About this course
Start with the big picture
Welcome to Soft Skills. Marketing skills get you noticed, and soft skills get you hired and keep you growing. This course covers goal setting, mindset, your personal story, your resume, portfolio and interviews, and how to work well with a mentor from the first call to the final report. The worksheets are practical, so you will leave with documents you can use right away.
What it covers
- Personal Mastery
- Finding a Job
- Working With a Mentor
Curriculum
3 modules, 15 lessons
Every lesson has four short parts: Learn the idea, see it in action, study an example, then apply it with a printable worksheet.
Module 1 Personal Mastery 6 lessons
Career and life success starts with your personal power. This module shares the knowledge that will help you unlock your personal potential.
Module 2 Finding a Job 5 lessons
Finding a job after graduation can be time-consuming and frustrating, especially without the right guidance. This module shares several strategies to make your job search more successful.
Module 3 Working With a Mentor 4 lessons
Your success as a marketer depends on how well you work with your mentor and understand their audience. This module explains best practices for working with a mentor and their business.
What you finish with
Take it with you
Free playbook
Personal communication tracker
A tracker to log how you communicate with teammates, mentors and clients, and spot what to improve.
Certificate
Final exam and certificate
10 multiple-choice questions, 80 percent to pass, retake any time. Passing gives you a certificate with a verification code and a LinkedIn-ready badge.
Keep going
Your next course
Digital Marketing
The foundation: how small businesses work and how marketing plans and campaigns come together.
Creating Marketing Career Opportunities
Build your personal brand and a career profile that gets you noticed for the right marketing job.
Remote Work
Learn the realities of remote work, how to optimize your workspace, communicate with your team and stay healthy through it all.
Course questions
Is this course really free?
Yes. Every course, worksheet, exam and certificate is free.
How long does it take?
You learn at your own pace. Each lesson takes a few minutes to read plus the worksheet, so it fits around work or school.
Do I need to finish the lessons before the exam?
No, but the exam covers the lessons, so most people finish them first. If you miss a question, we point you to the lesson to review.