UCSC - The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life
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The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life at Coursera Overview
Duration | 22 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life at Coursera Course details
- This course is for people at any life stage who want a job they enjoy and a career aligned with their values
- You will define what is important to you in life, discover your core strengths and values, sketch out several possible career paths, and learn authentic networking strategies to help you find your next professional opportunity
- Along the way, you will learn insights from design thinking, positive psychology, and career coaching that will help you maintain a positive mindset and make progress with your job search
The Career Design Lab: Change your Job, Change your Life at Coursera Curriculum
:gear:Welcome to the Career Design Lab
Who is this course for?
Meet Your Instructor
:writing_hand: Get your Design Journal
The Story of Three Bricklayers
Overview of the course
The Big Quit: Is it Time for a Change?
What do we want out of work?
Where your deep gladness meets the world's deep hunger
Should you follow your passion?
Avoid the Pitfalls of "workism"
:monkey: Meet your Monkey Mind
How to reframe: Shifting your focus
You're in the Driver's Seat
Which Habits do you Want to Work on?
:alarm_clock: Tips for Time Management
How does this course work?
Job vs. Career vs. Calling
:writing_hand: WellBeing Batteries Design Journal Activity
:rainbow: "What if it's too late?" (and other thoughts your brain likes)
:writing_hand: Design Journal Activity: Received Beliefs
:rainbow: Five Essential Career Design Habits
:point_right: A Message from your Instructor and Further Reading (Week 1)
:white_check_mark: Finding your passion in work
:white_check_mark: Accept/Release Received Beliefs about Work
:white_check_mark: Summary Quiz
:gear::gear: Using Coherence as your Career Guide
Welcome to Week Two
Mindset Matters: The benefits of Gratefulness
Don't Pursue Happiness
Focus on Coherence Instead
Get To Know Yourself
:writing_hand: Core Virtues Design Journal Activity
:writing_hand: Guiding Identities Design Journal Activity
It's Time to Ask Big Questions
You are here to make a positive difference
What Makes you Come Alive?
"Flow" is Total Engagement
:rainbow: Want to be Happy? Be Grateful.
:writing_hand: Gratefulness Design Journal Activity
:rainbow: Coherence Summarized
:writing_hand: Top Strengths Design Journal Activity
:writing_hand: Life and Work Philosophy Design Journal Activity
:writing_hand: Theory of Change Design Journal Activity
:writing_hand: Energy Resume Design Journal Activity
:writing_hand: Transferable Skills Design Journal Activity
:point_right: Message from your Instructor and Further Reading
:white_check_mark: Who Are you?
:white_check_mark: What do you Believe?
:white_check_mark: What do you do?
:gear::gear::gear: Defining Your Next Career Move(s)
Welcome to Week Three
:grin: Learn to Think Like a Designer
Tips for Approaching the "wicked problem" of Career Design
:writing_hand: How to Think Outside the Box
:writing_hand: Warm up your Brain
Why Three Paths are Better Than One
Putting the Authentic back into Networking
Two Reasons to do Informational Interviews
Two Ways to get Informational Interviews
IMPORTANT: Schedule Two Informational Interviews
:writing_hand: Career Brainstorming Design Journal Activity
:writing_hand: Your Three Paths Design Journal Activity
:rainbow: How to Prototype your Future
:writing_hand: Informational Interviews Design Journal Activity
:point_right: A Message from your Instructor and Further Reading (Week 3)
:white_check_mark: Design Thinking
:white_check_mark: Three Paths Checkpoint
:white_check_mark: Defining Your Next Career Move
:gear::gear::gear::gear: Strategies for Getting a Job
Welcome to Week Four
:writing_hand: The Keys to a Successful Job Search
Pursue Possibilities, Not Jobs
How Long Should your Job Search Last?
A Note for Entrepreneurs and other "free agents"
Think Like a Hiring Manager
Look for a Fit, Not a Sale
The Energy of Money
Tips for Sites like LinkedIn
Your Perfect Resume and Cover Letter
When you are Overwhelmed, Watch This
A Better Way to do Pros and Cons Lists
The Advantages of Closing Doors
Should you Listen to your Intuition?
:point_right:A Parting Note from your Professor
:rainbow: Your Job Search in 7 Steps
:writing_hand: Your Job Search Timeline Design Journal Activity
:rainbow: Job seekers and employers have different priorities
:rainbow: 4 Tips for Salary Negotiation
:rainbow: Checklist for job interviews
:rainbow: The Advice that Changed How I approach Every Job Interview...
:rainbow: Remy's Top 10 Resources for the Job Search Process
:writing_hand: Decision Matrix Design Journal Activity
How to Choose Between Equally Good Options
:point_right: A Message from your Instructor and Further Reading (Week 4)
:white_check_mark: How to Empathize with Hiring Managers
:white_check_mark: How to Make Hard Choices
:white_check_mark: Submit Your Informational Interview Trip Report
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