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Career Connections | Chemical Engineer
Like chemistry? Like math? Like research? A short video explains how scholars can combine those interests into a successful career as a chemical engineer. The chemical engineer featured in this episode is flush with success.
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Career Connections | Bookkeeping and Accounting
Keeping track of the finances is the job of the accountant and the bookkeeper. Find out what skills add up to make it in the world of ledgers and numbers.
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Career Connections | Automotive Sales Representative
Know what you're selling. That's the key piece of advice from a man who has been an automotive sales representative for over 30 years. Rather than a car salesman, the automotive rep's job is to provide auto manufacturers with the parts...
PBS
Career Connections | Auto Factory Worker
Like putting things together? Painting? Working with robots? A short video outlines three fields in which workers in the automobile industry can specialize and the education and skills required.
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Career Connections | Art Auctioneer
Going once, twice, sold! A short video introduces viewers to the world of auctioneering. The skills, education, and training required are all detailed.
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Career Connections | Agricultural Inspector
See what the buzz is all about! A short video details what it is like to be an agricultural inspector who specialized in apiaries.
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Career Connections | Biomedical Engineer
Interesting in both engineering and medicine. Then a career in biomedical engineering is for you. The narrator of a short video introduces viewers to his work with developing devices that monitor different signals that the body generates.
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Career Connections | Architect Sports Planner
Part of the thrill of sports is getting to see competition in person at an athletic facility or stadium. Find out what it takes to become a sports venue architect with a short video that features an architect who designs such...
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Career Connections | Animator
Hey, kid! How'd you like to work in television? Commercials? Movies? Advertising? Video games? Check out this video that's all about what it takes to become an animator.
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Career Connections | Advertising Director
Being an advertising director requires more than the ability to craft ads for products and services. The president of an advertising, design, and marketing agency details what he believes are the skills essential to becoming an...
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Career Connections | Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Imagine engineering robotic assembly machines! That's one of the many tasks taken on by advanced manufacturing engineers. A PBS video explains what it takes to be a manufacturing engineer in the auto industry.
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Career Connections | Accounting/Auditor
Have a head for numbers? Does preparing tax returns, auditing business plans, and finances, and keeping clients compliant with current tax law so like fun? A senior manager informs viewers about what it takes to be a tax accountant.
Learning Games Lab
Understanding the Major
The purpose of university courses is not always clear. A comprehensive video presentation explains the importance of a well-rounded education and a complete college experience. Professionals discuss how their post-secondary educations...
Learning Games Lab
Overcoming Academic Struggles
Hear from students and professors about how to overcome academic struggles in higher education. They discuss supports most college campuses have in place and how to benefit from courses that may be difficult. Speakers also provide...
Learning Games Lab
Choosing A Career
Careers in science aren't limited to labs. Pupils learn about different aspects of careers in agriculture through the lens of several scientists. The scientists talk about how the field of soil science is a growing in this important...
Crash Course
How to Make a Resume Stand Out: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #5
What's the best way to make a resume stand out? Viewers discover how to land their dream jobs by making themselves stand out from the rest. Using a helpful video, they learn how to craft strong resumes that demonstrate their work history...
Crash Course
How to Ace the Interview: Crash Course Business - Soft Skills #6
Interviews are stressful, but they don't have to be. The sixth installment from the Crash Course Business Soft Skills series prepares job seekers for successful interviews. The video covers discussing personal weaknesses, having...
Crash Course
To Film School or Not To Film School
Conservatory approach or liberal arts film approach? Or self-taught? That is the question prospective filmmakers must decide when considering a film school. A helpful video ponders whether it's better to study a single craft within the...
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.