ENVS 4950 - Internship in Environmental Science and Study

Effective leaders—along with being savvy and good at their job—often have the ability to maintain a positive outlook even when hardships arise. In this course, learn why being positive at work is so beneficial, and explore practical strategies for increasing positivity and dealing with difficult situations. Brenda Bailey-Hughes shares techniques for stopping negative thought patterns and cultivating positive environments, relationships, and habits. Plus, she explains how to remain authentically positive when responding to negative people and situations.

Understanding what you do best is essential to succeeding professionally. But often we are unclear on our own strengths. Join leadership expert Dave Crenshaw on a journey of self-discovery, as he walks you through a simple framework to identify your strengths. Discover your natural gifts, your passions, your skills, and your greatest abilities. Dave shares specific exercises to help you pinpoint what you should focus on doing (and what you should avoid) to develop your strengths and increase your value as an employee. The exercises can also help you clarify if your current job is a fit and what you can do to address a mismatch.

Learn how to project vocal confidence. Speech coach Allison Shapira teaches tips and tricks for better projecting your voice, in this course adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job. A former opera singer and TEDx speaker, Allison teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School and offers keynote speeches, workshops, and executive coaching for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits around the world. She explains how most people are breathing wrong—and what to do about it. Allison offers a three-step technique to correct your breathing and three tips for strengthening the power of your voice. She also describes the best way to prepare for a speech, bring it to life, and drive your point home.

LinkedIn is a powerful tool for students who are preparing to graduate and start the next exciting chapter of their lives. It can help you define your career path, build a professional network, and even find your first job. Learn how to tap into the power of LinkedIn to locate industry insights, internships, jobs, and valuable connections. In this course, instructor Oliver Schinkten starts by showing how to build a stellar LinkedIn profile—whether or not you have previous work experience. He also offers tips for expanding your LinkedIn network, identifying job opportunities, connecting with recruiters, and building a professional brand by publishing interesting content and articles. Plus, find out what LinkedIn Premium has to offer students and job seekers like you.

Turn your knowledge and experiences into opportunity by writing on LinkedIn. With more than 450 million professionals worldwide, capturing the attention of even a fraction of this network can lead to internships, jobs, and valuable connections. Learn how to leverage LinkedIn's world-class publishing platform to showcase your ideas and skills and gain the attention of peers, recruiters, and future employers.

If you're looking for your dream job, you have to be prepared to act quickly. That means having an incredible, on-point, "you had us at hello" resume. Is yours in working order? This course helps anyone make over a lackluster resume into something truly special. Career strategist and nationally recognized resume writer Jenny Foss takes you through the very same process she uses at JobJenny.com to develop resumes for her own clients. She teaches you how to condense years of experience into a compelling marketing document, address resume gaps and job hops, and choose the right format for the final document. She also explains how the hiring process works (from the perspective of both the resume scanning software and the human reviewer), so that when you do apply for that incredible new job, you have a real shot at landing an interview.

Internships provide a strong link between academic institutions and the professional world. As an intern, you have the chance to explore, develop skills, build a network, and gain firsthand industry knowledge. And everyone tells you that an internship is the way to a full-time job. But how do you actually do it? Join Valerie Sutton as she explains how to turn an internship into the stepping stone for your career. This course shows how to evaluate an internship to determine whether it provides the skills you need, what you can do on the internship site to increase your value, how to maintain your networks until you're ready for a full-time position, and finally how to go in for the full-time ask.

Cover letters matter. When done right, they spell out clearly who you are, what you have to offer, and—most importantly—why your skills, experience, and interests make you the perfect person for the job you’re vying for. In this course, join career strategist and Certified Professional Resume Writer Jenny Foss as she dives into the topic of cover letters, detailing how to craft one that helps you land the interview and—ultimately—the job. Explore the elements of an exceptional cover letter and learn how to craft a killer lead, provide direct evidence for why your skills align with a position, and close on a strong note. Plus, Jenny shares tips for getting your polished letter directly into the hands of decision-makers.