This course is part of the Career Self-Management Training and Certification Specialization

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Career Self-Management Training and Certification SpecializationThe State University of New York

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the current economy, Americans shift jobs every 4-5 years, which translates into 8-10 job transitions, including several career changes, over one’s life time. With competition for jobs on the rise, a person’s continuing employability and career success are increasingly defined by his or her mastery of individual career development and the ability to effectively "manage oneself" (P. Drucker). 
In this course, you will learn how to think strategically and professionally about your career self-management. Through this course you'll develop an objective, external view of your marketable skills as a solid foundation for building a strong career brand. In particular, you'll be able to:

-  explain why developing a protean and boundaryless career perspective based on transferable (portable) skills is advantageous for continuing employability and career growth; 
-  design your portable skills portfolio, identify and examine critically important competencies underpinning your transferable skills, and analyze your career self-management competency gaps;
- increase self-awareness, pinpoint your career goals, and envision your future work self; 
- recognize the central role of self-management for developing transferable, marketable, skills and create a customized self-management information system (Career Development Lab) for ongoing personal development and professional growth;
- conduct a thorough, competency-based job analysis in your area of interest and examine practices of evidence-based, data-driven competitive employee selection; 
-implement your newly developed skills for crafting effective selection criteria statements and refining your job applications.

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Career Self-Management Training and Certification Specialization

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

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Career Development
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Flexible deadlines

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Getting Started

To achieve a competitive edge on the job market, one needs to stand out by creating, managing, and communicating a strong career brand. The introductory module takes you through all stages of career brand building providing a bird's-eye view of the specialization. By completing Week 1, you'll be able to identify critical factors for career success in today's economy and recognize that building a strong career brand requires a combination of superior marketable skills and a powerful personal image. You will begin developing a personalized self-management information system and set up your Career Development Lab.Your instructors for this week are Amy Giaculli and Val Chukhlomin.

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 26 min), 7 readings, 1 quiz

6 videos

What this specialization is about5mA skill to get skilled8mWhy career branding?4mCareer Development Lab: An Introduction3mHow to setup your self-management information system2mHow should I use the CDL templates?2m

7 readings

21st Century Careers10mOptional Bonus Interview: Career Selfie: A KMVT15's Grace Trafton interview with Dr. Tracey Wilen10mCareer Development Lab: The Weekly Schedule10mHow this course works10mOptional reading10mCourse developers and contributors10mReuse of course video content10m

1 practice exercise

Week 1 Practice quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Understanding careers and career skills

Managing and branding your career to align with a dynamic employment landscape, and with your personal interests, values, and goals requires ongoing skill development. In Week 2, you will learn how to develop a skill-based view of yourself, with particular attention to transferable skills. Using a competency framework, you will examine your knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes as they relate to your career self-management.

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 62 min)

10 videos

Week 2 Overview1mBoundaryless versus traditional careers4mVUCA work environments4mKnowledge, skills, abilities, competencies, and credentials4mEmployability, soft and hard skills, self-management5mCareer fitness gear and competency gaps7mO*Net: Exercise4mEmployability: An Interview with Tom Lindsley22mWhat have we learned in Week 2?1mWeek 2 CDL Workouts (pdf attached)4m

3 practice exercises

Week 2 Practice quiz 130mWeek 2 Practice quiz 230mWhat have we learned in Week 2?30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Crafting career self-strategy

By completing Week 3, you will be able to apply the tools of career self-management such as mapping your skill base in the Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous (VUCA) environment. You will be able to implement self-discovery skills and better define your career goals and Future work self! You instructor for this week is Kymn Rutigliano, CDL Workouts facilitators are Amy Giaculli and Val Chukhlomin.

4 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 37 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

9 videos

Week 3 Overview36sThe power of self discovery: Your personality (pdf attached)3mThe power of self discovery: Your core values (pdf attached)5mPersonal mission statement: Exercise (pdf attached)5mThe power of self management6mThe power of your career goals and future work self5mCore values and personal mission: An interview with Jason Collins4mWhat have we learned in Week 3?47sWeek 3 CDL Workouts (pdf attached)4m

3 readings

The future of work and skills by Dr. Tracey Wilen10mYou are always changing: Your future self by Dr. Dan Gilbert10mPowerful tools of self-discovery and self-management10m

3 practice exercises

Week 3 Practice quiz 130mWeek 3 Practice quiz 230mWhat have we learned in Week 3?30m

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

How to be competitive on the job market

In Week 4, you will analyze the competitive job market environment and job descriptions. You will also assess your mastery of critical tasks and your competency performance level. In addition, we will introduce SWOT and the Dashboard, which are two metrics that you can apply to gain a competitive advantage for your next job.

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 52 min)

10 videos

Week 4 Overview1mYour competitive job market environment3mJob analysis3mMastery6mCompetitve advantage: SWOT5mCompetitive advantage: Dashboard4mSkills and competencies: Exercise (pdf attached)2mEntering the job market: An interview with Richard Sellers19mWhat have we learned in Week 4?38sWeek 4 CDL Workouts (pdf attached)5m

3 practice exercises

Week 4 Practice quiz 130mWeek 4 Practice quiz 230mWhat have we learned in Week 4?30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM STRATEGIC CAREER SELF-MANAGEMENT

by MNFeb 8, 2016

I am so eager to be part of the class, Thank you for this Coursera

by RAJun 11, 2016

An excellent wake up call any time in your career.

by TZDec 18, 2021

This course is very useful for understanding your strengths and driving your potential with full power to the successful accomplishments in the professional career.

by UMMar 14, 2016

This course was very practical and provided lots of useful templates and materials. I'm looking forward next courses on this Specialization. Thank you Professors.

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About the Career Self-Management Training and Certification Specialization

In the business world, smart organizations use branding and strategic management techniques to differentiate themselves from their competition and to achieve a competitive advantage. In this Specialization, you will learn how to use proven brand management methods and tools for individual career development in competitive job environments. You will gain knowledge and analytical skills for career self-management and learn techniques for career brand building. You will create a robust self-management information system that will help you self-organize and increase your human capital by building high demand employability skills. During each week of the Specialization, you will be practicing various career branding techniques in your custom-built, individual Career Development Lab. The final Capstone Project is designed as a training facility where you will create your evidence-based portfolios, professional development plans, personal self-marketing and branding strategies, presentations, and public profiles.

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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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Instructors

Dr. Valeri Chukhlomin

Dr. Michele Forte

Dr. John M. Beckem II

Amy Giaculli

Dr. Kymn Harvin Rutigliano

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The State University of New York

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Getting Started

Understanding careers and career skills

Crafting career self-strategy

How to be competitive on the job market

Putting career self-management to work

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Dr. Valeri Chukhlomin

Dr. Michele Forte

Dr. John M. Beckem II

Amy Giaculli

Dr. Kymn Harvin Rutigliano

Offered by

The State University of New York

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Getting Started

Understanding careers and career skills

Crafting career self-strategy

How to be competitive on the job market

Putting career self-management to work

Course review

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