Networking and Volunteerism for Career Success
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Course Summary
This course teaches you how to network effectively to achieve career success, while also exploring the benefits of volunteering. You'll learn how to build a strong network, find volunteer opportunities, and leverage your skills and experiences to boost your career.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to network effectively to advance your career
- Discover the benefits of volunteering and how it can enhance your skills
- Develop strategies for building a strong network and finding volunteer opportunities
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the importance of networking and volunteering for career success
- Develop effective strategies for networking and finding volunteer opportunities
- Leverage skills and experiences gained through volunteering to enhance career prospects
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior networking or volunteering experience required
- Basic computer skills and internet access
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
- Video lectures
- Quizzes
- Peer-reviewed assignments
Similar Courses
- Job Search Strategies
- Career Success
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Description
In a very competitive workplace, establishing, growing, and leveraging your professional community can make all the difference as you search for your initial work opportunity, improve satisfaction at your current job, or find your next work adventure. In this course, you will learn how to tap into your existing personal and professional networks to find your tribe and then leverage your professional community for your benefit (and sometimes the benefit of your employer!). Given that job satisfaction and job opportunities, are often integrally intertwined with “doing good,” you will engage in an introspective exercise evaluating your interests and values so you can incorporate those ideals into your work. Finally, you will understand how service experiences can be extremely valuable in growing your professional community and contributing to company success.
Outline
- Understand the Power of Professional Communities
- Welcome and Course Overview
- The Changing Workforce
- Some Takeaways from your reading and additional suggested readings
- Personal Connections: Their Critical Role in Your Career Success
- Introduction of Strong vs. Weak Ties
- Strong vs. Weak Ties: Reflections by Mary Walshok
- Additional Learning: Dr. Walshok's Career Path Story
- Strong vs. Weak Ties
- Collefriends? Friendilleagues?
- Voices from the Field
- Additional Learning: Tim's Career Path Story
- Module 1 Recap
- Read Workplace Articles and download Mind Map for note taking
- Successful Networking: The Ultimate Guide by Christopher Barret
- Research Strong vs. Weak Ties
- Quiz
- Exploring Your Existing Personal and Professional Communities
- Module 2 Overview
- Gathering Information on your Professional Community
- Creating a List of Career Contacts from your Personal and Professional Community Information
- Identify sub groups within your personal and professional communities
- Analyzing the Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Professional Community
- Networking for Career Success Introduction
- Networking for Career Success
- Introduction to Reflective Essay
- Module 2 Recap
- Rubric for Analyzing Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Professional Community
- Reflective Essay
- Building Your Professional Community through Service
- Module 3 Overview
- Building Your Professional Community Through Service
- The Service Learning Model
- Finding Good Work Through Service to Others
- Finding Career Success through Service
- Reflective Essay and Discussion Board Post
- Module 3 Recap
- Building Your Professional Community Through Service Resources
- Builiding Your Professional Community Through Service Quiz
- Best Practices for Connecting and Reconnecting Work and Community
- Module 4 Overview
- How to Find Your Next Steps
- Some Do's and Don'ts
- Advice From Some Experts
- Do's and Don'ts Montage
- Reflection
- Drafting Outreach Materials
- Reflection on your Next Steps
- Module 4 Recap
- Drafting Outreach Materials - Social Media
- Drafting Outreach Materials – Elevator Speech
- Drafting Outreach Materials – Emails
- Reflection on your Next Steps
- Module 4 Quiz: Best Practices
- Putting it All Together
- Module 5 Overview, Putting It All Together: OODA and Loop
- Action Plan
- Module 5 Recap
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the importance of networking and volunteering for career success on Coursera's Networking, Volunteerism & Career Success course. Students have found the course to be comprehensive, informative and practical. One key aspect of the course that many users thought was good is the emphasis on building genuine relationships with others.Pros from User Reviews
- Comprehensive and informative course material
- Practical tips and strategies for networking and volunteering
- Instructors are knowledgeable and engaging
- Flexible course schedule allows for self-paced learning
- Great networking opportunities with other students
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course to be too basic
- Limited feedback from instructors on assignments
- Course content may not be applicable to all career fields
- No certificate of completion offered with the free version
- Some technical issues with the online platform
Jess Yuen
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