According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the current economy, Americans shift jobs every 4-5 years, which translates into 8-10 job transitions, including several career changes, over one’s life time. With competition for jobs on the rise, a person’s continuing employability and career success are increasingly defined by his or her mastery of individual career development and the ability to effectively "manage oneself" (P. Drucker).
In this course, you will learn how to think strategically and professionally about your career self-management. Through this course you'll develop an objective, external view of your marketable skills as a solid foundation for building a strong career brand. In particular, you'll be able to:
- explain why developing a protean and boundaryless career perspective based on transferable (portable) skills is advantageous for continuing employability and career growth;
- design your portable skills portfolio, identify and examine critically important competencies underpinning your transferable skills, and analyze your career self-management competency gaps;
- increase self-awareness, pinpoint your career goals, and envision your future work self;
- recognize the central role of self-management for developing transferable, marketable, skills and create a customized self-management information system (Career Development Lab) for ongoing personal development and professional growth;
- conduct a thorough, competency-based job analysis in your area of interest and examine practices of evidence-based, data-driven competitive employee selection;
-implement your newly developed skills for crafting effective selection criteria statements and refining your job applications.
Overview
Syllabus
- Getting Started
- To gain a competitive advantage in the job market, one must distinguish themselves by developing superior skills and developing a strong career brand. The first lesson, "Specialization at a Glance," walks you through all stages of career self-management training and certification, giving you a bird's-eye view of the specialization. If you've already taken other courses in the specialization, you can either skip this lesson or skim through it quickly to refresh your memory. The second lesson provides an overview of the current Course 1 "Strategic Career Self-Management." You will also begin working in your Career Development / Skills Management Lab.
- Navigating the New Skills Economy
- At the conclusion of this Module, you will have demonstrated an understanding of a skills-based economy and competitive job markets, while focusing on the development of your marketable skill sets. Associate Professors Dr. Michele Forte and Dr. John Beckem are assisting us in explaining the complex topics covered in this module.
- Developing Career-Building Skills
- At the end of this Module, you will have demonstrated awareness of protean and boundaryless careers, personal attributes, future work selves, skills-based career growth strategies, and underlying career self-management skills. Associate Professors Dr. Michele Forte and Dr. Kymn Harvin are assisting us in explaining the complex topics covered in this module.
- Managing Skills to Gain a Competitive Edge
- You will develop strategic orientation and be able to employ strategic management tools for skills-based career growth, with an emphasis on establishing a competitive edge in a skills-based job selection (promotion) process. Associate Professor Dr. John Beckem is assisting us in explaining the complex topics covered in this module.
- Conclusion: Your continuing career self-management
- At the end of this Module, you should have developed a strategic vision for achieving a competitive edge in a skills-based job selection (promotion) process. You will also go over what you learned in the course and prepare for the next steps in your career self-management training and certification process. Associate Professor Dr. John Beckem is assisting us in explaining the complex topics covered in this module.
Taught by
Michele Forte, Dr. Kymn Harvin Rutigliano , Amy Giaculli, Dr. Valeri Chukhlomin, Dr. Tonka Jokelova and Dr. John M. Beckem II
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3.3 rating, based on 3 Class Central reviews
4.5 rating at Coursera based on 304 ratings
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Well structured course and impactful for self-development but poorly managed in terms of peer-review grading processes. As I enrolled in the course I had the zeal to work hard at completing my course on strategic career self-management but the peer…
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Lerrick SammeringThis is a well presented course. I learned more about the importance of managing my career. I felt there were too many tools that could have been simplified by rather having a consolidated tool. Overall I felt this was a good course. -
Good for my HR career.it’s help me a lot on my HR career pathway. in Myanmar we don’t have much mentor who will guide your strategic career path way. For me this course helps me a lot
