12 affordable online courses that could help advance your career, according to a professional career coach

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• We asked a certified professional career coach and expert at TopResume about the top skills that anyone who wants to advance their career should have.
• From strengthening written skills to mastering public speaking, learning recommended skills has never been more accessible or convenient thanks to e-learning courses.
• Online learning platforms like Udemy and Coursera offer high-quality classes taught by experienced professionals available on your own time, at low costs.

Whether you're a college senior starting to look into your post-grad prospects or a working professional with years of experience under your belt, the constantly shifting job market never gets easier to navigate.

It can be hard to wrap your head around all the newly emerging job titles and inefficient, poorly designed application systems, but one area where you always have complete control is your ability to hone your own skills.

If you feel like your school career center failed you or you're not fully equipped yet to tackle the industry or job of your dreams, online learning platforms like Udemy and Coursera offer high-quality classes taught by experienced professionals or university professors at low costs, on your own time. Learning a new skill from scratch or brushing up on always-relevant ones has never been more accessible or convenient.

We asked Amanda Augustine, a career advice expert at TopResume and a certified professional career coach with over 10 years of experience in the recruiting industry, about the top skills that anyone who wants to land a job right out of college or advance their career in today's job market should have.

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Here's what Augustine had to say and the online courses she recommends:Read the original article on Business Insider