Skilled Trades: Interviews
1h 38mGeneral2019-04-29
Authors
Bridget Quinn
NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center Workforce Development Coordinator
Course details
Join Allen Blue—vice president of product management and co-founder of LinkedIn—as he introduces you to a series of interviews with professionals in the skilled trades. LinkedIn and the Economic Graph are working to create opportunities for everyone in the workforce, and with this weekly series, they’re providing curious job seekers with an insider look at what a career in the trades actually looks like. Explore the different career paths available, as well as what it takes to land a job in your trade of choice. Each interviewee shares how they broke into their field, as well as their unique perspective on the challenges and rewards of their chosen profession. Tune in every Monday to learn how apprenticeship and other on-the-job training programs work, what a typical day looks like for different types of skilled workers, and more.
Skills covered
Serial (Weekly)Career ManagementCareer Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - What are the skilled trades
1. Laborers
- 02 - What does this trade look like
- 03 - Where do I begin
- 04 - Challenges and rewards
2. Carpentry
- 05 - What does this trade look like
- 06 - Where do I begin
- 07 - Challenges and rewards
3. Sheet Metal
- 08 - What does this trade look like
- 09 - Where do I begin
- 10 - Challenges and rewards
4. Masonry
- 11 - What does this trade look like
- 12 - Where do I begin
- 13 - Challenges and rewards
5. Plumbing
- 14 - What does this trade look like
- 15 - Where do I begin
- 16 - Challenges and rewards
6. Electrical
- 17 - What does this trade look like
- 18 - Where do I begin
- 19 - Challenges and rewards