Employability Skills and Your Life/Credit Score
Please select one of the topics below and respond to at least ONE of the questions that follows.
Topic 1: Employability Skills and Your Life
Throughout this course, you have engaged with materials and activities related to the following employability skills: Problem-solving to find creative, effective, ethical, and evidence-based solutions to economic and financial challenges. Productivity to plan and organize your finances as new priorities and needs emerge. Technology to complete tasks and goals, communicate complex financial data effectively, and stay competitive. Agility to embrace change and adapt so you can achieve the results you desire. Think about what you have learned about these skills and how you have applied them. Then think about three main areas of your life:
· academics,
· personal, and
· professional.
With the above in mind, engage in conversation and address ONE of the following:
· Which skill from this course do you think will be most useful in your academic life? What is the one action you could take using that skill to make a positive change?
· Which skill from this course do you think will be most useful in your personal life? What is the one action you could take using that skill to make a positive change?
· Which skill from this course do you think will be most useful in your professional life? What is the one action you could take to use that skill to make a positive change?
Topic 2: Credit Score
We can all agree that a good credit score is an advantage when buying a car or home, starting a business, or finishing a college degree.
For this discussion, you are a financial counselor responsible for helping people with poor credit get back on track. With that in mind, engage in a conversation related to at least ONE of the following:
· Create a plan to help your clients understand, repair, and monitor their credit scores.
· Share key things they should be doing to improve their credit scores.
