LinkedIn Learning is an eLearning resource offered by LinkedIn, the world’s largest career-related social network. It offers thousands of professional-quality video tutorials on skills related to business, technology and creativity.
A special feature of LinkedIn Learning is its Learning Paths. A Learning Path is a carefully-selected sequence of courses, complete with quizzes and practice exercises, which gives learners a good overview for that topic. LinkedIn Learning offers a customised Learning Path for each of the 10 job areas identified by LinkedIn as currently in-demand.
Four of these ten areas are business-focussed. Once you are logged into LinkedIn Learning through the link on our website, you can check out the full details of the learning paths listed, below.
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Customer Service Specialist
Customer Service specialists provide great customer service and build relationships, even when customers get unruly. This pathway contains 8 courses, totalling 5 hours of video tutorials. Topics include how to build rapport, problem solving, creating positive conversations, and how to de-escalate intense situations.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/build-your-skills-in-customer-service
Financial Analyst
Financial Analysts evaluate past and present business data to identify trends that drive business decisions. This pathway contains 10 courses, totalling 17 hours of tutorials. Topics include the basics of financial accounting and modelling, managerial economics, and how to use Excel to track and analyse business data.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/become-a-financial-analyst
Project Manager
Project Managers deliver change while minimising cost, conflict and delay. This pathway contains 10 courses, totalling 12 hours of tutorials. Topics include how to manage team members, budgets and schedules; how to manage stakeholders and risk; and business ethics.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/become-a-project-manager
Sales Development Representative
A great Sales Representatives has a combination of sales and people skills, to enable them to build trust and engagement with their clients. This pathway contains 8 courses, totalling 7.5 hours of tutorials. Topics include sales effectiveness, how to ask great questions, and negotiations skills.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/paths/become-a-sales-representative