From Sports to Career: Transferable Job Skills

This refreshingly different approach to career preparation—embodied in the tagline “habits athletes learn from sports are the very attributes employers want”—is delivered via a series of interviews with both successful business professionals and athletes, who talk about how competitive sports teaches crucial skills that are directly transferable to the workplace. Whether currently or formerly involved in athletics, viewers will benefit from learning ways to pinpoint and develop specific habits and qualities that will make them an asset to any employer. Some ties are fairly obvious, such as the cultivation of teamwork or the attainment of discipline through practice; others are less so, such as time management, coping with failure, or dealing with ambiguity. Creative editing and an excellent variety of authentic voices—from a high school varsity senior to various executives to an NFL player—make this program an inspiring choice. Recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (E. Gieschen)