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State University of New York

Strategic Self-Marketing and Personal Branding

State University of New York via Coursera

Overview

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In this transformative course, you will master the essential techniques of self-marketing and personal branding that are critical for success in the contemporary job market. The course, part of a broader specialization on career self-management training and certification, introduces a comprehensive approach to strategic self-marketing, including the innovative use of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) for self-coaching.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
-Understand the concept of marketing the skilled (professional) self and how it fits into broader career self-management strategies.
- Develop an effective strategic self-marketing plan tailored to the skills-based job market, leveraging tools such as the marketing communications mix.
- Articulate your job-related skills and personal capabilities convincingly and confidently to prospective employers.
- Construct a strong professional brand and image, with a deep understanding of reputation management and impression management strategies.
- Implement self-promotion and personal branding strategies effectively to advance your professional growth.
- Harness the power of generative AI to establish a robust self-coaching and self-monitoring system for your self-marketing activities, fostering your continual evolution and adaptability.
- Organize compelling digital artifact presentations to demonstrate your skill mastery and proficiency.
- Utilize peer feedback effectively to enhance your self-marketing and branding efforts.
With a unique focus on the innovative use of AI for self-coaching, this course is an excellent choice for individuals looking to differentiate themselves professionally, providing the tools and strategies to market one's skills efficiently and establish a powerful personal brand. We are confident that upon completion, you will be well-equipped to navigate your professional journey with strategic acumen.

Syllabus

  • M1 Marketing and Branding the Skilled (Professional) Self
    • The first lesson, "Specialization at a Glance," walks you through all stages of career self-management training and certification, giving you a bird's-eye view of the specialization. If you've already taken other courses in the specialization, you can either skip this lesson or skim through it quickly to refresh your memory. The second lesson provides an overview of the current Course 3 "Strategic Self-Marketing and Personal Branding." In the third lesson, we describe our approach to marketing and branding the Skilled (Professional) Self. You will also begin working in your Career Development / Skills Management Lab. Amy Giaculli and Professor Val Chukhlomin are your instructors for this course and this week.
  • M2 Self-Marketing Strategies and Tactics
    • Welcome to Module Two! In this Module, you will learn how to effectively market yourself in a skills-based job market using the theory and practice of professional marketing services. You will implement strategic marketing planning tools, such as the marketing communications mix, for your individual career development. You will also create your own strategic self-marketing plan and devise strategies for communicating it to prospective employers. As a result, you will be better able to demonstrate your mastery of job-related and personal skills. Amy Giaculli and Professor Val Chukhlomin, your instructors for this course and this week, are joined by Dr. John Beckem.
  • M3 Personal Branding Strategies and Tactics
    • We are now in Week 3! You will learn how to implement human branding for professional growth and transformation based on your skill mastery during this week. You will comprehend how constructing a professional image contributes to establishing a strong career brand, develop strategies for managing professional reputation, and acquire a deeper comprehension of impression management. In addition, you will continue to work on your plan for self-promotion and personal branding. This week's guest lecturer is Dr. Michele Forte.
  • M4 Putting It All Together: Self-Administered Training Interventions
    • We are now in Week 4! During this week, you will create a system for future self-coaching and self-monitoring of your self-marketing activities. Then, you will concentrate on organizing digital artifact presentations to demonstrate your skill mastery. You will also engage in self-promotional interventions and seek out peer feedback. You will finish the course by completing the final survey and the final assessment. We would like to thank you for completing the course and hope that you are able to utilize the various tools and skills you have acquired. Our guest lecturer for this week is Dr. John Beckem. Also, we will introduce AmyLee, a generated career development personal assistant. We want you to get used to personal assistants like AmyLee. In the following course, personal assistants will be playing a central role.

Taught by

Michele Forte, Amy Giaculli, Dr. Valeri Chukhlomin, Dr. Tonka Jokelova and Dr. John M. Beckem II

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    Lerrick Sammering
    This is a well presented course. I learned more about the importance of marketing in my career. I felt there were too many tools that could have been simplified by rather having a consolidated tool. Overall I felt this was a good course.

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