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Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career

Jill Davidian

**On break and returning early 2024**

Thinking about becoming an Instructional Designer (ID) but have no idea how to get started? Instructional Design is a field that is high in demand, very flexible, highly lucrative, and provides you with a great work-life balance (say bye to being overworked and underpaid)! Join Jill Davidian, 21-year corporate Instructional Design veteran and host of Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career! Jill has worked in many different industries including finance, health care, oil and gas, manufacturing, and even with the United Nations. She has helped over 500 new Instructional Designers launch their ID careers with corporate giants like Google and Amazon, as well as smaller companies. Each week she brings real talk, advice and inspiration, and interviews to help budding IDs stand out from the crowd and get that first job. Whether you are trying to figure out if Instructional Design is right for you, or you are ready to create a portfolio and rework your resume, you are in the right place to jumpstart your Instructional Design career. 

Episodes
27: What Needs To Be in Your ID Portfolio To Get HiredJune 13, 2023
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26: What Job Titles Should You Look For When You ApplyJune 09, 2023
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25: Why Instructional Design is Recession-ProofMay 30, 2023
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24: The Importance of Feedback in Landing an ID JobMay 23, 2023
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23: Demystifying the ID Project Kickoff MeetingMay 17, 2023
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22: The Corporate Instructional Design Hiring ProcessApril 25, 2023
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21: How Long Does it Take to Become an Instructional Designer?April 18, 2023
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20: Questions to Ask When Considering an Instructional Design AcademyApril 11, 2023
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19: Should I Get a Master's Degree in Instructional Design?April 04, 2023
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18: Getting Volunteer Instructional Design ExperienceMarch 28, 2023
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17: 4 Things You Need to Get Hired as an Instructional Designer March 21, 2023
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16: Articulate Storyline vs. RiseMarch 14, 2023
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15: What is an Instructional Design PortfolioMarch 07, 2023
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14: Understanding the SAM Framework & How it Compares to ADDIEFebruary 28, 2023
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13: Do I need to buy a new computer for ID work?February 21, 2023
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12: The Software Programs You Must Learn to be Hired as a Corporate IDFebruary 14, 2023
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11. The Different Types of Learning Delivery MethodsFebruary 07, 2023
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10: My Thoughts on the Recent Layoffs and How They Affect Instructional DesignJanuary 31, 2023
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9: Full-Time vs. Contract Instructional Design WorkJanuary 24, 2023
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8: How to Write a Design DocumentJanuary 18, 2023
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7: Choosing a Topic for Your First eLearning Sample for Your PortfolioJanuary 17, 2023
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6: A Day in the Life of an Instructional DesignerJanuary 16, 2023
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5: Resume Rewriting: Translating Teacher Skills to Instructional Design SkillsJanuary 12, 2023
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4: Ed Tech, Higher Ed, and Corporate ID - What's the difference?January 12, 2023
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3: Would I make a good Instructional Designer?January 12, 2023
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