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Business Essentials: Common Sense and the Workplace

9 minutes 27 seconds

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Illustration of a woman wearing a jacket, skirt, and glasses holding a wood pointer. Next to her, a brightly lit light bulb and skeleton key. Text on image reads, "Here are the 6 steps. Common sense thinking."

Common sense is sound practical judgment concerning everyday matters. One needs common sense to know how to work out and apply wisdom and practical knowledge to a variety of situations in the workplace. Part of the "Business Essentials" series.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 27 seconds

Topic: Careers
Subtopic: Job Skills, Occupations
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2019
Producer/Distributor: TMW Media Group
Series: Business Essentials
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Closeup of a hand with index and middle finger crossed. Text on image reads, "Deception. Intentional withholding of information or deliberately misleading information to a participant."

Closeup of a person's eyes with green computer text reflecting in their glasses.

Side-by-side images of a sample resume template next to illustrated guidelines on how to write a cover letter.

Man seated at a desk looks over at a woman seated next to him.

Black background with pink digitized text that reads, "Error". Green text below reads, "Gives us experience."

Man wearing a gray and orange parka looks through a scope fixed to a tripod. Caption. Strong work ethic and detail oriented.

Woman holding a shopping basket speaks to a man wearing a gray apron in a bakery setting. Both look down at a loaf of bread he is holding in his hands.

Man wearing a headset looks down and forward like he is looking at a screen. Caption. The customer is as important to the company as you are.

People seated around a table in a modern, sunlit meeting room. Man wearing a business suit speaks to a woman standing at his side.

Waitress buses an outdoor patio table. She is dressed in white collared shirt, necktie, and pink headband.