Build the Best Resume+LinkedIn Profile:by Award Winning Prof

Name: Build the Best Resume+LinkedIn Profile:by Award Winning Prof
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By an Award Winning MBA Prof. Who Successfully Changed Careers from Goldman to Consulting to VC to Hedge Funds to Tech.

Created byChris Haroun | 1.7 Million Students | #1 Best Selling Business & Finance Prof.

Last updated 5/2025

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What you'll learn

Get your dream job.
Build your perfect resume (using a format I have successfully used for more than 20 years).
Build your perfect LinkedIn profile (learn how to get more recruiters & employers to find you).
Passion: Know how to figure out what career you are most passionate about so that it feels like you don't have a job...you have a passion!
Know what your goals are in life [Optional Goal Setting Workshop Section]. This section will change your life. We will set incredible goals and what your resume WILL look like in 10 years. We will follow through and make these goals a reality within 10 years.
Understand what impactful words you should include on you resume. There are certain impactful words we must include on our resume. We will also talk about optimal job titles to use (if you started a club or work part time or if you don't have an official title).
Know what accomplishments to put on your resume. We will discuss how to list your top accomplishments on your resume. Plus there are definitely a few things that you have accomplished that you never thought of putting on your resume.
Know exactly how to format your resume.
How to optimize your LinkedIn profile so that recruiters have an easier time finding your profile.
How to embrace Search Engine Optimization (S.E.O.) the easy way. We will add more complexity to your LinkedIn profile as keywords help you rank higher in search rankings.
How to add much more depth to your LinkedIn profile.
Know what should be included in LinkedIn recommendations (if possible). What should be in recommendations? Keywords please for SEO (Search Engine Optimization)!
Know how to add endorsements, which helps recruiters find you on LinkedIn and helps you with S.E.O. (Search Engine Optimization).
Comprehend why to only take advice from successful people...and comment on their posts!
How to create an unbelievable cover letter. We will talk about how to make an incredibly passionate, simple and effective cover letter.
Understand the secrets of getting recruiters to find you via "groups." Recruiters, potential employers and potential customers will find you more easily if you are members of "groups".
Know what you should remove that is written online (and negative of course) about you and how can we do this so recruiters don't see negative items when searching our names.
How you can rank higher in Google search rankings.
and much more...

Course content

20 sections • 68 lectures • 3h 33m total length

Thank You Message from Chris0:02
Introduction+Your Resume/LinkedIn Success Journal We Will Use for All Exercises0:30
This course will help you create an incredible resume and an incredible linkedin profile from scratch. I have also included an optional goal setting exercise near the end of the course.

Please find attached your Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal, which is a 67 page exercise book to help you do exceptionally well in your interviews. I attached a PDF and a Microsoft Word version of the same document (in case you wanted to type your answers to the 22 exercises in the Microsoft Word document).

Please only open and do the exercises in the attached Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal when I mention to please do them in the course videos (I will explain how & when and much more detail in the videos). Thanks

As always, I am here to help if you have any questions.

Thanks a lot for your time and for your commitment. Please enjoy the course; let's begin! Chris Haroun
Introduction to the Harvard Business School Resume Format & Why We Must Use It7:45
This lesson introduces the resume format that we will use for this course as I got all of my jobs using this format and many executives (especially the senior ones) are familiar with this 1 page format; if it aint broke, why fix it. As such, we will use this 1 page format as it works best.
Resume Success Journal Exercise #1 What is Wrong with This Resume?0:42
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks
A Discussion of the Answers to the Resume/LinkedIn Success Journal Exercise #15:57
Attention to detail is crucial as just one small mistake on a resume will stop you from getting hired (it is sooooooo competitive getting a job).
How to Ask me Questions Live on my Weekly Webcast (Includes Zoom)0:11

Introduction to Impactful Words and Job Titles1:16
We will cover impactful words in this section that we can use on our resume to make it more professional and powerful.
Impactful Words to Use on Your Resume8:27
Attached is the impactful words cheat sheet that we will use to create our resume.
What Tense to Use (Present or Past)?1:11
Using the correct tense is crucial as 1 grammatical typo can lead to an applicant not getting an interview.
Resume Success Journal Exercise #2: Using Impactful Words & in the Right Tense0:30
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks
Discussion of the Answers to Exercise #22:50
Answers to the last exercise are discussed in this lecture.
Position Titles to Use on Your Resume2:30
Attached is the Position Titles document that we discuss in this lecture.

What Have You Done that's Impressive/Interesting/Unique to Impresses Interviewer8:53
Let's analyze people that have jobs we want and see what qualities they have that we don't. Then we will work on filling that gap you can get your dream job!
Resume Journal Exercise #3: List Impressive/Interesting & Unique on a Resume1:07
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks

Introduction & An Example of a Completed Resume1:06
We look at what our finished resume product looks like and whether to lead with your education or your work experience.
How to Create a Superb Work Experience Section of the Resume2:21
How many bullet points do we put in each section, what font size to use etc. I attached the impactful words and job title documents again to this lecture in case you need to access them to make your resume.
Resume Journal Exercise #4: Creating the Work Experience Section of Your Resume4:26
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks

How to Create a Superb Education Section of the Resume3:21
What should and what should we not list in the education section on our resume? How do we list education if we didn't or have not yet graduated? Should you list every club you were involved with or should you list additional course work that was not part of your degree on your resume?
Resume Journal Exercise #5: Creating the Education Section of Your Resume2:23
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks

How to Create a Superb Personal/Other Section of the Resume8:11
Please spend a lot of time on this section - especially the last line of the resume as I have gotten jobs based on listing my hobbies! List your passions in life at the bottom. For me I always list baseball.
Resume Success Journal Exercise #6: Creating the Personal/Other Section2:01
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks

The Only Thing That Matters When Writing A Cover Letter is...12:38
How to materially increase the chances of getting a meeting using a cover letter by appealing to people that are very similar to you and that are living your perfect life in 10 years....today. You will understand after this lecture, which should help lead to a breakthrough that will help you to get interviews or informationals.
Cover Letter Overview2:13
We discuss the overview of using a cover letter. I will include several templates in the next few lectures that you can use if you want to write a cover letter (or if someone requests a cover letter from you).
The Changing Career Cover Letter (and Email Script if Applicable)6:48
Please find attached the 'changing careers cover letter' and the 'changing careers email script' documents that we discuss in this section. You can use these templates if you want to. Thanks
The I am a Student Cover Letter (and Email Script if Applicable)7:02
Please find attached the 'student cover letter' and the 'student email script' documents that we discuss in this section. You can use these templates if you want to. Thanks
The I'm Not a Student & I'm Not Changing Careers Cover Letter (& Email Script)6:25
Please find attached the 'I'm not a student and I'm not changing careers cover letter' and the 'I'm not a student and I'm not changing careers email script' documents that we discuss in this section. You can use these templates if you want to. Thanks
Resume Success Journal Exercise #8: Writing Your Cover Letter or Email Script0:20
This is an optional exercise as we don't all use and send cover letters. Please complete the cover letter template and or the email template that applies to you which are attached to the previous 3 lessons of this section entitled:

The Changing Career Cover Letter (and Email Script if Applicable)

The I am a Student Cover Letter (and Email Script if Applicable)

The I'm Not a Student & I'm Not Changing Careers Cover Letter (an Email Script if Applicable)

Thanks

Introduction to Optimizing/Improving Your LinkedIn Profile2:24
We will work on porting our resume into our LinkedIn profile so that recruiters will have an easier time accessing our resume.
Creating/Improving Your LinkedIn Profile Using Your Resume4:58
How can we access and create notes on our meetings in LinkedIn and simply copying and pasting our new resume to our LinkedIn profile and what is the optimal sorting, Search Engine Optimized introduction and endorsement bombing etc : )
Resume Journal Exercise #9: Copying Your Resume to Your LinkedIn Profile0:37
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks

Intro & Checklist of What to Write On the Summary Part of your LinkedIn Profile3:44
List your strengths, your passions, what is unique, interesting and interesting about you in your LinkedIn summary section among other topics covered in this lecture. We also discuss questions which will help you understand who the target reader is of your profile and many other topics including keywords to help you write a very impactful LinkedIn summary section.
Resume Exercise #10.1: Checklist+Questions to Answer to Help Write Summary0:24
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks
Putting it All Together and Writing Your Profile3:20
Let's write your LinkedIn summary!
Resume Exercise #10.2: Finishing Your LinkedIn Summary & Adding it to LinkedIn1:01
Please watch this video first before completing the exercise in your "Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal" which is attached to lecture #1 in the first section of this course. Thanks

Requirements

Anyone can take this course (no prior knowledge of creating resumes or creating search engine optimized LinkedIn profiles is required)! Recommended: access to Microsoft Word.

Description

Are you ready to take your career to the next level and get your dream job by creating an incredible resume and LinkedIn profile from scratch?

This comprehensive resume and LinkedIn course, contains many exercises, downloads, lectures and a 67-page Resume and LinkedIn Success Journal for you to complete during the course to create an incredible resume and LinkedIn profile. There is also an optional goal setting workshop at the end of the course (so you can create what your resume will look like in 10 years).

We use the Harvard Business School resume format as this is the format that has helped me to switch careers many times (from the consulting industry, to the venture capital industry, to the hedge fund industry, the the tech industry, to working at Goldman Sachs etc.).

This course will help you to create an incredible resume and LinkedIn profile and help you get the job of your dreams and is for every age, every industry, every career and everyone. We also cover more advanced LinkedIn topics like SEO (search engine optimization), publishing professional quality articles on LinkedIn, etc. Learn tips/tricks/hacks/secrets to how recruiters and human resources professionals search for you via LinkedIn.

30-day money back guarantee. Please note that this course overlaps with Part 2 of 3 of my Complete Job, Interview, Resume/LinkedIn and Network Career course.

I want to help you get your dream job as my passion has always been helping others reach their full potential. I also want you to learn from my mistakes and accomplishments and reach your full potential.

I have mentored many people using the concepts in this course and they have all achieved incredible success in life (not just my employees, interns and friends, but also my in-class students at the MBA and undergraduate universities that I teach at).

There are no limits; you can get any job you want and together we will make this happen. Are you ready to take your career to the next level?

Let’s begin!

Thanks,
Chris : )

Professor Chris Haroun, Founder and Partner
Haroun Education Ventures

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone that is interested in getting their dream job and wants to learn how to create/optimize an incredible resume, LinkedIn profile, networking skills, interview skills and much more.
This course is for anyone that is interested in learning how to create an incredible resume and Linkedin profile (or improve them) from an award winning MBA professor that has interviewed 1000 people over the past 20 years (1 per week) and has successfully changed careers from consulting to Goldman Sachs to hedge funds to tech to venture capital etc.
This course is for anyone that is interested in improving or creating an incredible resume.
This course is for anyone that is interested in improving or creating an outstanding LinkedIn profile.
THIS COURSE WILL HELP YOU GET THE JOB OF YOUR DREAMS…AND IS FOR EVERY AGE …EVERY INDUSTRY…EVERY CAREER….and EVERYONE! : )

Build the Best Resume+LinkedIn Profile:by Award Winning Prof

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Course content

Course Introduction + Attached Resume & LinkedIn Success Journal + 1st Exercise6 lectures • 15min

Impactful Words & Job Titles to Include on Your Resume6 lectures • 17min

Your Biggest Accomplishments in Your Life (So Far) & How to List On Your Resume2 lectures • 10min

Creating the 1st of 3 Sections of Your Resume (The Work Experience Section)3 lectures • 8min

Creating the 2nd of 3 Sections of Your Resume (The Education Section)2 lectures • 6min

Creating the 3rd of 3 Sections of Your Resume (The Personal/Other Section)2 lectures • 10min

Formatting and Putting the Resume Content Together1 lecture • 8min

Applying for Jobs with a Cover Letter Strategy6 lectures • 35min

Optimizing or Creating Your LinkedIn Profile to Improve Your Career Prospects3 lectures • 8min

Creating or Optimizing the Summary Section of Your LinkedIn Profile4 lectures • 8min

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