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Read, listen, and learn about careers and more! We believe that self-learning is important for personal development. It is an effective way to acquire new knowledge, skills, and competencies or to supplement existing ones in line with your own and your employer's interests.

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What Is a Career Path? How to Create Your Own (6 min)

How to Create a Striking LinkedIn Profile: Guide + Tips (8 min)

LinkedIn Headline Examples and Tips (8 min)

Grow Or Go: Why Career Development Matters More Than Ever (7min)

Is Job Hopping a Red or Green Flag? Here’s what recruiters have to say (8min)

Making the Right Decison When You Have Multiple Job Offers (6min)
 

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  • WikiJob  - website provides a range of free information on career planning, application, job interview questions, aptitude tests & internships advice among others.
  • TED-Ed - educational videos
  • Khanacademy - interactive library
  • Edx - participate in online courses offered by the best universities in the world
  • Udacity  - study programmes recognised by sector leaders
  • Highbrow - mini courses straight to your inbox
  • Skillshare - online courses and projects that promote creativity
  • Curious - improve your knowledge with online videos
  • Creativelive - participate in activities led by experts
  • Platzi - courses in design, marketing and coding
  • Datacamp - online courses in information sciences
  • Datamonkey - develop your analytical skills in a simple but engaging way
  • Alison - free subjects and high-quality knowledge
  • Coursera - online learning platform
  • MIT - Listen in on and participate in lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Academicearth - open courses for free in a variety of fields
  • Futurelearn - online learning platform
  • Memrise - learn a language
  • Duolingo - learn a language for free
  • Lingvist - learn a language and create your own course
  • Buusu - learn over 10 languages for free
  • Memrise - improve your memory in order to learn a language
  • Pianu - a new way to learn to play the piano
  • Yousitian - learn to play the guitar, to sing, or to play the piano
  • Calm - meditation app
  • Excel - fully illustrated tutorial
RSU students can access the Career Support and Wellbeing Centre's latest books on self-education and careers. For information on available books, visit the Career Support and Wellbeing Centre's Instagram account.