{"id":2978,"date":"2023-02-19T16:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/learn-it-7-6-career-connection\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T20:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:12:51","slug":"learn-it-7-6-career-connection","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/learn-it-7-6-career-connection\/","title":{"raw":"Learn It 7.6: Career Connection: Professionalism","rendered":"Learn It 7.6: Career Connection: Professionalism"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Explore professionalism<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Professionalism[footnote]\u201cCAREER READINESS COMPETENCIES.\u201d 2022. NACE. 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