Free certifications to build your resume

Your resume is often the first impression a potential employer. For this reason, you want to make a favorable impression and stand out. Use Saint Velvet resources gathered up below for free certifications and courses to highlight your value on your resume.

General

For starters, who doesn’t want Harvard University on their resume?

Harvard University has tons of free online courses in a variety of subjects.

See below link to check it out –

https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx?source=aw&awc=6798_1573049693_5ebd0cc1e40609bdf5c2bdf6ffcc0297&utm_source=aw&utm_medium=affiliate_partner&utm_content=text-link&utm_term=427859_Digital+Defynd

Creative

1) Creative Commons Certificate

The CC Certificate powers you with knowledge to better advise your institution on creating and engaging with openly licensed works. You will learn how to adapt and innovate on existing openly licensed materials–keeping your institution’s knowledge base relevant and up to date. You will also learn how to best support learners accessing a wider array of open knowledge resources. Finally, the Certificate equips you with skills needed to meet open licensing requirements increasingly present in government and foundation grants and contracts.

Email certificates@creativecommons.org with your question.

https://certificates.creativecommons.org/about/packages/

Technology

2) MIT Introductory Programming Courses

General Introductions to Programming

These courses introduce principles of computer science and begin to develop programming skills, specifically in the Python language.

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/intro-programming/

3) Free online courses from Microsoft

There’s no arguing that everyone can benefit from a little more experience with Microsoft programs. Becoming an excel wizard or getting super creative with PowerPoint, its all useful so why not take advantage of it.

https://www.edx.org/school/microsoft?source=aw&awc=6798_1573049966_8c39589653b993b3bc23a6ffb7d7d5c0&utm_source=aw&utm_medium=affiliate_partner&utm_content=text-link&utm_term=427859_Digital+Defynd

4) Code Camp Certifications

Today, coding is a hugely in-demand technical skill. Free Code Camp can teach you the basics of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, GitHub and more.

https://www.freecodecamp.org/

Marketing/Management

5) Hubspot Inbound Marketing Certification Course

The Hubspot Inbound Marketing Certification Course teaches you the basics of SEO, blogging, conversion analysis, and reporting, among other concepts. A course in inbound marketing can make you appealing to startups and entrepreneurs interested in hiring someone who can help them grow their businesses.

https://www.cybrary.it/course/project-management-professional/

6) Diploma in Social Media Marketing, ALISON

Want to hear about how email marketing, blogging, and Facebook can create a business page that gets noticed by customers? If so, then this course is for you. Upon completion, you’ll understand the ins and outs of affiliate marketing and know the different methods that help increase traffic.

https://alison.com/course/diploma-in-web-business-development-and-marketing

7) Project Management Professional (PMP) Course

The Project Management Professional (PMP) course teaches you how to initiate, plan and manage any project and takes just over five hours to complete. Project Management is a great skill for anyone to have as it shows hiring managers that you can take charge and solve problems, but it’s particularly useful for engineers, healthcare professionals, construction, financial professionals and much more.

https://www.cybrary.it/course/project-management-professional/

Design

8) Beginners Adobe Photoshop, Adobe KnowHow

This tutorial for beginners will teach you the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop with easy-to-follow, practical examples. You’ll learn how to set up your work environment and perform the various editing functions that the program offers.

https://www.adobeknowhow.com/courselanding/beginners-adobe-photoshop

Entrepreneurs/Business

9) New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs

This University of Maryland course is created for aspiring and active entrepreneurs who want to understand how to secure funding for their company. Key questions answered within the four-week course include: “What kind of investors invest by stage and where to find them?” and “What are your fundraising options?”

https://www.coursera.org/learn/startup-funding

10) Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager, MIT OpenCourseWare

This course provides a basic understanding of legal issues that corporations face during their existence. “Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager” starts by providing the basic building blocks of business law. The second half of the course examines issues that include: intellectual property, international trade, business disputes, and bankruptcy and reorganization.

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-615-law-for-the-entrepreneur-and-manager-spring-2003/

11) High-Impact Business Writing, Coursera

Effective writing is a powerful tool in the business environment. Learn to articulate your thoughts in a clear and concise manner that’ll allow your ideas to be better understood by readers. This course will also teach you to notice, correct, and avoid the most common writing pitfalls.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-writing

Remember, You are entirely up to you, now keep making boss moves and let me know if you have any questions/comments or want to see more of these topics.

-S