Employment Essentials: A Guide to Finding and Landing a Great Job

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Are you on the lookout for a job but feeling a bit lost? Have you been searching for employment without much success? Are you just not satisfied with your current job and thinking about what’s next?
If that sounds like you, then this course is designed for you!

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Click the “take this course” button above to complete the enrollment process. Once the enrollment process is complete, the course contents at the bottom of the page will be available for you to begin. Or just log in and pick up where you left of if you are already enrolled.

What You’ll Learn

  • Gain a clearer understanding of social security programs and how they align with your career and financial goals.
  • Learn your strengths, desires, passions, experience, and other insights about where you want to be and what you want to do in your professional career.
  • Learn how to create your Brand – with some great tips on resumes, LinkedIn, photos, and channels.
  • Learn about Building Your Social Media Presence in a strategic and impactful way.
  • Learn strategies for networking that help you build your relationships, including identifying your self-worth, showcasing your Value, and demonstrating employable skills.
  • Learn tips that will help you speak with Confidence, including creating an engaging Impression through Interviews and Networking.
  • Learn strategies for disclosing your blindness in the way that works for you.

Course Instructions

This course has a total of 20 lessons. To start a lesson, select the lesson title to open the course. Each lesson will have a quiz. To take the quiz, select the quiz title to open. Once a lesson has been completed, the lesson status will change to completed and your course status will update.

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Course Content

Before We Begin
Pretest 1 Quiz
Defining Your Clarity
Gaining Clarity—Understanding You and Your Value 1 Quiz
Lesson Content
Creating your Materials and Brand
The Resume 1 Quiz
Lesson Content
Cover Letters 1 Quiz
Lesson Content
Engaging Everyone – Presenting Your Value Professionally 1 Quiz
Building an Online Presence—Is it for You? 1 Quiz
Building opportunities, Growing your network, and your Value
Applying to Jobs 1 Quiz
Showcasing your Value, Knowledge, and Wisdom 1 Quiz
A quick Review of Social Security and Impacts to Employment
A Quick Review of Social Security
Social Security Benefits and Employment 1 Quiz
Lesson Content
Building a Stronger You and A Stronger Career Strategy
Accepting the Job Offer 1 Quiz
Onboarding—What to Expect after Accepting the Position 1 Quiz
Lesson Content
Recognizing Scams and Scammers—A Quick Reminder 1 Quiz
Course Completion
Final Exam 1 Quiz
Course Satisfaction Survey
Resource List and Course Completion Certificate