HOTTEST COURSES: How to be more in-demand than ever after the Pandemic
While the extended lock down has been proving to be more of a nightmare than it was expected beforehand, there have been some perks of it as well.
We have been stretching out more, reading more books lately (finally, all those dust covered paperbacks are revitalized) and even learning new recipes at home. We are also spending more time with our family and looking out to learn new skills to polish our skills in the meanwhile.
Once all this is over (hopefully soon) The first thing you’ll ask yourself is, \”How have I spent all the time?\” Has it been spent watching more Netflix than ever, or have you utilized – at least – some of it? You wouldn’t want to have a negative answer to that question right?
For many, their jobs have been quite a bit dull for so long that they are actually feeling good to not work at all for some time. To take a break from the dull routine of waking up early, driving or riding to the office and waiting for the day to be over so they could spend some time kicking that monotonous routine out of their minds.
If you’re one of those, it is finally a chance to leave that routine behind once and forever. This is a chance for you to learn a new skill; one that is booming or will boom in the near future. You can use this time to polish yourself and come out stronger than before.
But what should I learn? What is trending? What will trend after the pandemic is over?
These questions can only be answered by your strengths. What is it inside you that no one else has? What are you so good at that no one can beat you for it? Some of us have always been shy writers, make-up artists or even actors. This is the best time to focus in on your hidden talents and start refining them so when you come out on the other side of lock down victorious, you are more in demand than ever before.
Think. What makes you feel good? What is it inside you that yearns to come out? What makes you feel happier? Somewhere inside you, a hidden more talented \”You\” is yearning to be discovered and given voice. Find that \”You\”
Okay. Now I assume you know what you are good at. Now we need to get you some online courses to polish your skills. Don’t worry, I understand you might want to save every penny for now and that is why I am going to direct you to some platforms that offers free online courses.
Let’s go through the list and decide what would be the best platform for you.
Udemy is definitely full of hidden gems just waiting for you to discover and utilize them to your benefit. While there are many other platforms that offer purely professional courses, Udemy is an \”all-in-one-destination\” for you to learn anything ranging from cooking to guitar learning, digital marketing to programming. While majority of these courses are paid – depending on the niche – many are still free and provide great value.
LinkedIn is purely professional. You don’t talk about memes, emoji’s and GIFs on LinkedIn. While LinkedIn is a great place to find opportunities, connect with professionals in and out of your field and learn about latest trends in your profession; it also offers a separate platform \”LinkedIn Learning\” to offer professional courses to its members (Signup=Membership) However, it is paid. You get one month of free courses and then it’s $29 per month.
Coursera has recently been in the news after it offered 3800 expert level courses for free to the people who might not be working amid the pandemic. Coursera is mainly professional and holds to-the-point and direct courses. There are short as well as long courses divided into sections for easy learning.
\”edX\” similar to Khan Academy is a platform more focused towards the academia compared to general skills. It combines courses from different schools and offer them in form of easy-to-consume courses. It covers a wide variety of topics and if you are someone who needs to browse through 20 different topics (like me) edX might just be the right choice for you.
Alison offers free online courses with some of them leading to certifications in their domains. If you are thinking about learning a new language: Alison has some great courses to offer. Most courses on this platform are focused on technology, health and business.
Brace yourself Marketers as hubspot is offering free courses leading to certifications. While I have been following hubspotfor a long time and learned much from its resources – mainly, blogs, eBooks and guides – I didn’t know about the courses it offers. Hubspot has grown tremendously in recent years and it has offered much value to Digital Marketers, Sales Executives and anyone related to marketing. If you want to learn a great deal about Marketing and Sales (both online and offline) hubspot should be your next stop.
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