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<h5>This New Year's resolution that'll help you stay relevant and ahead of the game through LinkedIn Learning FOR FREE!<br><br></h5>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">All of 2021 I spent so much time in and out of interviews. With the global pandemic still deep underway, this era has also been labeled as the "the great resignation". I was already fighting other 2020 and 2021 grads for a spot, but now I am in competition with those laid off and those who decided to find a better conscious employer. The pool is more diverse now more than ever! For me, I get beat out by people who have more experience. And that's reasonable! But I refuse have two years of job hunting turn to failure. </p>
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<p>One thing I learned since becoming a graduate is that <em><strong>everything costs money</strong></em>. LinkedIn has premium account services where you can see who's looking at you, and depending on your account level who you are allowed to see. Yes, you can be missing out on recruiters organically visiting your profile simply because you can't afford it. I like to see profiles with high engagement posts and high connections. Typically they have a full detailed profile with certificates galore. Easy certificates that you could be getting from LinkedIn Learning.<br><br>LinkedIn Learning is free. Just like having a basic LinkedIn profile is. Though you will receive more ads and fewer amounts of videos that offer notable certificates. <em>Not every video on LinkedIn Learning offers a certificate</em>. That's important to know because if you try to start a video that <em>does</em> offer a certificate at the end, just know that you won't ever receive that credit at the end without a premium profile.</p>
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<p>Universities that pay for this service through their school accounts is one way to get around this barrier. But I'm no longer a student- so who else cares about my <em>adult-ass</em> now? <strong><em>Hello, your city does!</em> Your local library is rooting for their residents further education</strong>. Just like some local libraries pay for services like vogue magazines-<em>but now that everything is more accessible online</em>, they now also pay for 24 hour services such as LinkedIn Learning, formally known as Lynda.com. Follow these simple steps to set up with your local library, and you'll be ahead of the competition in no time!</p>
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<h3>How to get LinkedIn Learning for free through your local library</h3>
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<ol><li>Google your county's local library list, figure out which is closest to you and which offers the service. Then sign-up for an e-library card.<br><br>Even before COVID-19 libraries were functioning with online services, now more than ever can you do the same services and more with e-library cards. Local libraries will usually ask where you are living when filling out the library card application. There is still a way to get an e-library card to a library nowhere near you, <a href="https://www.aworldadventurebybook.com/blog/libraries-with-non-resident-borrowing-privileges">libraries with non-resident borrowing privileges</a> exist but may come at a price. Once you figure out which library offers LinkedIn Learning and you've signed up with an e-library card, you should be getting an email with your library card number.</li></ol>
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