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Coursera: Learner Story: Got Qualified. Built Confidence. Found a job.
As an English major with an entry-level job in data and analytics, Doug Wade felt lost and unqualified. Then, his roommate introduced him to Coursera, where he was able to expand his skills in database management and software engineering. When the coursework he’d posted on Github caught the attention of an Amazon recruiter, his career suddenly began to take off. Here’s Doug’s story: I graduated from UC Berkeley in May 2010, with a double major in English Literature and Russian Language. I got exactly one job offer, from a company in Madison, WI, and I was so excited to move out of my parents’ house that I didn’t ask a lot of questions about what I’d be doing. The job was called “Division Operations,” and the job description indicated that I’d be reading reports, talking to people, and then summarizing the results of my research—very close to what I was used to doing in school. When I arrived, the company put me through the…