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What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Discuss how to gain skills necessary for professional life<\/h2>\r\nThere is no doubt that a huge percent of life is spent at work. If you were to work forty hours a week and live to seventy years old, thirty-five percent of total waking hours of your life would be spent at work.[footnote]ReviseSociology. \"What Percentage of Your Life Will You Spend at Work?<\/a>\" ReviseSociology.com.<\/em> 16 Aug 2016. Web. 10 July 2018.[\/footnote] Considering how much time is spent in a work environment, you want to be sure you have the right skills and mindset to make the difference between \"going to work\" and \"having a career.\" This module discusses ways to develop and demonstrate skills for an enjoyable career. To start the discussion, the module examines career skills, transferable skills, and new skills to be acquired.","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do:\u00a0Discuss how to gain skills necessary for professional life<\/h2>\n

There is no doubt that a huge percent of life is spent at work. If you were to work forty hours a week and live to seventy years old, thirty-five percent of total waking hours of your life would be spent at work.[1]<\/sup><\/a> Considering how much time is spent in a work environment, you want to be sure you have the right skills and mindset to make the difference between “going to work” and “having a career.” This module discusses ways to develop and demonstrate skills for an enjoyable career. To start the discussion, the module examines career skills, transferable skills, and new skills to be acquired.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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