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Professionalism & Power Skills

Location: United States
Experience Type: Virtual Work Experience Opportunities
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Build professionalism and confidence in early careers.

Career success isn’t just about job-related knowledge. It’s about the everyday actions that demonstrate to others that you’re respectful, reliable, and ready to work with them.

This program gives you a chance to practice those skills now, so you’ll feel more confident wherever you go next.

In this program, you’ll:

Learn what professionalism looks like on the job and why it matters.Explore situations where communication, teamwork, and accountability make a difference.Practice simple strategies for handling challenges and supporting others.Build confidence in skills that will help you now and in the future.

By the end, you’ll have a clearer sense of how to show up professionally in class, on campus, at a part-time job, or in your first career role.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 30-60 mins to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Intro & Scenario
    Background context and your project team
  • First impressions and communication
    • Verbal Communication
    • Professional Writing
    • Questioning Techniques
    • Active Listening
  • Teamwork and problem solving
    • Teamwork
    • Conflict Management
    • Accountability
    • Problem Solving
  • Finish Line

Experience Information

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Contact & Location

Phone
540-231-6241
Email
cpd@vt.edu
Website
http://career.vt.edu
Address

Smith Career Center
870 Washington St. SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Career Service Hours

Day of the week
Summer AM Hours Summer PM Hours
M Monday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
T Tuesday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
W Wednesday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TH Thursday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
F Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Meet the Team

Matthew Cowley Meet Matthew
Amy McPherson Meet Amy
Tatiana Balasenowich Meet Tatiana
Hannah Blanton Meet Hannah
Kayla Branson Meet Kayla
Leigh Anne Byrd Meet Leigh Anne
Jama Coartney Meet Jama
Sue Ellen Crocker Meet Sue Ellen
Autumn Davis Meet Autumn
Anna Devlin Meet Anna
Meredith Gerber Meet Meredith
Heidi Gilbert Meet Heidi
Zoie Hairfield Meet Zoie
Alyssa Henderson Meet Alyssa
Jim Henderson Meet Jim
Patricia Hughes Meet Patricia
Krystal Johnson Meet Krystal
Katherine Murphy Meet Katherine
Tracy Newton Meet Tracy
Taylar Palmer Meet Taylar
Ashley L. Roberts Meet Ashley
Becca Scott Meet Becca
Kelly Shannon Meet Kelly
Suzanne Shelburne Meet Suzanne
Brenna Stiles Meet Brenna
Emily Vedder Meet Emily
Grace Wagnon Meet Grace
Julia Ward Meet Julia
Donna Weikel Meet Donna
Lauren Willis Meet Lauren
Crystal Wiltsee Meet Crystal
Anya Work Meet Anya
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Phone
540-231-6241
Email
cpd@vt.edu
Website
http://career.vt.edu
Address

Smith Career Center
870 Washington St. SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061

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