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Kennesaw State University

Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment

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.

Status: Business Writing
Status: Social Media
BeginnerCourse25 hours

Featured reviews

YL

Reviewed May 12, 2020

thankyou so much for helping me prepare myself to enter my career life after graduation

SG

Reviewed Sep 16, 2020

Great experience this course is very effective for selection of my career

BW

Reviewed Jul 8, 2023

Great for what I needed but the videos and readings need to be updated.

AA

Reviewed Dec 19, 2019

It provide a step by step guide for the pathway through i could get to know abut the mistakes i have been making and learn from it and make benefits from my learnings.

KK

Reviewed May 30, 2020

I learnt many things about career and how to prepare your career in better way. This course is recommended for those who want to start their new career or develop current career for the future.

AJ

Reviewed May 6, 2020

its really good course to prepare yourself for a job

SS

Reviewed May 17, 2020

thank you for teaching me to be more concerned about the first step of my carreer, making a good resume, a good cover letter, and also teaching me how to master the interview sess!

GR

Reviewed Nov 15, 2016

A complete course with relevant information & experiences trainers. It certainly does not misses out on any part

CF

Reviewed Oct 14, 2020

Thank you so much for making me understand that I need so much more to do for preparing my job hunting

JA

Reviewed Jul 15, 2023

A highly valuable resource that I had previously underestimated its significance.

SS

Reviewed Sep 18, 2020

Coursera is best.Taught a lot about the Resume writing,Updating profile on Linkedin and a lot more

PA

Reviewed Sep 16, 2020

Very effective and informative course. It will surely help me to plan my career. Thank you!!!

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