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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