, 2026. https://www.clestatecareers.com/post/are-you-career-ready
CSU Office of Career Development and Exploration (https://www.clestatecareers.com/)
Your Professional Profile
Your professional profile is the public face of your career readiness and goals for the future. Consider carefully what you want this profile to include.
- Transferable Skills
- Professional keywords that match the positions/fields you are working towards
- What platforms do your professional colleagues use? (current or future)
Building your professional profile
- First steps for CSU students:
- Create a resume or update your existing resume. See the CSU Template: https://www.clestatecareers.com/post/john-doe-resume-template
- Visit Handshake and follow the directions to sign in. https://www.clestatecareers.com/handshake
- Choose one of these additional formats to explore
- Sign up for a LinkedIn account or update one you already have. Here is a Wikihow by Shannon O’Brien and Hannah Dillon, “Easy Step-by-Step Guide for Making a Great LinkedIn Account,” February 19, 2026. https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-LinkedIn-Account
- Create your own professional website
- Google Sites https://sites.google.com/new
- Follow steps 1-4 to create a site https://pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu/csugelab/chapter/locbiosite/
- Use an existing site or domain of your choice (WordPress, or others)
- Practice using GenAI to create a professional webpage. NOTE: The following are third party applications and not required for the assignment. Be sure to consider how you want your data to be shared and used by the owners of the model you use.
- Google Sites https://sites.google.com/new
