Careers
Are you wondering how to land your dream job or negotiate your salary? Finding answers to questions like these can be hard, but we’re here to help. We ask real people in real jobs how they make it all work in our new video series about careers.
15 units229 videos25 hours
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Unit 1: Navigate your career
Careers series introduction
Advice for entrepreneurs
What advice do you have for someone wanting to be an entrepreneur? ✓ Check-ins2:30
How do you know if a business idea is worth pursuing? ✓ Check-ins2:48
How do you prepare yourself mentally to be an entrepreneur? ✓ Check-ins4:19
How to handle naysayers when starting a business? ✓ Check-ins2:41
What to think about when taking over an existing business? ✓ Check-ins1:38
Advice from young entrepreneurs ✓ Check-ins3:03
Unit 2: Serve your community
City planner
District representative
EMT
Firefighter
Police officer
Volunteer coordinator
Volunteer coordinator: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins5:31
Volunteer coordinator: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins5:53
Volunteer coordinator: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins9:26
Volunteer coordinator: Boundaries and self-care in a direct service career ✓ Check-ins2:05
Unit 3: Support health and wellness
Clinical nurse specialist
EMT
Epidemic intelligence service officer
Health care community liaison
Licensed clinical social worker
Medical resident
Physical therapist
Population health director
Population health director: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins9:31
Population health director: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins13:54
Population health director: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins9:58
Population health director: Learning from every job ✓ Check-ins2:42
Registered nurse
Unit 4: Work in tech
Customer success manager
Director of products
Freelance product design consultant
Information security and forensics analyst
Senior product manager
Senior software engineer
Site reliability engineer
Startup co-founder and CEO
Startup co-founder and CEO: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins2:18
Startup co-founder and CEO: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins5:31
Startup co-founder and CEO: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins4:35
Startup co-founder and CEO: Advice for running a startup ✓ Check-ins3:41
Unit 5: Advertise and sell
Commercial real estate advisor
Unit 6: Start a business or go freelance
Construction business owner
Food entrepreneur
Food truck manager and chef
Freelance audio engineer
Freelance journalist and podcaster
Freelance journalist and podcaster: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins8:56
Freelance journalist and podcaster: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins10:56
Freelance journalist and podcaster: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins6:41
Getting the salary you want: advice from a young professional ✓ Check-ins2:23
Freelance product design consultant
Hairstylist and salon owner
Hairstylist and salon owner: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins3:24
Hairstylist and salon owner: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins12:30
Hairstylist and salon owner: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins8:10
Hairstylist and salon owner: Starting and owning a salon business ✓ Check-ins18:01
Nonprofit founder
Purpose and change coach
Startup co-founder and CEO
- Startup co-founder and CEO: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins2:18
- Startup co-founder and CEO: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins5:31
- Startup co-founder and CEO: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins4:35
- Startup co-founder and CEO: Advice for running a startup ✓ Check-ins3:41
Unit 7: Educate
Education resource specialist (special education teacher)
Education resource specialist: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins5:55
Education resource specialist: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins5:35
Education resource specialist: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins5:40
Education resource specialist: Work life balance and parental leave ✓ Check-ins3:07
Instructional designer
Outdoor education professional
Outdoor education professional: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins3:31
Outdoor education professional: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins4:34
Outdoor education professional: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins5:09
Working as an outdoor educator ✓ Check-ins3:04
Requirements to become an outdoor educator ✓ Check-ins4:18
Making ends meet as an outdoor educator ✓ Check-ins3:51
School social worker and BUILD teacher
Unit 8: Explore hospitality
Assistant hotel manager
Unit 9: Design, create, perform
Animation director
Author
Comic book artist and creative director
Composer
Dancer
Director of photography
Film director
Unit 10: Conduct research
Lab technician
Unit 11: Build and fix things
Automotive mechanic
Construction business owner
Unit 12: Manage people and processes
Army officer
Business office manager
Director of products
Environmental specialist
HR management and program analyst
Nonprofit program director
Nonprofit program director: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins3:23
Nonprofit program director: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins7:15
Nonprofit program director: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins7:35
Nonprofit program director: Paying for college without debt ✓ Check-ins3:50
Population health director
- Population health director: What I do and how much I make ✓ Check-ins9:31
- Population health director: How I got my job and where I'm going ✓ Check-ins13:54
- Population health director: My budget and planning for the future ✓ Check-ins9:58
- Population health director: Learning from every job ✓ Check-ins2:42
Unit 13: Pursue criminal justice
Information security and forensics analyst
Judicial staff attorney
Unit 14: Analyze and advise
Unit 15: Travel and explore
Commercial airline pilot
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