Ace Your Career: Job Hunt, CVs, LinkedIn & Interview Mastery

Name: Ace Your Career: Job Hunt, CVs, LinkedIn & Interview Mastery
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Create a complete International Job Search Plan with a focused CV and LinkedIn profile while becoming an interview guru!

Created byRob Ridout

Last updated 5/2024

English

What you'll learn

Learn to create an entire Job Search Strategy from scratch. From creating a CV to executing your Job Search that will get you a job.
As a South African candidate get a proper understanding of how to find work overseas using a Job Search Strategy.
Create and structure a powerful CV and LinkedIn profile with the correct narrative that will get you more interviews
Become a LinkedIn profile superstar! Use LinkedIn as your Job Search HQ and then learn how to network through LinkedIn
Get a better understanding of hiring partners so that you are able to maximise your job search results.
Understand how to negotiate money and how to focus on getting an offer so you can negotiate money.
Understand how to create a Dutch CV and understand how to target roles in the Netherlands
Get a real view from a veteran head hunter on how to get through your interviews and understand corporate culture.

Course content

9 sections • 31 lectures • 3h 45m total length

Welcome to Job Search 101, let the journey begin!3:18
My welcome video to the course.
Job Search Principles that cover the core principles of your job search strategy14:12
The basics on job search principles.
Getting into the right Job Search Head Space. Your mindset is key to success.4:26
How to get your attitude in line with a good job search.
Local vs International Job Search Perspective, the main critical differences9:24
The differences between a local and international job search explained.
South African Perspective - The Real Story12:04
My explanation of what is happening in the South African job market.

The purpose of the CV! A must before starting your CV rewrite.
A very quick article on the purpose of the CV
The CV Narrative (Your story)6:14
How to include a story in your CV that will get help the reader understand your document.
CV Length, the proper explanation.5:48
My explanation of how long your CV should be for various countries.
Full explanation of the structure of a CV, interactive video.15:11
I work through an actual CV and explain what each section should contain and the correct format.
Technical vs Generalist CV's - what is the difference?9:08
The main differences between the various types of CV's.
How to include Notable Projects in your CV.7:57
How to include projects in your CV as well as achievements.
Identifying Target Roles to create your CV title that will attract more AI hits.7:21
How to research and identify roles with titles and then use these as your keywords.
Solving a CV with too many roles3:56
"I see a lot of CV's that contain too many roles squeezed into the CV document that then starts to look very messy. The reader is then discouraged from reading the CV as it looks as if the candidate has jumped roles too many times. With these three easy tips you can make your CV more understandable and easy to read, encouraging the hiring manager to review your CV and shortlist you."
In this video I will cover the above problem and how in three easy steps to solve a overcrowded CV.

Job Specification Madness - Start here before you attend your interview.6:31
How to read and understand a job specification
Post Interview Feedback - what happens after the interview.4:59
How to deal with recruiters after the interview
The Interview follow-up, using the two week rule.4:38
When and how to follow-up after an interview
Regrets - how to deal with the dreaded regret.15:33
How to deal with a regret and keep focused
Interview Body Language, so easy and very important.6:39
Understanding interview body language
Corporate Culture Tick Box. My simple coaching hack.6:31
Moving through an interview process and ensuring you align with corporate culture
Corporate Culture Identification
An article I wrote on corporate culture
Reason for leaving - Truth or Dare!
an article on reasons for leaving

Requirements

All you need is a LinkedIn Profile and an existing CV.

Description

Rob Ridout's Udemy course covers all the important elements of conceptualising, creating and running a successful job search. The course is aimed at candidates who struggle to understand how to create a winning CV and LinkedIn profile, then need help to structure a Job Search that will land their dream job. Rob covers the basics in this course as well as many secret recruiter tips and tricks. The course also covers basic and important interview techniques that will help any candidate who struggles in interview situations. Lecture videos are informal and frank and there are articles to assist with additional reading material from Rob's published book CVforLife. Rob also works through sample CVs and LinkedIn profiles to help create interactive content. There are also some downloadable documents, including a easy to use application spreadsheet and CV samples that will provide the student with excellent examples. The style and pace of Rob's course will keep the student interested and the pace is easy enough to follow without becoming overburdened with information. Lectures are typically below 10 minutes to ensure that student get maximum value without being bored. Rob Ridout has shared his Job Search secrets in a very real and informative course that will help any job seeker improve their chances of finding a role that will bring about long term career success.

Who this course is for:

Job Seekers, Executives, Professionals, Middle Managers and Specialists looking for work but in need of a Job Search Plan.
South African candidates who need help to find work or create a successful job search strategy that will get the offer.
Job seekers who struggle in interviews and cannot "close the deal".
Candidates who have a CV but do not get results from their document and need to understand what the reader wants from the CV.
South African job seekers who are looking to move to the Netherlands and need a CV and aligned strategy.

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Welcome to your Job Search Journey! Get ready to start your new career adventure5 lectures • 43min

The Job Search Participants (Recruiters VS Headhunters) what is the difference.2 lectures • 18min

LinkedIn - your WMD. Learn how to use this platform to sell your personal brand3 lectures • 21min

Create the ultimate winning CV8 lectures • 56min

Interviews - The Final Frontier8 lectures • 45min

Cover Letters1 lecture • 6min

The Offer - the final frontier1 lecture • 10min

Dutch CV and Job Search2 lectures • 24min

Congratulations on finishing my Job Search Fundamentals 101 Course1 lecture • 3min

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