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LinkedIn Learning

Transition from Military to Civilian Employment

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Transitioning from military service to civilian employment can be a challenging process full of uncertainty. Get the skills necessary to envision a new career, plot a transition plan, translate your experience, network into opportunity, and excel in your new role. If you are a veteran, take advantage of one year of free access to LinkedIn Learning by visiting LinkedIn's veteran program.
  • Reimagine yourself as a civilian professional.
  • Build a compelling professional identity.
  • Network to connect to opportunity.

Syllabus

  • Course 1: Florent Groberg on Finding Your Purpose after Active Duty
    • Join Medal of Honor recipient and LinkedIn for Veterans spokesperson Florent Groberg to explore the challenges and opportunities of leaving military service for civilian life.
  • Course 2: LinkedIn for Veterans
    • LinkedIn seeks to helps veterans take the next step in their careers. Learn how to use LinkedIn to grow your network, learn new skills, and find job opportunities.
  • Course 3: Discovering Your Strengths
    • Discover your strengths. Learn how to identify what you do best and make your strengths align with the work you do.
  • Course 4: Managing Your Career: Early Career
    • Learn how to proactively manage your career by building a career profile that will guide your future growth.
  • Course 5: Translating Your Military Skills to Civilian Workplace
    • Learn how to transition your military experience into a fulfilling civilian career.
  • Course 6: Gaining Skills with LinkedIn Learning
    • What's your learning style? Discover how you learn best and how LinkedIn Learning can help you set and achieve your personal and professional goals.
  • Course 7: Job Search Strategies
    • Teaches the latest techniques for finding the right position for your interests, skills, and experience.
  • Course 8: Writing a Resume
    • Create a resume that impresses hiring managers and speaks to your personal and professional strengths. Learn about the nuts and bolts of resume formatting, layout, and word choice.
  • Course 9: Creating Your Personal Brand
    • Learn how to create the brand of you. Craft a personal brand that puts you in control of your career and attracts opportunities.
  • Course 10: Personal Branding on Social Media
    • Learn how to build and manage an authentic, compelling personal brand on social media. Get tips for delivering content, tracking your progress, developing partnerships, and more.
  • Course 11: Managing Your Professional Network
    • Learn how to network and build professional allies who are always in your corner. Get easy-to-implement networking tips to build professional relationships and grow your career.
  • Course 12: Giving Your Elevator Pitch
    • Discover how to sell yourself in a short period of time with a memorable "elevator pitch."
  • Course 13: Expert Tips for Answering Common Interview Questions
    • Ace your next job interview. This collection of bite-sized videos shows how to deliver strong, well-crafted responses to some of the most common questions posed by job interviewers.
  • Course 14: Mastering Common Interview Questions
    • Learn how to master the top 10 most common interview questions you'll encounter when looking for a new job.
  • Course 15: Negotiating Your Salary
    • Learn smart strategies that can help you prepare for a salary negotiation, discuss your strengths, and follow up to achieve agreement.
  • Course 16: Succeeding in a New Job
    • Finding a new job is just the beginning. Explore actionable ways to be successful after joining a new company.
  • Course 17: Business Etiquette: Meetings, Meals, and Networking Events
    • Learn the unwritten rules for being more successful at meetings, business meals, and networking events.
  • Course 18: Building Business Relationships
    • Master the art of building meaningful business relationships. Learn how to set yourself up for visibility and success, manage up, build relationships with executives, and more.
  • Course 19: How to Be Promotable
    • Learn how to increase your chances of getting a promotion with a few simple steps.

Taught by

Florent Groberg, Greg Call, Dave Crenshaw, Valerie Sutton, Lida Citroën, Oliver Schinkten, Valerie Sutton, Stacey A. Gordon, MBA, Lida Citroën, Jennifer Jessie ‍, Elise Gelwicks, Todd Dewett, PhD, Jenny Foss, Valerie Sutton, Valerie Sutton, Dr. Chaz Austin, Ed.D., Suzanna Kaye, Dr. Simon T. Bailey, DBA, CSP, CPAE and Careercake

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