How to answer “what are your strengths and weaknesses?” in interviews
Welcome back to our interview series. Last week, we kicked things off with one common interview question, “Why did you apply for this role?” This week, we are wading into another frequently asked question—and the topic of the most-read article on Coursera—“What are your strengths and weaknesses?” Strengths and weaknesses is a classic behavioral interview…
Finding Top Talent Outside of the Traditional Candidate Pool
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera Learning and technology leaders face greater challenges than ever. Global talent shortages have made it more difficult to hire employees, and the pressure building up as global economic activity weakens means leaders must rethink how they source the critical skills they need to sustain business growth and…
Career stories from inside Coursera
In 2019, we’re celebrating all the ways a person can find their #CourseToSuccess. There are many different paths you can take to launch a successful career, and we asked our team to share the journey that led them to Coursera. We hope their stories inspire you to take the next step toward a career you’ll…
Networking tips (including go-to courses!)
Chances are, since you’re here on LinkedIn, you’ve already started to build or expand your professional network. Any time you connect with someone new, update your profile, or interact with a post, you’re making progress toward building your network. We are excited to be back discussing career growth and development with you. So far, we’ve…
Project management is everywhere—but what does it mean?
This week we are talking about another highly transferable technical skill: project management. We talked about project management when we discussed high-income skills, but as the term shows up more frequently during the job search, it’s worth spending a bit more time clarifying what it means. Depending on the context, “project management” can refer to…
Data analytics tips from a University of Michigan professor
This week, we’re sharing some key takeaways from our Q&A with Chris Brooks, an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan specializing in data analytics. In particular, he teaches students how data can be used to inform public policy and positively impact the public sector. The idea of pursuing a career in data analytics can…
Enhance your resume with ChatGPT
(GenAI) when we talked about refining your career goals. This week, we’ll take it a step further with some practical applications of GenAI that you can incorporate into your everyday tasks. As instructor Andrew Ng explains in DeepLearning.AI’s Generative AI for Everyone course, AI is a general purpose technology—meaning it has a wide range of…
3 tips for feeling more engaged at work
In our last issue, we continued our exploration of practical AI skills by looking at some simple but effective prompting methods that can help improve your generative AI results. Today, we’re taking a break from the tech talk to dive into some much-needed real talk about work. Specifically, we’re exploring tips for re-engaging with work…
Good with money? Add that skill to your resume
After last week’s enthusiastic response to our issue on writing skills, we’ve decided to ride that momentum with another transferable technical skill: budget management. Working with a budget can be one aspect of project management, but it shows up across so many career areas that, depending on your career goals, it may be worth a…
New Coursera survey shows high demand for industry microcredentials from students and employers in...
By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their workforce already equipped with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience. At the same time, university-age students and their parents are thinking more critically about the ROI of traditional three and four-year…
