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Professional Skills Initiative

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Summary:

Evolving from a student to a professional requires polishing all kinds of skills developed during your time at BYU. Becoming a professional means developing expertise and proficiency. At the foundation of all professional life are basic skills that most, if not all, professionals use on a daily basis, such as researching, reading, writing and working effectively with lots of people. What follows are resources that will help you continue to refine your professional skills. The resources will be updated from time to time with, hopefully, the most up-to-date and useful information at our disposal. Please use them as you progress toward becoming the consummate professional.

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Reading Effectively

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Writing Effectively

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Researching Effectively

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Effective Visuals in a Presentation

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Interviewing Techniques

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Strengths Mapping and Identifying

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Post Internship Information

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How to Succeed During Your Poli Sci Major

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