In this course you’ll learn to examine your abilities, explore opportunities, and create SMART goals to define and measure your career development.

The key elements to a successful job application are a strong CV and cover letter that showcase your strengths, skills, and experience. LinkedIn is also vital for recruiters in today’s job market, and can play a huge role in expanding your opportunities.

In this course, you’ll learn tips and techniques on how to create a comprehensive CV, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile that make you stand out as a strong candidate.

You will achieve

By the end of this course, you'll be able to...

• Describe what makes up your personal brand.
• Identify strengths and weaknesses and describe how to make use of them when applying for jobs.
• Produce a CV, cover letter and social media profile according to the course criteria.
• Demonstrate how to prepare for a job interview.
• Reflect on the processes involved in career planning with other learners.
• Describe basic career concepts and identify what makes a person employable.
• Create goals for your personal brand and future career.
• Identify the steps set out in the course for negotiating a suitable salary.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for PhD students who are about to start their careers as they apply for industry positions. Some parts might also be useful for those wishing to remain in academia, however, that is not the focus of the course.