Resources for COVID-19
Dear Students,
We know these are challenging times, and many students may have either lost internships or had them drastically shortened. However, there are still many ways to use this time effectively. The IISE Executive Board has compiled this guide as a resource for students to improve their skills, acquire certificates, get jobs from companies that are still hiring, access scholarship opportunities, improve wellness and much more. Please do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can do to help!
Best,
Georgia Tech IISE Executive Board
Skills and Certifications
Class Central Ivy League MOOCs: https://www.classcentral.com/collection/ivy-league-moocs?subject=business,cs,personal-development
Class Central offers a variety of classes (many with certifications) from Ivy League Schools. All of these classes are taught virtually, and can be self paced. Two courses on personal finance specifically recommended by our professors can be found here and here.
IISE Online Lean and Six Sigma Certification Course: https://www.iise.org/IIETrainingCenter/details.aspx?id=20910
Through IISE’s online platform, you can earn certification in Lean Green Belt, Six Sigma Greenbelt, and many other courses. Lean and Six Sigma courses are very useful and practical in the manufacturing field. Cost varies per course, but is significantly cheaper for IISE members.
LinkedIn Learning: https://linkedinlearning.gatech.edu/
LinkedIn Learning is an excellent resource provided by Georgia Tech that allows students to learn and polish various skills. Once you complete a course, you can choose to add the certificate to your LinkedIn profile, and you can add it to your resume. Some examples of relevant courses include Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Python, and SQL.
Harvard University: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog/free
Harvard University is offering dozens of free, online courses on a wide range of subjects, including mobile app development, financial management of nonprofits, pandemics and neuroscience.
Bloomberg Market Concepts: https://portal.bloombergforeducation.com/sign_up
The BMC course is an 8 hour course that covers the basics of financial markets. This course is available to students for free for the web access version of this course for a limited time.
This course curriculum includes a growing library of more than 325 courses in data science and analytics technologies, including Python, R and SQL.
Coursera has a large collection of courses across various subject areas and lengths. You can also check out Coursera CourseMatch, a new tool which matches college courses with courses on Coursera based on a relevance score.
MIT OpenCourseWare: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
MIT OpenCourseWare provides access to mostly all of MIT’s courses. The site contains a variety of subjects, and is perfect if you want to learn something new.
Babbel Language App: https://www.babbel.com/
Until mid-June, Language learning app Babbel is offering college students free three-month access to its app. To receive free three-month access, students can apply via using their valid school email addresses. The app offers 14 languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Indonesian, and English. This is a great tool to use to brush up on language skills or to learn an entirely new language!
Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
Free interactive practice exercises, quizzes and instructional videos are available that covers many core academic subjects up to the early years of college, including math, science, arts, and humanities. Khan Academy has been translated into more than 40 languages. Get started.
Jobs and Career Services:
Companies that are still hiring:
An online mobile peer tutoring network is now available for students who are out of part-time jobs to earn money tutoring other students. Office Hours also connects students who are seeking help to other students who have taken identical or similar courses.
Avenica Pathways: https://avenica.com/avenica-career-pathways/
Graduating college seniors will have free access to this career development program. Students will have to access skills and career readiness assessments, one-on-one time with career consultants, online learning and upskilling tools. Learn more.
Turazo has launched free virtual career fair programs via 1-on-1 video coaching sessions for college women that begin on April 1. College students can find coaches based on their expertise and schedule their sessions online. Get started.
Resume and LinkedIn:
Creating and Polishing your LinkedIn Profile: https://university.linkedin.com/linkedin-for-students
LinkedIn has created a resource exclusively for students that walks you through the job hunt, building your profile, networking, and much more. This is an invaluable resource for building your online professional presence.
Free Resume Review: https://www.freeresumereviews.org/
This is a free resource for resume reviews created by a consultant at A.T. Kearney
Networking:
A Guide to Virtual Networking: https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2015/07/17/6-steps-for-college-students-using-linkedin-to-connect/#477169416ff2
This Forbes Articles walks students through 6 easy steps to connect with professionals virtually, through LinkedIn.
Scholarships:
Georgia Tech IISE Scholarship: https://forms.gle/MjC4sFZDhnKDuRa68
Georgia Tech IISE recognizes what a difficult time this is for students, especially those who have had their internships cancelled. We have created 5 scholarships to specifically address those needs.
IISE National Scholarships: https://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=857
IISE's scholarship and fellowship program is in place to recognize graduate and undergraduate industrial engineering students for academic excellence and campus leadership. The awards are valued up to $4,000.
Wellness:
This free app helps college students overcome loneliness and includes more information and tactics focused on COVID-19 issues
Copeify: https://copeify.com/contact
Patriapps is donating $5 million worth of software donations of Copeify, an app that uses AI-enhanced content and questions to help students and faculty improve their self-care, life-skills and coping capabilities.
ZenPower: http://www.zenpower.co.uk/
For 90 days, students and educators can download the Zenpower app for free using access code 281270. It takes the app a maximum of seven minutes to deliver a unique response to stress anxiety directly into the home, workspace, or office. All information is kept confidential.