Crash Course
How to Set and Achieve SMART Goals: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #9
What's the best way to set achievable goals? Using an informative resource, scholars discover the SMART acronym to explore how to set specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic, and timely goals. Viewers also learn about ethical...
Crash Course
Prepare to Negotiate Your Salary (Or Anything): Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #7
Life is all about compromise, from asking for a higher salary to haggling over the price of a car. Using an empowering video, scholars learn how to negotiate—a difficult yet helpful skill. They discover how preparation, goal setting, and...
Crash Course
Why You Need Trust to Do Business: Crash Course Business Soft Skills #1
Trust is a two-way street, but navigating that street isn't always easy. Viewers learn about the importance of fostering trust in any business relationship. Scholars discover how competence, intent, and integrity help colleagues build...
Crash Course
Defense against the Dark Arts of Influence: Crash Course Business Soft Skills #2
With great power comes great responsibility, and that doesn't just apply to Spiderman. Scholars learn how to use influence respectfully in business interactions. They also discover how to use confidence, praise, and optimism to build...
TED-Ed
Networking for the Networking Averse
While it may not be the most intuitive or comfortable skill for young learners, networking is an incredibly valuable, and indeed essential, tool to have in society today. Discover three basic steps to networking, including always saying...
TED-Ed
The Importance of Focus
Focus is essential to successful individuals. Learn from the comments of several renowned figures, from Google co-founder Larry Page to filmmaker James Cameron, who attribute their success to their ability to concentrate, eliminate...
TED-Ed
8 Traits of Successful People
This is the introductory video to motivational speaker Richard St. John's 8 Traits of Successful People lecture series. The presenter offers basic background knowledge as to how he developed his list of traits, including interviewing a...
US Department of Labor
U.s. Department of Labor: Skills to Pay the Bills
This collection of brief videos focuses on what soft skills are and how they make an employee valuable in the workplace.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour provides a quick snapshot of the different clips in this 6-episode series. Use of this video will enable you to help your students preview careers in the other episodes of the Career Gates series. Careers that are...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commercial Real Estate Advisor: What I Do and How Much I Make
Barton talks about his responsibilities, salary, and commission as a commercial real estate advisor in Denver. [3:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Automotive Mechanic:what I Do and How Much I Make
Learn about Teon's job repairing and fixing vehicles. He explains the typical salary of a mechanic and how you can earn more through ongoing training and certifications. [4:21]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Freelance Audio Engineer: What I Do and How Much I Make
Kelly talks about her responsibilities and salary as a freelance audio engineer in Denver. [7:27]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Volunteer Coordinator:what I Do and How Much I Make
Ashley talks about her work as a volunteer coordinator at a nonprofit, including key responsibilities and compensation. [5:31]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Environmental Specialist: What I Do and How Much I Make
Ainsley talks about her responsibilities and compensation as an environmental specialist contracted to NOAA.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: User Experience Researcher What I Do and How Much I Make
What's it like to work as a user experience researcher (aka UX researcher)? Aidan talks about her responsibilities and compensation as a user experience researcher at Google. [5:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Yacht Captain: What I Do and How Much I Make
Chris talks about his responsibilities as a yacht captain and the pros and cons of his adventurous career. [4:44]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Composer: What I Do and How Much I Make
Bryan talks about his work in the music industry and how he makes a living through composition and production. [4:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lab Technician:what I Do and How Much I Make
Brian talks about his responsibilities and compensation as a research associate (lab technician) in the Weiss Lab for Synthetic Biology at MIT. [7:10]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Education Resource Specialist:what I Do and How Much I Make
Brechael talks about her role as an education resource specialist, including key responsibilities and compensation. [5:54]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Senior Product Manager:what I Do and How Much I Make
What does a product manager do? Bhavna talks about her responsibilities and compensation as a senior product manager in the Bay Area. [4:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Veterinarian:what I Do and How Much I Make
What is it like to work as a veterinarian? In this video, Betsy talks about the challenges and rewards of being a veterinarian, as well as typical compensation for someone in her role. [6:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What I Do and How Much I Make
Sophia talks about her role as an architectural designer, including key responsibilities and compensation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How I Got My Job
Considering a career in information security? Ramel, an analyst at CI Security, shares advice to build experience and stand out to potential employers, from pursuing home labs to earning a degree in the field. [4:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How I Got My Job and Where I'm Going
What education and training are required to become a licensed clinical social worker? Evony talks about the degrees she pursued to become a social worker, how requirements vary across states, and the importance of internships in helping...