We all want to believe that we are the best candidate for any role. However, recent studies show that there is a major skills gap. According to The World Economic Forum, more than half (54%) of all employees will require significant reskilling by 2022.
What does that mean for you? It means that you need to get ahead of the competition and invest in yourself! Going back to school for another degree or certification is time-consuming and, in this economy, very costly, so you have to get creative!
Upset that your degree alone can't open the doors that you thought would fly open after graduation? Don't know where to start? No worries - we have gathered five free online course sites to boost your marketability and make you the candidate no recruiter can ignore!
1. Coursera
Coursera partners with universities and organizations worldwide. It's a powerful tool, providing a wide range of in-depth courses from top museums, universities, and trusts. Ideal for someone looking to study different many different topics.
2. Udemy
Udemy offers free courses (similar to Coursera's concept) but allows users to build custom courses from lessons. Udemy works with top universities and professors to create courses with an emphasis on high-quality content.
3. edX
edX is home to over 2,000 online courses from over 140 institutions and offers a certificate of completion for many of their programs. It also brings together courses from many online sites and universities and covers a range of different topics.
Open Culture Courses offers over 1,300 lectures, videos, and podcasts from top universities like Yale, Stanford, MIT, Harvard and more. If you aren't sure which topic you want to study, this is a great place to start. It eliminates endless browsing by hosting links to various courses.
5. Khan Academy
Khan Academy partners with post-secondary schools, gathering different courses from around the web and offering impressive depth on many subjects. It's modern, usable interface make it ideal to track and keep learning goals.
If you're like me and you've already spent 16+ years in school, more school probably isn't the thing you wanted to hear. ...but you want to win right? The internet offers a variety of sites that teach anything from graphic design to coding. Use this to your advantage and become the ideal candidate for any role you apply for.
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