{"id":6335,"date":"2024-09-09T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2025-02-11T12:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:44:01","slug":"at-wilmington-university-career-readiness-is-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/09\/at-wilmington-university-career-readiness-is-key\/","title":{"rendered":"At Wilmington University Career Readiness Is Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6335_00bee2-dc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>When you\u2019ve completed your degree or built skills with a new certificate, you want to hit the ground running professionally on Day One. WilmU helps you meet this challenge by ensuring career readiness through a multi-pronged approach.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relevant Coursework Confirmed by Market Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University\u2019s academic leaders assess emerging fields of study, new methodologies and technologies, and evolving industry standards to inform program development and make curricular updates. These steps help ensure that our program and course offerings stay current and relevant, and that they provide our students with skills that match industry demand.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructors Who Are Active in Their Fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WilmU students benefit from the rich experiences of instructors who are industry leaders and can impart the tried-and-true strategies that have contributed to their career success. Practitioner-educators can also help students grow their professional networks and develop the soft skills valued within their industry.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work-Integrated Learning Makes Students Workforce-Ready<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Experience is often the best teacher. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/internships\/index.aspx\">Work-Integrated Learning<\/a> (WIL) allows students to apply academic knowledge in context within a professional work environment while earning credits toward a degree program. WIL provides career exposure, builds students\u2019 resumes, and often leads to full-time employment. The National Association of Colleges and Employers reports that, on average, companies offer 66% of their interns full-time employment, and 76% of paid interns who accept a job offer remain with that employer one year later.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/index.aspx\">Wilmington University<\/a>, WIL is offered in the following formats:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group Flex-stretch is-horizontal is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b7bb064 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><style>.kt-svg-icons6335_65bdd0-0a .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons6335_65bdd0-0a{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons6335_65bdd0-0a alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-6335_28956d-56 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-6335_28956d-56 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