Topic 4: Landing a Job

Discover why the crucial factor that can determine whether your next workplace interaction goes well isn’t what you say, but how you listen, in this video from the Career Hacks collection. Host Camille talks with two professionals and learns what not to do in her next interview. She also learns simple things she can do to show respect to anyone she talks with and truly hear what they’re saying.

In this interactive lesson, learners raise their awareness of the importance of nonverbal communication skills in the workplace, no matter their chosen career field. Learners focus on three aspects of nonverbal communication and the influence these have on how people are perceived in interviews and on the job.

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The goal of this interactive lesson is to introduce learners to nonverbal communication as an essential skill for career readiness and success in the workplace and provide opportunities to practice what they learn. Using videos and engagement activities, learners focus on three aspects of nonverbal communication: first impressions, how to dress for the workplace, and how to listen effectively. At the end of the lesson, learners prepare a checklist of best practices (some “do’s” and “don’ts”) for nonverbal communication. They can apply this to an optional final project that offers learners alternative formats in which to express what they have learned.

Join Camille as she learns the secrets to dressing well for the workplace in this video from the Career Hacks collection. Camille explores appropriate—and not-so-appropriate—attire for situations like a job interview. She also shares expert advice on how to dress for work without sacrificing one’s personality and how to build a winning workplace wardrobe on a budget.

Learn why the first impression you make is a big part of whether people take you seriously in the workplace in this video from the Career Hacks collection. People are constantly forming impressions of others—sometimes without even knowing it. Camille and her expert guests offer advice on how to control the impression you make—both in person and online—which could make a big difference in your next meeting or job interview.

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