Professionalism is an expected trait in the workforce, but is generally not taught in college. These LinkedIn Learning courses demystify professionalism and set you on a path to success:

• Developing Your Professional Image in a New Job (55 minutes)
• Strategies for Your First 90 Days in a New Job (51 minutes)

Effective business writing is clear, concise, persuasive, and to the point. Here are some courses that can teach you how to do this:

• Writing Formal Business Letters and Emails (36 min)
• Tips for Better Business Writing (27 min)
• Writing a Business Report (2 hrs)

Nearly all careers require you to speak with someone at some point and being able to get your point across confidently and concisely is imperative. 

• Communicating with Confidence (1 hr 13 min)
• Managing Your Anxiety When Presenting (25 min)

With all of the distractions that we have, you may find it difficult to focus on tasks. Some experts even predict that your ability to succeed in a career hinges on this skill. Learn different strategies to keep you productive and focused:

• Improving Your Focus (50 min)
• Focus on What Matters and Minimize Distractions (37 min)
• Building Focus in a Distracting World (35 min)

Many entry level research and analyst positions will rely on you to ensure that data is clean, or correctly formatted and in the correct place. Demonstrate that you know how to do this by completing the following courses:

• Excel: Data Validation in Depth (2 hrs)
• Data Cleaning in Python Essential Training (1 hr, 5 min)

Once data is collected, it is important to know how to organize, manage, and analyze data in a way that achieves your project’s needs. These courses can help you do just that!

• Data Management Essential Training (2 hr, 49 min)
• Excel: Managing and Analyzing Data (4 hr, 47 min)
• R for Data Science: Analysis and Visualization (3 hr)

Once data is collected, cleaned, and analyzed, you may be asked to present the information in a way that is easy to understand, accurate, and tells a compelling story. These courses will help you achieve this:

• Learning Data Visualization (1 hr 51 min)
• Data Visualization: Best Practices (1 hr 49 min)
• Data Visualization: Storytelling (1 hr 32 min)

Make yourself more marketable with Stata!

• Introduction to Stata (4 hr 26 min)
• Data, Economics Modeling, and Forecasting with Stata (49 min)

Every employer needs individuals who can set realistic goals and prioritize tasks to fulfill the objectives. These courses help you to understand the process so you can be more effective and efficient.

• Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) (34 min)
• How to Set Goals When Everything Feels Like a Priority (15 min)

One of the most important skills employers are looking for is the ability to maximize productivity while using time efficiently. Learn strategies that work for you:

• Time Management Fundamentals (2 hr 54 min)
• Finding Your Time Management Style (1 hr 14 min)
• Getting Things Done (30 min)

Communicating effectively is a necessity but this goes beyond just speaking. These courses can support you in your professional interactions, whether you find communication easy or difficult:

• Confident Communication for Introverts (1 hr 16 min)
• Communicating to Drive People to Take Action (38 min)
• Using Questions to Foster Critical Thinking and Curiosity (30 min)
• Active Listening: The Secret to Effective Communication (27 min)

As the world becomes more automated and digitized, paradoxically interpersonal skills are increasingly important. Learn how to build professional relationships and a healthy work environment:

• Skills to Build Stronger Work Relationships (36 min)
• Interpersonal Communication (48 min)
• Develop Your Communication Skills and Interpersonal Influence (5 hr 9 min)
• Develop Interpersonal Skills for Inclusive Workplaces (42 min)

Emotional intelligence is essential for building strong relationships and effectively managing change. This takes self-awareness and empathy. This courses can help you develop these skills:

• Developing Your Emotional Intelligence (1 hr)
• Learn Emotional Intelligence, the Key Determiner of Success (32 min)
• Strategies to Improve Self-Awareness (53 min)

We all will or have at some point worked with a team and they are integral at most workplaces. Learn how to become an invaluable team member:

• Being an Effective Team Member (31 min)
• Teamwork Foundations (1 hr 15 min)

Conflicts will likely arise in nearly every career and being able to resolve them and move forward is a great skill to have. This LinkedIn Learning course seeks to help you do so while still working towards your team’s goal. 

We all feel discouraged from time to time and could benefit from some help and this becomes even more crucial when working with a team. This LinkedIn Learning course seeks to teach you how motivate others to ensure you and your organization are working efficiently

Depending on your career choice and level, you may have to critique the work of a subordinate or team member. This LinkedIn Learning course seeks to teach you how to do while still maintaining healthy work relationships. 

Complex decision making extends from choosing between right and wrong and even then, that could be difficult at times. This LinkedIn Learning course seeks to inform you on how to make informed decisions that you can stand behind in the workplace.  

Managing a team calls for one to do more than just telling people what to do. One’s ability to effective lead a team to success is the purpose of this LinkedIn Learning Course

Whether or not you are in a management position, understanding leadership will likely improve your performance and how coworkers and those in a management position view you. This LinkedIn Learning course seeks to teach you the fundamentals of effective leadership. 

The usefulness of the ability to negotiate exists far beyond making a deal or settling on a wage with your manager. Being able to influence others and convey your point is important in most careers and this LinkedIn Learning course seeks to help you do so effectively. 

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