Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment
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Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment at Coursera Overview
Duration | 24 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 24 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment at Coursera Course details
- This course is designed to foster creative approaches to launching a new career. You will articulate best ways to make a first impression and analyze your strengths by creating a personal statement. You will identify appropriate elements to make your resume stand out from the crowd. You will also identify the most effective ways a cover letter can answer a job description, and how to best leverage social media in your job search. In short, this course will help you to prepare for a new job. You will learn how to apply, network, leverage social media, interview, follow-up, and evaluate options through research and with the help of experienced faculty and talented professional.
- Launching Your Career provides insight from industry leaders on job search, networking and interviewing. You will receive guidance and best practice tips on how to master the interview and professionally close the loop. You will also compose a thank you note and clearly relate your ideal career to existing job titles and offers.
Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment at Coursera Curriculum
Getting Creative: First Impressions
Meet the Team
Making a Great First Impression in an Interview
Learning Objectives
Snap judgments - The Princeton Study
Personality Trumps Skill
The 5-7-9 Ways to Make a Great First Impression
Test Your First Impression Skills - Just for Fun
Promote Yourself without Selling Out
The Elevator Speech
Elevator Pitch - Professional Examples
First Impressions Quiz
Elevator Speech Quiz
Writing My Resume
Overview of Writing My Resume
Making Your Resume Stand Out
Learning Objectives
What should my resume look like?
Writing My Resume Practice Quiz
Writing my Resume
My Cover Letter
Overview of Creating Your Cover Letter
Learning Objectives
Are cover letters important?
Becoming a more Customized Candidate
Your Cover Letter vs. Your Job Description
Connecting the Puzzle Pieces
Cover Letter Practice Quiz
My Cover Letter
My Social Media Strategy
Introduction to My Social Media Strategy
How To Use LinkedIn
The Learning Objectives
The Job Seeker's Social Media Survival Kit
Practical LinkedIn 4.0
How To Use Twitter
How To Use Facebook
Should You Use Facebook as a Job-Seeking Tool?
11 Steps to Become a Social Leader
My Social Media Strategy, Practice Quiz
My Social Media Strategy, Graded Quiz
Mastering the Interview
Overview of Interviewing Best Practices
Networking and Making Connections That Matter
Best and Worst Interview Questions
Learning Objectives
Steps to a Successful Interview
The Path to Interview Success
Mastering the Interview - Comprehensive Overview
Top Mistakes People Make in an Interview
TEDTalk "Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are"
The Path to Interview Success Practice Quiz
Mastering the Interview Quiz
Writing Thank You Notes
Overview of Writing Thank You Notes
Learning Objectives
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Thank You Dos and Don'ts
You're Welcome!
How to Compose an Interview Thank You Letter
Thank You Note - Important Part of the Interview Proces
The One Thing To Do After The Interview
1 Thing You MUST Do After Any Job Interview
Practice What You Have Learned!
Quiz - Writing Thank You Notes
Evaluating Job Offers
Overview of Evaluating Job Offers
Evaluating Job Offers
Learning Objectives
How to Evaluate a Job Offer
Your Industry & You
Negotiating On Your Terms
Eight Crucial Considerations
Job Offer Practice Quiz
Evaluating Job Offers
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