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Transition from Military to Student Life

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Job Hunting Courses Resume Writing Courses Time Management Courses Study Skills Courses

Course Description

Overview

Making the most of your military education benefits can catapult you ahead in your post-service career to a broad range of opportunities. Get the skills to gain admission to schools, excel as a new student on campus, and use your education to establish an exciting career. If you are a veteran, take advantage of one year of free access to LinkedIn Learning by visiting LinkedIn's veteran program.
  • Prepare for college and graduate admissions exams.
  • Excel in the classroom with top study skills.
  • Leverage internships to launch a career.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Florent Groberg on Finding Your Purpose after Active Duty
-Join Medal of Honor recipient and LinkedIn for Veterans spokesperson Florent Groberg to explore the challenges and opportunities of leaving military service for civilian life.

Course 2: Writing a Resume
-Create a resume that impresses hiring managers and speaks to your personal and professional strengths. Learn about the nuts and bolts of resume formatting, layout, and word choice.

Course 3: Test Prep: GRE
-Study effectively for the GRE. This GRE test prep course prepares you for the analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning sections of the exam.

Course 4: Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
-Get quick tips to make your writing clearer and more professional from Mignon Fogarty, better known as Grammar Girl.

Course 5: Learning Study Skills
-Get tips for improving your reading speed and memory, creating detailed notes, and preparing for tests.

Course 6: Time Management Fundamentals
-Get time management strategies to stay organized, keep a clear mind, and be more productive—in work and life.

Course 7: Learning Speed Reading (2014)
-Learn how to read faster. Improve your reading speed and comprehension with these proven speed-reading techniques.

Course 8: Overcoming Procrastination
-Learn strategies for overcoming procrastination, managing your time, and getting more done.

Course 9: Balancing Work and Life
-Learn how to balance work and life with time management expert, Dave Crenshaw.

Course 10: Job Hunting for College Grads
-Position yourself for a post-graduation job that plays to your strengths, interests, and values. Get tips for finding a job, standing out from the crowd, and acing your interview.

Course 11: LinkedIn for Veterans
-LinkedIn seeks to helps veterans take the next step in their careers. Learn how to use LinkedIn to grow your network, learn new skills, and find job opportunities.

Course 12: Turning an Internship into a Job
-Find an internship and turn your experience into a full-time job opportunity with these career development tips.

Course 13: Insights from a College Career Coach
-College career coach Valerie Sutton answers common questions about early career development.

Course 14: Translating Your Military Skills to Civilian Workplace
-Learn how to transition your military experience into a fulfilling civilian career.

Course 15: How to Rock an Interview
-Up your interview game. In this course, adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job, learn how to rock an interview and land your dream job.


Courses

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    Up your interview game. In this course, adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job, learn how to rock an interview and land your dream job.
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    College career coach Valerie Sutton answers common questions about early career development.
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    Position yourself for a post-graduation job that plays to your strengths, interests, and values. Get tips for finding a job, standing out from the crowd, and acing your interview.
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    Learn how to transition your military experience into a fulfilling civilian career.
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    Create a resume that impresses hiring managers and speaks to your personal and professional strengths. Learn about the nuts and bolts of resume formatting, layout, and word choice.
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    2 hours 36 minutes

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    Join Medal of Honor recipient and LinkedIn for Veterans spokesperson Florent Groberg to explore the challenges and opportunities of leaving military service for civilian life.
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    Get quick tips to make your writing clearer and more professional from Mignon Fogarty, better known as Grammar Girl.
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    Get tips for improving your reading speed and memory, creating detailed notes, and preparing for tests.
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    Learn strategies for overcoming procrastination, managing your time, and getting more done.
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    6 hours 44 minutes

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    Study effectively for the GRE. This GRE test prep course prepares you for the analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning sections of the exam.
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    Learn how to balance work and life with time management expert, Dave Crenshaw.
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    Learn how to read faster. Improve your reading speed and comprehension with these proven speed-reading techniques.
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    LinkedIn seeks to helps veterans take the next step in their careers. Learn how to use LinkedIn to grow your network, learn new skills, and find job opportunities.
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    Get time management strategies to stay organized, keep a clear mind, and be more productive—in work and life.
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    Find an internship and turn your experience into a full-time job opportunity with these career development tips.

Taught by

Florent Groberg, Stacey A. Gordon, MBA, Vince Kotchian, Mignon Fogarty, Paul Nowak, Dave Crenshaw, Brenda Bailey-Hughes, Elise Gelwicks, Greg Call, Valerie Sutton, Lida Citroën and Pete Mockaitis | How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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