5 Certifications to Add to Your Resume (For Free!) - Jobscan Blog

5 Certifications to Add to Your Resume (For Free) - Jobscan BlogPosted on September 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by Paige Doepke Certifications are a quick way to gain skills that will boost your resume and raise your value as a job candidate. While leid all certification programs are free, there are several reputable certifications that wont take up too much time or money. Here are five carefully-vetted free zugreifbar certifications we recommend.1 Hubspot Inbound Marketing Certification CourseThe 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.Bonus Marketers looking for more cheap certifications can also check out Google Digital Garage for digital certification in search engines and social media, as well as Googles Academy for Ads to get Adword certified.2 LinkedIn Learning CertificationsLinkedIn Learning has partnered with organizations to provide thousands of certifications and courses zugreifbar. While not all of the courses are free, many of them are (like this one by Danny Sullivan on SEO).From marketing to product and manufacturing to web design, whatever it is you want to become skilled in, LinkedIn Learning has you covered.Note Theres no way to filter free courses in LinkedIn Learning, but if you take the time to search for them, itll be well worth it.3 Project Management Professional (PMP) CourseCybraryprovides tons of free and paid courses on different topics. 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 its especially useful for engineers, healthcare professionals, financia l professionals and more.4 Free Code Camp CertificationsFree Code Camp can teach you the basics of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, GitHub and more. Today, coding is a hugely in-demand technical skill, and this type of skill set makes almost any employee more valuable to a companyreally, weve seen it first-handEarn quick certifications that can be added to your resume, and when youre ready, gain some free experience by working on open source projects used by nonprofits. This course is geared toward beginners, walking you through each challenge in a step-by-step manner.5 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)If you want to find free job training, a MOOC from a well-respected university might fit your bill. The open online course system offers a range of subjects, from marketing to writing to history. There are many free courses, like Crisis Management Proseminar in Public Relations, but if your goal is to earn a credential, some courses do require a nominal fee.Now more than ever, skills that r elate to your industry are a necessary component in your resume. Certifications help back up your skills for a trueATS-friendly resume.Jobscan uses AI and machine learning to identify the most important skills to the job. To get an idea of which certifications would benefit your job search the most, try running your resume and an interesting job posting throughJobscan. How to List Certifications on a ResumeNow that you know which certifications to include in your resume, lets talk about how to list and format them correctly.Create a Designated SectionCreate a section specifically for your certifications at the very bottom of your resume. You can call it Certifications, Professional Training or Courses. This way, your hard-earned certifications will be easy to spot, since hiring managers typically only spend a couple of seconds skimming each resume.List Certifications in Reverse Chronological OrderJust like your work experience section of your resume, your cerfications sections shoul d include dates. You can put the dates in parentheses and organize them in reverse chronological order, with your most recent course taken at the top.Dates, and the order in which you list them, ensures that all information is parsed correctly by applicant tracking systems.Make Important Details BoldBold font can be used to highlight important details, like the name of a highly-distinguished certification program or a follow-up project you completed as an additional component of the certification.Heres an example of how your certifications section should lookThis article welches originally published on December 1, 2016. It was updated on September 6, 2019.What is Jobscan?At Jobscan, our mission is to help people get the jobs they want. Thanks to the flawed modern job search , AKA applicant tracking systems, great applicants are constantly slipping through the cracks. 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