Learn about this course

This is a hands-on course! Each module contains coaching and advice, practical steps, resources, and a short self-assessment for you to check your understanding of the key points of advancing your career internally with your current organization or with a new position at a different firm. As you work through the modules, you take concrete steps toward building an outstanding résumé and a growing network of professionals within your company and industry.

There are four modules for you to work through, depending on your needs:

Brush up your résumé

Understand what your eCornell credential means.
Design a résumé that gets your foot in the door both digitally and on paper.
Know how to target your job search audience within your organization or externally in the employment market.
Write a professional résumé that highlights your credentials and the skills you have learned.

Network your way ahead

Learn who you need to talk to about your career.
Plan how to talk to specific people within your company or from your company target list.
Plan specific events you will attend to meet and get to know key decision makers within your organization or at your desired company target list.
Plan for what projects you will take on to highlight the skills and knowledge this certificate represents.
Develop a target list of internal departments or new places where you would like to work.

Tell your story

Learn how to talk about your eCornell credential.
Prepare for your next interview, whether it is within or outside your current firm.
Know your story and how to tell it.
Develop a research plan.
Brush up on your interview skills.

Put your best foot forward

Understand the role of online profiles in the current employment environment.
Establish or polish your online presence.
Have a plan for how to search for your next job through social networks.

Let's get started! We will begin with a short self-assessment.

(Use the Next and Back buttons below, or click the Modules link to move through the course.)