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Get a jump start on your career
Career Steps are online, self-paced modules that cover career related topics and link to a student’s Bb Learn. Log in with your NAU credentials to begin the course. A score of 80% or better will generate a Certificate of Completion in Bb Learn. Faculty and staff preview links are available by contacting career@nau.edu.
For technology support, please contact 928-523-9294 (students) or 928-523-1511 (faculty and staff).
Available modules
21st century workplace Accordion Closed
- Exploring myths and realities of career
- Managing your career
Knowing yourself and others Accordion Closed
- Reflecting on your values
- Starting with your strengths
- Exploring your Interests
- Discovering personalities
- Establishing your professional identity
Explore through experience Accordion Closed
- Building transferable skills
- Designing career experiments
Networking and relationship building Accordion Closed
- Building your personal brand
- Establishing your network
Internships Accordion Closed
- Benefiting from an internship
- Finding an internship
- Making the most of your internship
Interview skills Accordion Closed
- Understanding and responding to behavioral interview questions
- Practicing interview responses
- Formulating interview success strategies
The hiring process Accordion Closed
- Understanding benefits
- Negotiating and accepting an offer
- Completing new hire paperwork
Thriving in the workplace Accordion Closed
- Appreciating diversity
- Building and maintaining workplace relationships
- Managing your health and wellness
Level up your career readiness
We want to highlight your hard work and knowledge of career readiness by offering two digital badges for completion.
Once awarded, you can easily link your achievements to your social media profiles, connect the skills developed with prospective employers, and more!
Career readiness: Career management
Badge Overview Accordion Open
Earners of this Career Readiness Badge know how to identify and articulate skills, strengths, knowledge, and experiences relevant to career goals and professional growth.
They also can explore job options, take necessary steps to pursue opportunities, and self-advocate in the workplace.
Complete the Career Step online lessons below and achieve at least 80% on each lesson quiz to earn this badge. Additional details can be found online.
Earning Criteria Accordion Closed
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Complete the “Managing Your Career” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers recognizing that successfully managing a career is a personal responsibility and identifying strategies for this process, including strategic networking and involvement in relevant career preparation activities.
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Complete the “Crafting Your Resume Content” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers crafting high-impact and professionally-formatted application materials.
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Complete the “Designing Career Experiments” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers creating a plan to gain relevant experiences, develop transferable skills, and identify their value to one’s career exploration.
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Complete the “Identifying the Right Job(s) for You” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers vetting and prioritizing opportunities of interest and assessing alignment with strengths, interests, values, and personal and financial needs.
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Complete the “Working in an Organizational Structure and Culture” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers identifying strategies for taking personal responsibility for and managing a successful career from beginning to end.
Career readiness: Professionalism & work ethic
Badge Overview Accordion Open
Earners of this Career Readiness Badge know how to demonstrate personal accountability and effective work habits, integrity and ethical behavior, the ability to learn from mistakes, and knowledge of how non-verbal communication may impact professional image or reputation.
Complete the Career Step online lessons below and achieve at least 80% on each lesson quiz to earn this badge. Additional details can be found online.
Earning Criteria Accordion Closed
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Complete the “Establishing Your Professional Identity” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers describing how to present oneself as a professional and recognizing that norms and behaviors vary based on the environment.
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Complete the “Dressing for Professional Contexts” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers identifying and applying context-appropriate professional dress.
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Complete the “Communicating in the Workplace” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers identifying and applying context-appropriate professional communication strategies in verbal, non-verbal, and written formats.
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Complete the “Building Your Personal Brand” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers identifying opportunities to build a personal brand through the power of perception and by effectively one’s communicating strengths, interests, values, and transferable skills.
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Complete the “Building and Maintaining Workplace Relationships” Career Step online lesson and quiz, which covers recognizing different roles within a professional support network one might play and identifying strategies to contribute to an organization through building healthy and effective work relationships.