Job Search Skills

Influence and Persuasion
When we talk about influence and persuasion, we often talk about marketing and sales. However, we influence in many ways and with great frequency. This course will teach you how to speak with influence and persuasion.

Mastering The Interview
The interview is one of the key elements of the job search process. As with any skill, we can get better at it with preparation and practice. This course will give you the chance to master job interview skills.

Business Leadership: Becoming Management Material
At its core, leadership means setting goals, lighting a path, and persuading others to follow. This course will show you how leaders can get their message out in a way that inspires, make the most of their limited time, and build roads to precious resources.

Beyond Workplace Politics: Using Social and Emotional Competencies
This elearning version of Beyond Workplace Politics: Using Social and Emotional Competencies will allow you to use Social and Emotional Competencies to lessen the impact of workplace politics in your career.

Public Speaking: Speaking Under Pressure
If you are a new speaker who feels nervous about the task at hand, or an experienced speaker who wants to learn more about being put on the spot, then this course is just for you. It focuses on speaking under pressure, which means being able to quickly organize your thoughts and being able to convey them meaningfully to your audience.

NLP Tools for Real Life
Neuro linguistic programming (NLP for short) is all about bringing your unconscious thoughts to the surface so that you can have real choice over how you interact with and respond to the world. Once you have completed Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming, take this course and learn how you can do more with NLP.

Managing Difficult Conversation
Whether its asking about a sensitive subject, telling someone they have broccoli in their teeth, or confronting a co-worker about their rude behavior, we all face difficult conversations from time to time. This course will give you a framework that you can use to help you work through tough situations.

Business Etiquette: Gaining That Extra Edge
Etiquette questions can be agonizing. Understanding the basics of business etiquette can give you that extra edge and help you stand out from the crowd.

Bullying in the Workplace
Bullying is called the silent epidemic. Although half of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying, policies and laws dealing with it are far less prevalent. This course will give you the tools to deal with workplace bullying.

Anger Management: Understanding Anger
Anger is a universal experience. Managing anger productively is something that few individuals, organizations, and societies do well, even though its an important component of being successful. This course will give you some ways to manage your anger as well as angry people.

Personal Brand: Maximizing Personal Impact
Abigail Van Buren, the writer of Dear Abby, once said, There are two kinds of people: those who come into a room with the attitude, Here I am! and those who have the attitude, There you are! This course is an exploration about the type of impact we want to have in life and work.

Knowledge Management
The knowledge held by an organizations employees is sometimes its most valuable asset. Therefore, it should be stored, protected, and managed like any other resource. This course will introduce you to knowledge management tips, techniques, and processes.

Self-Leadership
Self-leadership combines taking responsibility for our outcomes, setting direction for our lives, and having tools to manage priorities. This course will cover all of these aspects and teach you how to make meaningful, empowered choices while taking action to get where you want to go.

Problem Solving and Decision Making
Despite all the natural decision making and problem solving that we do, some people are very uncomfortable with having to make decisions. This course will show you how to find creative solutions with a process to identify options, research them, and then put things together in a way that works.

Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence, also called EQ, is the ability to be aware of and manage emotions and relationships. This course will help you develop your emotional intelligence to give you that extra edge in building relationships and connecting with others.

Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills
Ayn Rand once said, The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. This course will give you some techniques that can dramatically change how you feel about yourself and how you approach the world.

Goal Setting
We all have things we want in life. This course will show you how to take the things that you dream about and wish for, and turn them into reality.

Time Management: Get Organized for Peak Performance
Time is money, the saying goes, and lots of it gets lost in disorganization and disruption. This course will give you some ways to get organized and make the most of your time.

The Minute Taker’s Workshop
One of the most important ingredients for a successful meeting is accurate minutes. This workshop will show you how to take minutes correctly and efficiently.
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Working Smarter: Using Technology to Your Advantage
Technology is supposed to make life easier and simpler, but most managers find themselves cleaning up the messes caused by too many gadgets. This course is about using technology to work smarter, not harder.

Creating a Dynamite Job portfolio
The job market continues to change, as does the way we look for work. This course examines the value of presenting yourself as a complete package by using a resume as an introduction to an employer and backing it up with a portfolio presented at the interview. We recommend that you complete Getting Your Job Search Started before beginning this course.

Getting Stuff Done: Personal Development Boot Camp
Like any other personal challenge, time management requires a customized system that works for you. This course will give you a number of organizational tools and techniques to consider. At the end of the course, you will have a personal productivity plan that you can apply right away.