Certificates Don't Get You Hired. This Does | CertiPod Ep 1

Did a VA course (or ten) and still not hired? You're not alone. In the first episode of CertiPod, Sween, Alex and Van get honest about course hoarding, why certificates alone don't get you hired, and what clients actually look for instead. ▶ Watch the CertiPod playlist: [PLAYLIST LINK] Welcome to CertiPod: A CRTFD Training Podcast. We're three trainers who love teaching (one of us says he's "forced to"), and we're learning to make content together, awkward bits and all. In this episode: Our course hoarding confessions (Van's count is over 20) Two questions Sween asks before signing up for any course Why courses are not magic pills How to spot a course that might be outdated What interviews really test: competence, not certificates Why the best proof is showing you can apply what you learnt Chapters 00:00 Welcome to CertiPod 01:01 Meet Sween, Van and Alex 03:35 Did a VA course and still not hired? 03:47 How many courses have we done? 06:37 Why some VAs get hired faster 07:05 Course hoarding with no direction 08:28 New VA vs experienced VA: the course buffet 09:16 Do certificates still matter? 09:58 Courses are not magic pills 12:20 Red flags of an outdated course 13:12 What interviews really test 14:30 Real skills over certificates 15:03 Learning never stops How many courses have you done so far? Tell us in the comments. 👇 VA in a Box by CRTFD Training is built around capstones based on real work situations, so you finish with proof you can show clients, not just a certificate: crtfd.com.au #VirtualAssistant #FilipinoVA #CertiPod