University of California, Irvine
Career Success Specialization
222,410 enrolled
University of California, Irvine

Career Success Specialization

Build Essential Skills for the Workplace. Improve your employability and advance in today’s dynamic workforce.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(15,030 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
2 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Apply management principles and problem-solving skills

  • Communicate with co-workers and produce clear and concise writing

  • Manage your time and plan projects effectively

  • Understand finance and use winning negotiation strategies

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Taught in English
37 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from University of California, Irvine

Specialization - 10 course series

What you'll learn

  • Understand the stages of the project cycle

  • Monitor project activities and assess progress

  • Communicate proficiently to report project status

  • Develop and strengthen high performance teams

Skills you'll gain

Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Scheduling
Category: Project Management
Category: Team Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Team Leadership
Category: People Management
Category: Communication
Category: Leadership
Category: Conflict Management
Category: Team Building
Category: Project Coordination

What you'll learn

  • Plan effectively to achieve your personal and professional goals

  • Recognize and overcome barriers to successful time management

  • Keep your sense of perspective to prevent and manage crises

  • Manage resources effectively and efficiently

Skills you'll gain

Category: Time Management
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Prioritization
Category: Productivity
Category: Multitasking
Category: Planning
Category: Delegation Skills
Category: Personal Development
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Communication

What you'll learn

  • Apply the concepts of accounting and finance

  • Understand key accounting and finance terms

  • Examine financial statements by using key ratios

  • Explain the importance of budgeting process

Skills you'll gain

Category: Accounting
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Cost Accounting
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Budgeting
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Financial Management
Category: Cost Management
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
Category: Finance

What you'll learn

  • Differentiate between the five working generations and their communication preferences

  • Identify the communication benefits of different work environments, such as in-person, virtual, or hybrid

  • Discuss effective techniques for communicating with a diverse workforce

  • Implement a flexing communication strategy to better communicate with one’s workplace team

Skills you'll gain

Category: Communication
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Collaboration
Category: Empathy
Category: Cognitive flexibility
Category: Business Communication
Category: Diversity Awareness
Category: Active Listening
Category: Digital Communications
Category: Telecommuting
Category: Adaptability
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Teamwork

What you'll learn

  • Write effective presentations, emails, writing for visual communication

  • Edit and proofread business documents

  • Create business reports and press releases

  • Spot, correct and avoid the most common writing pitfalls

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Writing
Category: Persuasive Communication
Category: Grammar
Category: Report Writing
Category: Target Audience
Category: Concision
Category: Proofreading
Category: Editing
Category: Communication
Category: Writing
Category: Virtual Teams
Category: Professionalism
Category: Presentations
Category: Business Correspondence
Category: Business Communication
Category: Business Reporting
Category: Email Marketing

What you'll learn

  • Understand how negotiation differs from selling

  • Identify common negotiation styles

  • Describe the personal and behavioral characteristics of an effective negotiator

  • Assess your personal style and how it affects the negotiation process

Skills you'll gain

Category: Negotiation
Category: Empathy
Category: Assertiveness
Category: Active Listening
Category: Communication
Category: Conflict Management
Category: Planning
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Influencing
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Adaptability
Category: Emotional Intelligence

What you'll learn

  • Explain the difference between managers and leaders

  • Describe the five functions of management

  • Use the SMART goal-setting technique

  • Understand the power of building a network

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Planning
Category: People Management
Category: Decision Making
Category: Professional Development
Category: Business Management
Category: Leadership
Category: Team Management
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Professional Networking
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Resource Management

What you'll learn

  • Explain both the affordances and limitations associated with problem-solving and decision-making

  • Reflect on how mindset and personal bias influence your ability to solve problems and make decisions

  • Explain and discuss how organizational decisions or non-decisions impact personal development, team dynamics, and company-wide performance

  • Articulate how both good and bad team decisions can benefit your professional growth

Skills you'll gain

Category: Decision Making
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Creativity
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Category: Collaboration
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Analysis
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Category: Team Oriented
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Personal Development
Category: Professional Development
Category: Adaptability

What you'll learn

  • Describe the entrepreneurial process and how to manage it

  • Recognize opportunities to develop new business ideas

  • Apply entrepreneurial approaches, concepts, and methods

  • Understand operational challenges involved with creating new business ventures

Skills you'll gain

Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Business Development
Category: Business Planning
Category: Marketing
Category: New Business Development
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Business Management
Category: Risk Management

What you'll learn

  • Add value to your organization by effectively gathering, synthesizing, and analyzing information

  • Develop practical and innovative solutions to organizational problems

  • Use powerful strategic planning tools

  • Communicate information, ideas, and solutions to senior-level decision makers

Skills you'll gain

Category: Problem Solving
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Professional Development
Category: Presentations
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Report Writing
Category: Solution Delivery
Category: Verbal Communication Skills
Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Peer Review

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Instructors

David Standen, MBA
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Rob Stone, PMP, M.Ed.
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  Dave Nagy
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Margaret  Meloni,  MBA, PMP
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Diane Spiegel
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Patricia  Bravo, MBA, SPHR
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Sue Robins, M.S. Ed.
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