{"id":165,"date":"2026-09-01T02:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/historicalthinkingandhistoriography\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=165"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:46:37","slug":"transferable-skills","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/historicalthinkingandhistoriography\/chapter\/transferable-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"2.1 Career Readiness and Transferable Skills"},"content":{"raw":"Students of history, digital humanities &amp; social studies develop a range of transferable, or career ready, skills. These skills include\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Written and Oral Communication<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Digital Literacy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>AI Literacy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Digital Mapping &amp; Analysis (Digital Humanities &amp; Social Studies)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Data Analysis<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Collaboration<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">What does it mean to be \"career ready?\"<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nCSU Career Development &amp; Exploration, \"Are you Career Ready?\" April 23, 2021. Accessed September 1, 2026.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/post\/are-you-career-ready\">https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/post\/are-you-career-ready<\/a>\r\n\r\nCSU Office of Career Development and Exploration (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/\">https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/<\/a>)\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Your Professional Profile<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nYour professional profile is the public face of your career readiness and goals for the future. Consider carefully what you want this profile to include.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Transferable Skills<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Professional keywords that match the positions\/fields you are working towards<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What platforms do your professional colleagues use? (current or future)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Building your professional profile<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>First steps for CSU students:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Create a resume or update your existing resume.\u00a0 See the CSU Template: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/post\/john-doe-resume-template\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/post\/john-doe-resume-template<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Visit Handshake and follow the directions to sign in. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/handshake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.clestatecareers.com\/handshake<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Choose one of these additional formats to explore\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Create-a-LinkedIn-Account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Create-a-LinkedIn-Account<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create your own professional website\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Google Sites <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sites.google.com\/new<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Follow steps 1-4 to create a site <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/csugelab\/chapter\/locbiosite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/csugelab\/chapter\/locbiosite\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use an existing site or domain of your choice (WordPress, or others)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Practice using GenAI to create a professional webpage.\u00a0 <strong>NOTE: The following are third party applications and not required for the assignment. <\/strong>Be\u00a0 sure to consider how you want your data to be shared and used by the owners of the model you use.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Claude: <a href=\"https:\/\/academy.claude.com\/use-cases\/create-a-custom-webpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/academy.claude.com\/use-cases\/create-a-custom-webpage<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Students of history, digital humanities &amp; social studies develop a range of transferable, or career ready, skills. 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