Are online courses worth the time?
I'm going to be doing Bsc Biomedical Science in the fall as a freshman. It's a pretty vast field and it's not known to be very prospective right after an undergrad degree. I am planning to do a post-grad degree but I heard online courses in important fields like business and computer science would give me a little edge, job-wise. Is that true? Will they be considered as serious courses (considering I pay for the certificates of course)?
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Aya’s Answer
Molly’s Answer
I think this is a great question! I will say that taking online courses is a great way to get noticed even more and aid in your Biomedical Science degree. Though it may be considered an online course, rather than an in person lesson, it still is considered a portion of something that you are learning. Additionally, the more courses that you take based off of similar career paths, the more you will look qualified in my opinion. I have a BS in Business Administration, as well as a MBA in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. On top of this, I am wanting to get my SHRM Certificate to further my career and knowledge of Human Resources.
I believe that by taking more courses to implement more knowledge in your field of study, and even similar fields of studies, you will appear more knowledgable, as well as skilled for future companies potential job opportunities.
I hope this helped and thank you!
Molly H.
Andres’s Answer
But in terms of getting to the interview itself, on the resume it will not help you too much. For grad school, it depends a lot on what you study, even some CS gradschool disciplines don't need coding.
Moreso than the certificates of completion, you can simply say you completed the course, but prove it with projects on something like your GitHub or your resume. Interviewers know that just anyone can take an online course and follow along, but to do work on your own will actually take you a long way and shows admission councilors and hiring recruiters that you are self motivated and determined.