Self and Others

Match Strengths And Interests To Careers

How does your personality match up with jobs and career opportunities in different industries? Learn about a personality test that can help you decide what type of job would suit you best.

How to Develop a Growth Mindset

It takes time to develop a growth mindset, but it's worth the effort. Explore tips and examples to help you overcome fixed ideas and allow you to grow, learn, and overcome challenges.

Effective Profile Statements

A profile statement is just a few sentences long, but it summarizes who you are and what you have to offer as an employee. In this activity, find out what makes a great formal profile statement and how to craft a social media profile statement.

Polish Your Personal Brand

Learn about the role of mentors and role models, examine the importance of networking, and explore how to receive constructive feedback.

Collecting Evidence of Transferable Skills

If you've played a sport you know how to collaborate. If you've sold cookies you have sales skills. Identify these "transferable" skills - then learn how to describe them in job applications and resumes and discuss them appropriately in a job interview.

Seize the Opportunity

Get practical advice to keep your business fresh and relevant through innovation.

Build Your Team

Determine the roles and responsibilities needed on your business team.

Choosing What’s In The Group’s Best Interest

Learn that groups can accomplish goals that individuals working alone cannot and that group members have to put the group’s needs ahead of their own immediate wants.

Selecting The Right Conflict Resolution Model

How do you know whether a conflict can be resolved through interest-based (win-win) negotiation? When should a third party make a win-lose decision? In this activity, explore different scenarios and learn more about different types of conflict resolution.

A Positive Look At Conflict

What's so great about conflict? You may be surprised to learn that conflict can be a very positive part of workplace relationships. Of course, it's only positive when it's handled correctly. Learn about the upside of conflict.

Expert Guidance: Conflict Management

What's the best way to handle workplace conflicts? The answer isn't always obvious! Get hand-on experience in conflict resolution as you play this scenario-based game.

Active Listening

Learn the difference between active and passive listening, and practice active listening strategies.

Knowing Yourself

Learn the importance of self-knowledge and the role that metacognition can play in learning.

Philanthropy

Learn how philanthropy can improve the lives of others.

You Can Be A Philanthropist

Learn how you can apply your time, talent or money to worthy causes to become a philanthropist.

You Can Start A Business

Discover six strategies that can help anyone start a business.

Define Your Why

Discover how your passion can lead to a fulfilling entrepreneurial career.

Build Your Team

Determine the roles and responsibilities needed on your business team.

Develop a Lean Business Plan

Explore a quick and optimal way to develop a new business plan.

Explore Career Speaker Videos

Explore the various career clusters to watch a video(s) to learn more about a career.

Effective Profile Statements

A profile statement is just a few sentences long, but it summarizes who you are and what you have to offer as an employee. In this activity, find out what makes a great formal profile statement and how to craft a social media profile statement.

Understanding Job Postings

Most job listings give you a lot of information in a small package. And every job listing looks a little different. Get the information you need about what to look for in each of seven different areas.

Introduction To Job Search Tools

There are hundreds of job search sites online—not to mention newspapers and want ads. How do you choose the best job search tools? How do you use them?

Translating Job Posts

Job listings often include buzzwords that only make sense if you already know what they mean. What in the world is a brand ambassador? What does it mean to be customer focused?

Understanding Interviewing

Congratulations: You got the job interview! If you're a little nervous, you're not alone. But, you don't have to be. In this activity, learn how interviews work, and discover how you can actually benefit from the job interview process.

Interview Etiquette

The first 30 seconds of a job interview can make or break your chances of getting the job, so it's important to get things right. Learn how to prepare for your interview, present yourself when you walk in, and answer questions appropriately.

Owning The Interview

Which interviewees get the job? In this game-style activity, start with some key tips for rocking a job interview, and then decide whose interview styles are most likely to win the job.

Crafting Your Resume

Learn how to recognize key features of a resume and explore resume formatting options. 

Preparing for Informational Interviews

Before an informational interview, you'll want to know about the person and company with whom you're interviewing. In this activity, you'll dig into the kinds of information you can ask and create a list of questions you can print out to take with you.

Informational Interviews

Informational interviews offer a shortcut to learning what it's really like to work in a job that interests you. Learn about the benefits of informational interviews, and get tips on how to get the most out of an interview you've set up.

Preparing For A Winning Interview

It takes more than a positive attitude to ace a job interview. It takes preparation and practice! Follow these nine tips, and you're sure to succeed.

Dressing for Interviews

When you dress for interviews, you're making a statement about yourself. You're also showing potential employers that you understand their workplace culture. Learn about three different ways of dressing for an interview.

Myth of Multitasking

Learn the importance of focused attention and the potential downfalls of multitasking. Avoid distractions, and use single-tasking to focus.

Planning For Financial Success

Have you thought about your financial future? Learn more about the benefits of financial goal planning.

Identify Creative Solutions

Learn that there are different ways to solve problems and that considering problems from a new perspective can help them come up with creative solutions.

Problems As Mysteries

You are presented with a problem, learn how to view it as an opportunity, explore the root cause by looking for patterns and trends, and then consider an information-based solution based on that cause.

Win-Win Conflict Resolution

When two people have opposing interests, they are in conflict. But, it's often possible for both people to win! Learn how interest-based conflict resolution works—and why it's often the best way to resolve differences in the workplace.

My Work Values and Responsibilities

What do employers look for in employees? Learn why soft skills and work ethic are important to employers.

Digital Ethics

Learn the difference between safe and unsafe behavior online, and discover personal branding and its importance.

Collecting Evidence Of Transferable Skills

If you've played a sport you know how to collaborate. If you've sold cookies you have sales skills. Identify these "transferable" skills - then learn how to describe them in job applications and resumes and discuss them appropriately in a job interview.

Effective Remote Collaboration