 Hi, welcome to sailor.org's job search skills course. My name is Sean, I'm the sailor foundation archivist, but today I'm here to introduce the course and to talk to you a little bit about your job search. Maybe you're looking for your first job, maybe you're looking for a new job or a career change. Maybe you've been looking for a while and the job hunt has got you down. We get it and we empathize. That's why we built this course, not to take you away from the job search, but to hopefully give that little extra boost that you might need. And maybe change the way you think about the job hunt too. First, use this course as an opportunity for self-exploration. What do you want to do? What experiences do you have that might be compelling to a prospective employer? And furthermore, what kind of job is compelling to you? Second, try to think of yourself as a finished product ready for sale. Imagine trying to sell a smartphone to a maybe entrusted buyer. What features is that customer looking for? What do you need to highlight in order to make that sale? The job market is made up of buyers and sellers. Your prospective employer is a buyer. What do they want? Which of your skills, what of your experience do you need to highlight to make that sale? To let that employer say, yes, that's what I want. That's just what I was looking for. When you know that, you know how to present yourself and you can set about perfecting that. We're gonna look at some additional practical aspects of the job search in this course too, such as how to find a job that's most realistic, most appropriate for you and where to find the best job listings. Also, we're gonna look at stress management. The job search is really stressful and you need to be at your best. When you finish with this course, I'd encourage you to go over to sale.org and take a look at some of the other courses that we have. We have a resume skills course, interview skills, professional etiquette. Each one of them is only three hours. Our goal here is not to take you away from the job hunt, but to give you that practical and hopefully even moral boost to really set you off on your best foot. It's time to get started and I'm gonna turn you over to Professor Mary Matera who designed the course and she's gonna lead you through the units. I leave you in her capable hands and I do wish you good luck.