A Benefit of MOOCs You Might Not Have Considered

How MOOCs Boost Your SEO

I hear all the time MOOCs won’t make you a data scientist, but they actually can have a hand in helping you to get an interview because they enhance the SEO (search engine optimization) of your LinkedIn profile. When a recruiter looks for a candidate they frequently make use of the LinkedIn search bar for a job title, filter down to just people and possibly further by location.

When searching for a data scientist, this returns about 1 million results on LinkedIn. Even if you’re…