How Do I Build Skills Without a Job or Internship?

Besides stocking up on hand sanitizer and toilet paper, take this time to boost your resume by gaining valuable skills that are transferable across many industries. All Merrimack College students have unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning accounts for free.  See what skills might be in demand in your career fields (your career advisor can help you determine what those are with a personalized career report) and then use LinkedIn Learning to see if there are skills you can be actively learning during this time.

Don’t know where to begin? Check out the resource below to identify what skills you can learn or brush up on:

• • 5 Soft Skills LinkedIn Says Are Most Likely to Get You Hired in 2020 – and Online Courses to Get Them