Career Skills
Build a Winning CV and LinkedIn Profile
Create a CV that gets read and a LinkedIn profile that gets found, then practise it. Do scored drills on strong versus weak bullet points, summaries, what to include, headlines, screening software, application notes and the STAR method, and spot job scams. Finish with a practical Application Pack: rewrite a messy CV for a real-style job, rewrite a LinkedIn profile, write an application note, prepare interview answers and build a tracker.
BEGINNER 312 min · 18 lessonsBy Career Forge
What you'll learn
- Choose the right CV format and layout
- Write bullet points that show results
- Write a focused summary and skills list
- Tailor a CV to a job post and pass automated screening
- Build a complete LinkedIn profile
- Write a short, convincing application note
- Answer interview questions with the STAR method
- Avoid scams and track your applications
Requirements
- A phone or computer
- Your work, school or project history (even if small)
- No CV experience needed
Curriculum
Your CV
- 👋 Welcome: why your CV mattersPreview
- 📐 Structure and layoutPreview
- ✂️ Drill 1: what belongs on a CV
- 💪 Drill 2: bullet points that show results
- 📝 Drill 3: summary and skills
- 🎯 Drill 4: tailoring and screening software
- 🧠 CV checkpoint
- 📄 Assignment 1: Write your CV content
LinkedIn and Applying
- 💼 Drill 5: a LinkedIn profile that gets found
- ✉️ Drill 6: the application note
- 🎤 Drill 7: interviews and the STAR method
- 🔒 Drill 8: job-hunt scams and your tracker
- 🧠 LinkedIn and interviews checkpoint
- 💼 Assignment 2: LinkedIn, note and interview
Final Exam: Your Application Pack
- 🧰 Job application cheat sheet
- 🎓 Readiness assessment: gold tasks
- 🏁 FINAL EXAM: The Application Pack
- 🎓 You did it! Certificate and what is next