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Accelerate Your Job Search with AI – Google’s AI Job Search Course
Accelerate Your Job Search with AI is a free course from Google that teaches you how to use AI tools like Gemini, NotebookLM and Career Dreamer to find your next job faster. Available at no cost through the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator® with support from Google.org, this self-paced program helps you uncover your transferable skills, build a standout résumé, organize your applications and prepare for interviews — no AI experience needed.
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AI Can Do More Than Answer Questions — It Can Help You Land a Job
The job market moves fast, and the tools people use to navigate it are changing just as quickly. AI-powered job search isn’t a future concept — it’s happening right now. Employers are using AI to screen résumés, match candidates and evaluate applications. Job seekers who understand how to use these same tools have a real advantage.
Accelerate Your Job Search with AI is a free course designed by Google’s career experts specifically for people who are actively looking for work or thinking about their next career move. It teaches you how to use AI tools — including Gemini, NotebookLM, and Google’s Career Dreamer — to make every step of your job search more strategic and more efficient. From uncovering skills you didn’t know you had to practicing interviews with AI, this course turns the job search from overwhelming to organized.
No prior AI experience is needed. Goodwill provides this training at no cost through the Digital Career Accelerator, with support from Google.org.
What You’ll Learn in This AI Job Search Course
The Accelerate Your Job Search with AI program is a four-course specialization. Each course focuses on a different stage of the job search process, giving you practical AI skills you can apply immediately.
1. Uncover Your Transferable Skills with AI
Discover your most valuable skills and explore new career possibilities using AI-powered tools. Use Gemini to identify transferable skills from past experiences, develop a career identity statement that communicates your value to employers and explore Career Dreamer to find career paths that match your strengths.
2. Plan Your Job Search with AI
Create a strategic, personalized job search plan using AI. Use Gemini to outline key steps and timelines, create compelling résumés and cover letters customized for specific opportunities, and build a professional online presence that showcases your personal brand.
3. Manage Your Job Applications with AI
Streamline your application process and expand your professional network. Learn to navigate job search platforms effectively, create an organized tracking system using Google Sheets and use AI tools like Gemini to craft networking outreach messages.
4. Practice Interviews with AI
Build your interview confidence using AI. Practice responding to common and behavioral interview questions with AI-powered coaching, learn techniques for managing interview anxiety and develop strategies for following up after interviews.
When you complete the program, you walk away with a personalized job search portfolio — including a résumé, career identity statement, job search plan tracker and interview preparation materials — plus a Google certificate to add to your LinkedIn profile.
Benefits of the AI Job Search Course
This AI-powered job search training will prepare you to:
- Identify transferable skills you can market to employers across industries.
- Build a standout résumé and career identity statement using AI tools.
- Organize and manage your job applications with a strategic tracking system.
- Practice for interviews with AI-powered coaching and earn a Google certificate.
Start Building AI Skills Employers Are Looking For
AI is changing how companies hire and how work gets done. The job seekers who know how to use AI tools to search smarter — not just harder — are the ones landing interviews. Accelerate Your Job Search with AI teaches you exactly how to do that, with hands-on practice using Google’s own AI tools.
Goodwill provides this training at no cost through the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator. Fill out the form above, check your email for your invitation and take the first step toward a more strategic, AI-powered job search today!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Accelerate Your Job Search with AI?
Accelerate Your Job Search with AI is a free online course created by Google and offered at no cost through the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator. The program teaches you how to use AI tools like Gemini, NotebookLM and Career Dreamer to find your transferable skills, build a résumé, create a job search plan, manage applications and practice for interviews. It includes four courses and requires no prior AI experience.
How long does the AI job search course take to complete?
The full program is self-paced and designed to be completed at your own speed. Most learners finish within one month. Once your scholarship is issued through Goodwill, you have 14 days per course to complete the training. If you need more time, you can re-submit the training request form.
Is this course free through Goodwill?
Yes. Through Google.org’s AI Opportunity Fund, Goodwill provides Accelerate Your Job Search with AI at no cost. The program normally costs $49 per month on Coursera, but Goodwill covers the entire cost for learners who enroll through this page.
Do I need AI experience to take this course?
No. This course is designed for complete beginners. You don’t need any prior experience with AI tools or job search technology. The program starts with foundational concepts and builds practical skills step by step.
What AI tools will I learn to use?
The course teaches you to use Gemini (Google’s AI assistant), NotebookLM (for organizing research and information), Career Dreamer (for exploring career possibilities) and Google Sheets (for tracking applications). All skills are transferable to other AI tools as well.
Will I earn a certificate?
Yes. When you complete the program, you earn a Google certificate that you can add to your LinkedIn profile, résumé or CV. The certificate demonstrates your competency in using AI for job searching to current and future employers.
What’s the difference between this course and Google AI Essentials?
Google AI Essentials teaches broad AI foundations — what AI is, how it works, and general productivity applications. Accelerate Your Job Search with AI is specifically designed for job seekers. It teaches you how to use AI tools to find jobs, build résumés, manage applications and prepare for interviews. Both are free through Goodwill, and both earn you a Google certificate.
What will I have when I finish this course?
You’ll have a complete, personalized job search portfolio including a professionally crafted résumé, a career identity statement, a job search plan tracker, interview preparation materials and a Google certificate. These are practical assets you can use immediately in your job search.
