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LinkedIn Learning

Landing a Job as a Skills-First Candidate

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

As more companies move to a skills-first hiring process, stand out as a candidate by learning effective ways to identify and highlight your skills.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Becoming a skills-first candidate
1. Why Skills?
  • The opportunity of skills-first hiring
  • How skills-first hiring benefits candidates
  • Top skills organizations are looking for
  • How to identify your core skills
  • How to find skills-first organizations
2. Highlighting Your Skills in Applications
  • Identifying skills using a job description
  • Creating a tailored resume
  • Leveraging your transferable skills
  • Writing a winning cover letter
3. Highlighting Your Skills in Interviews
  • Preparing for a skills-first Interview
  • Highlight your skills using the STAR method
  • Scenario: Using the STAR method in an interview
  • Mistakes to avoid during skills-first interviews
Conclusion
  • Showcasing your skills

Taught by

Shweta Mogha

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