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Can I get a job with certificates I got through online courses? I have AI for beginners, Sales forecasting and proffessional Nertworking for Career growth Online Certificates.

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Wong’s Answer

Yes, online certificates can help you get a job, but they are usually not enough on their own. Employers often look at your overall profile, including your skills, projects, experience, and how well you can apply what you have learned.

The certificates you mentioned (AI for Beginners, Sales Forecasting, and Professional Networking for Career Growth) show that you are willing to learn and develop new skills. They can strengthen your resume, especially as a college student with limited work experience.

To make your profile stronger, try to apply what you learned through real projects. For example, create a simple AI project, analyze sales data, or volunteer to help a student organization with marketing or business tasks. Practical experience will help you stand out to employers.
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Akasha’s Answer

Hi! Yes, online certificates can definitely strengthen your resume, especially when you're starting out. They show employers that you're willing to learn new skills and improve yourself. Your courses in sales, cold calling, and professional networking are relevant for entry level roles in sales, customer service, business development, and marketing.

Along with your certificates, try to build some practical experience through internship, volunteering, personal projects, or part-time work. Employers usually value a combinations of skills, experience, and a positive attitude. Keep learning and applying for opportunities you've already taken a good first step.

Good luck with your career journey!
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Jason’s Answer

Yes, but experience matters.

Gain experience by running your own experiments and building a portfolio of projects you can attach on your resume. When considering jobs you'll want to look at their career pathing. Try reaching out to employees in your target areas of interest and see if you can start a conversation about their career path. You might have to take work tangentially-related and grow into the field over time. Continue to experiment, learn and grow to improve your skills.

Doing this shows diligence, genuine interest, and a willingness to push yourself in pursuit of knowledge.

In an interview I want to know why you did a project. What did you learn from that project? What obstacles did you overcome? What were the results? This all counts toward experience, even if it's not professional, at-work experience.
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Sindhu’s Answer

Hi, online certificates can be a good addition to your resume which can help showcase that you are willing to learn new things and take initiative to in trying different techniques. But I would definitely suggest you focus on building a network on different professional platforms that help you connect with people and get you closer to different opportunities. Start with a start-up or do some free lancing which would give you hands-on experience on how things work in a professional space. Have some artifacts and data points on what you did so far that would help in having your resume standout among others. I hope this helps.
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