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  • Career: Building a Resume/CV & LinkedIn Profile

    Learn how to build a CV/Resume and a LinkedIn Profile as a software engineer

    About This Course

    Knowing how to promote and market yourself as a software engineer is one of the most important modern skills developers need. Not only will mastery over building a CV or resume make it easy to strike interviews and get a job, but building a good LinkedIn profile can also increase potential future employer visibility dramatically. In this course, Yelp Engineering Manager Ryan Murphy will use the knowledge he gained the past few years interviewing and leading teams of developers to teach you all the secrets you need to know to stand out and get interviewed by some of the biggest companies in the world.

    Course Curriculum

    2h 16m 8 sections
    Welcome
    00:52 Free preview
    What will you learn in this course?
    01:44 Free preview
    Who is the course for and prerequisites
    01:12 Free preview
    Teaching style
    00:51 Free preview
    A CV is a resume
    00:40
    Why professional branding matters?
    04:34
    Differences between resumes and LinkedIn
    05:15
    Exercise: Personal Branding Reflection
    09:48
    What is a good resume?
    07:48
    Choosing the right format
    09:52
    Essential resume sections
    06:41
    Formatting best practices
    05:25
    Exercise: Outline your resume
    11:20
    Crafting a powerful summary
    06:35
    Showcasing work experience
    09:43
    Highlighting skills and education
    06:42
    Exercise: Rewrite this work experience section
    09:10
    Common mistakes and how to fix them
    05:08
    Effective keywords and proofreading tips
    04:54
    Exercise: Resume review checklist
    03:30
    Crafting a strong headline and summary
    06:31
    Detailing experience and adding skills
    05:38
    Visual Elements - Profile photo and banner
    02:58
    Reviewing consistency between resume and LinkedIn
    03:26
    Exercise: Setting a professional branding action plan
    04:03
    Conclusion
    01:14

    Meet Your Instructor

    Ryan Murphy

    Ryan Murphy

    Ryan Murphy is an experienced Engineering Manager at Yelp, content creator, writer and speaker. He currently leads the teams responsible for all the infrastructure behind reliable and safe purchasing. His career has typically seen him either working on trading platforms at large financial institutions or implementing scalable infrastructure behind advertising.
    Ryan’s goal is to level-up the next generation of software engineering leadership, where there is currently little on offer for training and learning those new skills.

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