Instructional Video10:05
Crash Course

Labor Markets and Minimum Wage: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
How much should you get paid for your job? Well, that depends on a lot of factors. Your skill set, the demand for the skills you have, and what other people are getting paid around you all factor in. In a lot of ways, labor markets work...
Instructional Video2:45
MinuteEarth

Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?

12th - Higher Ed
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
Instructional Video5:10
TED Talks

TED: Caregiving is real work — let's treat it that way | Sharmi Surianarain

12th - Higher Ed
Every day, people around the world spend 16 billion hours on unpaid care work — cooking for families, caring for children and older relatives and other routine household tasks — often in addition to other jobs. Employment advocate Sharmi...
Instructional Video3:53
TED Talks

TED: How to build a freelance career that works for you | Shahar Erez

12th - Higher Ed
Have you considered freelancing but are unsure where to start — or if it can be a viable long term career option? Tech entrepreneur Shahar Erez shares five steps to help you build a fulfilling (and financially stable) freelance career...
News Clip7:42
PBS

How human traffickers trap women into domestic servitude

12th - Higher Ed
More than three million women are forced into servitude as domestic workers every year, often lured to other countries in the Persian Gulf or Middle East under false pretenses. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on ways...
News Clip8:10
PBS

Why your summer getaway is staffed by foreign workers

12th - Higher Ed
At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign...
News Clip8:45
PBS

Why is job opportunity still lagging for people with disabilities?

12th - Higher Ed
The unemployment rate for people with a disability is more than double than for those without. Even though the law bars such discrimination, it can be difficult for these Americans to get hired. But that's not the full story: Some...
Instructional Video7:37
Crash Course

Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
Today, Craig is going to talk about employment discrimination, and we're going to focus primarily on women in the workforce. Discrimination against women tends to be handled somewhat differently in the courts as they are not a minority....
Instructional Video2:45
MinuteEarth

Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?

12th - Higher Ed
Once it’s out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
Instructional Video9:38
TED Talks

TED: How employers steal from workers -- and get away with it | Rebecca Galemba

12th - Higher Ed
When you work, you expect to be paid for it. Except, for millions of Americans employed across a range of industries like restaurants and construction, that's not always the case. Anthropologist Rebecca Galemba explores the...
Instructional Video6:07
TED Talks

Geoff Mulgan: A short intro to the Studio School

12th - Higher Ed
Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, "for...
Instructional Video12:01
TED Talks

TED: How to get back to work after a career break | Carol Fishman Cohen

12th - Higher Ed
If you've taken a career break and are now looking to return to the workforce, would you consider taking an internship? Career reentry expert Carol Fishman Cohen thinks you should. In this talk, hear about Cohen's own experience...
Instructional Video13:26
TED Talks

Sara Sanford: How to design gender bias out of your workplace

12th - Higher Ed
Equity expert Sara Sanford offers a certified playbook that helps companies go beyond good intentions, using a data-driven standard to actively counter unconscious bias and foster gender equity -- by changing how workplaces operate, not...
Instructional Video12:45
Crash Course

Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed


In which John Green teaches you about the economic malaise that beset the United States in the 1970s. A sort of perfect storm of events, it combined the continuing decline of America's manufacturing base and the oil shocks of 1973...
Instructional Video17:04
TED Talks

TED: How labor unions shape society | Margaret Levi

12th - Higher Ed
The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political economist Margaret Levi explains how these organizations forge equality and protect...
Instructional Video10:37
Curated Video

Labor Markets and Minimum Wage: Crash Course Economics

12th - Higher Ed
How much should you get paid for your job? Well, that depends on a lot of factors. Your skill set, the demand for the skills you have, and what other people are getting paid around you all factor in. In a lot of ways, labor markets work...
News Clip6:29
PBS

Giving students a leg-up with job skills a resume won't show

12th - Higher Ed
When applying to a job out of college, having a top-notch resume isn't enough anymore. College graduates from top schools apply alongside dozens of similarly qualified candidates. In light of new hiring trends, a program at Georgetown...
News Clip6:57
PBS

Giving students a leg up with job skills a resume won't show

12th - Higher Ed
When applying to a job out of college, having a top-notch resume isn't enough anymore. College graduates from top schools apply alongside dozens of similarly qualified candidates. In light of new hiring trends, a program at Georgetown...
Instructional Video1:29
Curated Video

Hong Kong Management Practices

12th - Higher Ed
In Hong Kong, there's no single management style, a reflection of the business community’s culturally diverse cosmopolitan flavor. While Chinese firms dominate the business landscape, there's also Western and Asian influences in business...
Instructional Video1:05
Curated Video

Germany Workforce

12th - Higher Ed
Get an insider’s perspective on the German workforce. For instance, Germany has a very well-educated workforce, but there's a tendency to focus on narrow skill sets, which impacts businesses. In addition, the German workforce is clearly...
Instructional Video4:00
Curated Video

Becoming a Cyber Security Professional - A Beginner's Career Guide - ISC(2)

Higher Ed
Learn more about the CISSP – the world's most premier cybersecurity certifications from (ISC)2
Instructional Video7:50
PBS

Unions Are Trending...and Ending?

12th - Higher Ed
Unions seem to be having a bit of a moment. You may have heard about the successes of organizers at Amazon warehouses or Starbucks coffee shops–places that historically have been very difficult to unionize. President Joe Biden has...
Instructional Video6:50
PBS

Should We Have Salary Transparency?

12th - Higher Ed
Thanks to new laws requiring salary ranges to be included in job postings, some workers will have more leverage with their employers... while others may have less.
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

Considerations Before Taking on Multiple Jobs: Hidden Costs and Benefits

6th - Higher Ed
This video discusses the benefits and hidden costs of working multiple jobs. It highlights the importance of balancing schedules, maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and considering the impact on relationships and health. The viewer...