Networking: The secret to getting job interviews

Course details

Many talented people lose out on job opportunities due to poor career skills, and the biggest challenge for them is networking. This course is a step-by-step approach on how to improve your networking skills.

If you are tired of submitting resume after resume to online job portals and not getting the job interviews you want, then this course is for you.

Why Networking is crucial:

• It is the secret to unlocking the hidden job market where 80% of all jobs are
• It is the most effective way to by-pass the online job portal process for a job
• It is the best way to practice your interview skills

By the end of the course you should be able to:

1.  Define what networking is
2.  Explain its importance in the practical world
3.  Execute the five steps of effective networking

This course is taught using the same active learning method used in 5stepCareers' flagship bootcamps that have received an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.0. The entire course is broken down into 5 easy-to-follow steps, each of them 10 minutes or less, suited to the average adult attention span. There will be quizzes to reinforce your learning by forcing you to recall the information you just learned and application exercises so that you can put your learning into practice. Carefully selected resources are also provided to further augment your learning. The five steps in this course are:

1. LinkedIn
2. Developing a target list
3. The approach e-mail
4. Informational Interview
5. The follow-up