Course
Job Search Bootcamp: from resume to offer
8 short modules that take you through a whole search: a target and a routine, a resume and LinkedIn profile that hold up, the truth about applicant tracking systems, networking scripts, STAR interview stories, follow-ups and evaluating an offer. Quizzes in every module and a certificate of completion.
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What you'll learn
8 modules
- Module 1: Plan Your Search and Stay Organized. Set a target, build a weekly routine you can keep, and track every application and follow-up in one place using the Job Search Kit's tracker.
- Module 2: Resume Basics That Hold Up. Build a clear, truthful resume: the right layout, a summary that matches your target, and bullets that show what you did and what changed, with numbers only when you can back them up.
- Module 3: LinkedIn Basics. Set up a LinkedIn profile that matches your resume: a clear headline, an About section in your own voice, experience that lines up with your resume dates, and settings that let recruiters find you.
- Module 4: Applicant Tracking Systems: What They Really Do. What an applicant tracking system is, what it does and doesn't do, why there is no trick to beat it, and the honest steps that help a person find and read your application.
- Module 5: Networking Scripts That Feel Normal. Turn people you already know into leads with short, specific messages: a contact list, scripts for reconnecting, asking for a short conversation and asking for a referral, and how to follow up without pestering.
- Module 6: Interview Prep With STAR. Prepare true stories in the STAR shape (situation, task, action, result), research the employer, answer common questions including why you left, and ask good questions of your own.
- Module 7: Follow-Ups and Thank-You Notes. When and how to follow up after applying and after interviews, a thank-you note that adds something, handling silence and rejection, and keeping your tracker's dates working for you.
- Module 8: Evaluating an Offer. Get the offer in writing, compare the whole package, look up official pay data, decide your walk-away point and respond, including how to ask for changes politely.
Then a 20-question final quiz, graded on our side. Score 80% or better for a certificate of completion with a link anyone can check.
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What an ATS actually is
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software employers use to post jobs, collect applications and move candidates through hiring steps. Think of it as a database and a workflow tool. Recruiters use it to see who applied, read resumes, record notes and schedule interviews.
Different employers use different systems and set them up differently. Some features you may meet:
- Parsing: the system reads your resume and fills in fields like name, employers, titles and dates.
- Screening questions: yes-or-no or short questions on the application, such as whether you hold a required license or can work the stated shift. Answers that don't meet a requirement the employer set may move an application out of consideration.
- Search and filters: recruiters can search applications for words like a skill, a certification or a title.
- Ranking or matching features: some systems offer them; how they work varies by vendor and setup, and employers don't publish them.
In most hiring, people still read resumes and make the decisions. The software organizes; it doesn't hire.
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Job Search Bootcamp, $39 once
- 8 modules and 24 lessons
- 40 quiz questions with explanations and 33 flashcards
- A 20-question final quiz and a certificate of completion
- No time limit, any device
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Just laid off? The Career Restart Bundle includes this course, the Job Search Kit and the Laid Off? What to Do First Kit for $54.
General education from MCC Solutions, not career, legal or financial advice. We are not career counselors. The certificate is a certificate of completion, not a credential, and nothing here promises interviews or offers.
FAQ
Questions before you enroll
Who is this course for?
Anyone looking for work who wants a plan: people restarting after a layoff, returning after a break, changing fields or job hunting for the first time in years. No experience with job search tools is needed.
What's included?
8 modules with 24 written lessons, 33 flashcards, a 40-question quiz bank across the modules and a 20-question final quiz. Pass the final with 80% or better for a certificate of completion.
Is the certificate a credential?
No. It is a certificate of completion from MCC Solutions with a link anyone can open to check it. It isn't a license, a certification or a credential from any professional body.
Will it teach me to beat applicant tracking systems?
No, because nobody honestly can. Module 4 explains what tracking systems actually do, why outside scores and tricks can't tell you how an employer's system is set up, and the plain steps that help a person find and read your application.
Do I need the Job Search Kit?
No, but the course uses its tracker, templates and STAR workbook in the lessons. The Career Restart Bundle includes both kits and the course.
Is this career counseling?
No. It's general education. We are not career counselors, and nothing here promises interviews, offers or a particular result.